13F-HR 1 wz48282-13f.txt WEITZ WALLACE R & CO UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 -------------------------------- Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ------------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Wallace R. Weitz -------------------------------------------------------------- Address: Wallace R. Weitz & Co. -------------------------------------------------------------- One Pacific Place, Suite 200 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1125 South 103 Street -------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1071 -------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-3062 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Wallace R. Weitz -------------------------------------------------------------- Title: President -------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: 402-391-1980 -------------------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Wallace R. Weitz Omaha, Nebraska February 11, 2010 --------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------- Signature City, State Date Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion is reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ---------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 66 ---------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,658,496 ---------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 31-Dec-09 13F FILE NO. 28-3062 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS AUTHORITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLASS A G1151C101 5,914 142,500 SH Sole N/A Sole WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD SHS G96655108 28,505 1,080,560 SH Sole N/A Shared TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 48,034 1,346,250 SH Sole N/A Shared ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM 004498101 10,110 589,493 SH Sole N/A Shared APACHE CORP COM 037411105 258 2,500 SH Sole N/A Sole APOLLO GROUP INC CL A 037604105 17,879 295,130 SH Sole N/A Shared AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 9,963 63,030 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 35,117 354 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 181,732 55,305 SH Sole N/A Shared BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 7,311 406,870 SH Sole N/A Shared BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 1,757 60,000 SH Sole N/A Sole BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C COM 12189T104 20,207 204,900 SH Sole N/A Shared CABELAS INC COM 126804301 27,976 1,961,850 SH Sole N/A Shared COINSTAR INC NOTE 4.000% 9/0 19259PAF9 7,300 7,300,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 38,002 1,367,969 SH Sole N/A Shared COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC COM 20451N101 370 5,500 SH Sole N/A Sole COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 67,706 4,229,000 SH Sole N/A Shared CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 21,955 429,900 SH Sole N/A Shared CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 143 590,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BRD CO COM 21988R102 11,098 486,318 SH Sole N/A Shared CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 4,625 2,028,600 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 4,322 69,703 SH Sole N/A Sole DELL INC COM 24702R101 81,011 5,641,469 SH Sole N/A Shared DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 257 3,500 SH Sole N/A Sole DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 10,412 150,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER A 25470F104 3,294 107,400 SH Sole N/A Shared DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 663 25,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 16,675 500,000 SH Sole N/A Sole EOG RES INC COM 26875P101 1,411 14,500 SH Sole N/A Sole EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 25,038 961,165 SH Sole N/A Shared ENERGIZER HLDGS INC COM 29266R108 1,226 20,000 SH Sole N/A Sole GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 12,508 20,175 SH Sole N/A Sole GRAND CANYON ED INC COM 38526M106 13,845 728,306 SH Sole N/A Shared HSN INC COM 404303109 135 6,710 SH Sole N/A Sole ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC COM 45068B109 5,556 57,900 SH Sole N/A Shared INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 2,133 2,269,600 SH Sole N/A Sole INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 16,071 1,288,754 SH Sole N/A Shared KNOT INC COM 499184109 1,164 115,574 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 20,439 273,100 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER A 530555101 7,888 360,000 SH Sole N/A Sole LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 88,094 4,031,770 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW INT COM SER A 53071M104 92,782 8,559,200 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP COM SER A 53071M302 69,338 2,903,600 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW LIB STAR COM A 53071M708 32,520 704,650 SH Sole N/A Shared LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 14,385 615,000 SH Sole N/A Sole MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 48,637 543,975 SH Sole N/A Shared MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 72,530 2,378,800 SH Sole N/A Shared MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 23,072 484,700 SH Sole N/A Shared MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 9,746 119,215 SH Sole N/A Sole NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 94 45,000 SH Sole N/A Sole NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 10,268 750,000 SH Sole N/A Sole OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 60,108 2,485,860 SH Sole N/A Shared POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 4,926 45,404 SH Sole N/A Sole PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 10,913 180,000 SH Sole N/A Sole REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 96,436 6,669,148 SH Sole N/A Shared STRAYER ED INC COM 863236105 5,737 27,000 SH Sole N/A Shared TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC SPL COM 879433860 68,007 2,251,900 SH Sole N/A Shared TICKETMASTER ENTMT INC COM 88633P302 17,897 1,464,541 SH Sole N/A Shared US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 1,576 70,000 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 31,554 550,000 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 9,827 322,400 SH Sole N/A Shared VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 26,072 495,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 17,906 335,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 31,036 70,600 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 22,866 392,275 SH Sole N/A Shared XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 22,159 476,240 SH Sole N/A Shared ------------------------- 1,658,496 72,230,163 -------------------------