13F-HR 1 table.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005 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: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. Address: 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 Form 13F File Number: 28-154 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: Mr. Joseph Quinones, Jr. Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (212) 832-5280 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Joseph Quinones, Jr. New York, NY 11/14/2005 _______________________ _____________________ _________ [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 her if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manger(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE 2 Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: None Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 225 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $12,732,136 [thousands] List of Other Included Managers: NONE 3 Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M Company COM 88579y101 246 3350 SH SOLE 3350 Aaron Rents Inc COM 002535201 22811 1078557 SH SOLE 972800 105757 Aaron Rents Inc - Cl A COM 002535300 963 48900 SH SOLE 48800 100 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 1064 25092 SH SOLE 25092 Accredited Home Lenders Holdin COM 00437p107 58816 1672823 SH SOLE 1532743 140080 Advanced Neuromodulation Sys I COM 00757t101 9492 200000 SH SOLE 200000 Alberto Culver - Class B COM 013068101 6270 140121 SH SOLE 22650 117471 Allstate COM 020002101 1314 23766 SH SOLE 1112 22654 Altria Group Inc COM 02209S103 24365 330553 SH SOLE 200000 130553 Amazon.Com Inc COM 023135106 453 10000 SH SOLE 10000 American Express COM 025816109 77455 1348458 SH SOLE 386643 961815 American Internat'l Group COM 026874107 81713 1318804 SH SOLE 741633 577171 Amgen COM 031162100 1044 13110 SH SOLE 13110 Aon Corp. 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