Below is a
current portfolio update of Warren Buffett’s - Berkshire Hathaway - portfolio
movements as of Q1/2013 (March 31, 2013). In total, he has 41 stocks with a
total portfolio worth of USD 85,001,344,000. Buffett bought two new companies
and added nine additional stocks to his fund. The most important buys were
Wells Fargo and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.
In return,
Buffett reduced three stocks and closed two positions completely. The biggest
changer on the short side was General Dynamics.
Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has a market capitalization of $213.38 billion. The company employs 274,300 people, generates revenue of $48.391 billion and has a net income of $19.368 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $35.295 billion. The EBITDA margin is percent (the operating margin is 33.07 percent and the net profit margin 22.50 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt represents 12.97 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 117.14 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.16 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.53. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Warren Buffett increased the WFC stake by 4.16 percent.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.38, the P/S ratio is 2.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.46. The dividend yield amounts to 2.99 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.39.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Wells Fargo (WFC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wells Fargo (WFC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wells Fargo (WFC) |
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) has a market capitalization of $256.50 billion. The company employs 2,200,000 people, generates revenue of $469.162 billion and has a net income of $17.756 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $36.302 billion. The EBITDA margin is 7.74 percent (the operating margin is 5.93 percent and the net profit margin 3.78 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.65 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 70.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.02 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.07. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.59 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Warren Buffett increased the WMT stake by 3.68 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.27, the P/S ratio is 0.54 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.36. The dividend yield amounts to 2.43 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.34.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) has a market capitalization of $64.98 billion. The company employs 64,486 people, generates revenue of $12.883 billion and has a net income of $5.490 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9.734 billion. The EBITDA margin is percent (the operating margin is 38.51 percent and the net profit margin 27.36 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 14.64 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 132.87 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.41 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.89. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.78 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Warren Buffett increased the USB stake by 0.32 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.14, the P/S ratio is 3.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.92. The dividend yield amounts to 2.22 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of U.S. Bancorp (USB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of U.S. Bancorp (USB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of U.S. Bancorp (USB) |
Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has a market capitalization of $230.19 billion. The company employs 434,246 people, generates revenue of $104.507 billion and has a net income of $16.604 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26.556 billion. The EBITDA margin is 25.41 percent (the operating margin is 20.96 percent and the net profit margin 15.89 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 27.91 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 176.40 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 85.15 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $14.50. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Warren Buffett increased the IBM stake by 0.01 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.32, the P/S ratio is 2.20 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.30. The dividend yield amounts to 1.83 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.69.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
Here is Warren Buffett's latest Stock Portfolio:
Sym -
Stock
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Portfolio
Weight
|
Recent
activity
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Reported
Price*
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WFC -
Wells Fargo
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19.94
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Add 4.16%
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$36.99
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KO -
Coca Cola Co.
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19.03
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$40.44
|
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IBM -
International Bus. Machines
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17.09
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Add 0.01%
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$213.30
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AXP -
American Express
|
12.03
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$67.46
|
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PG -
Procter & Gamble
|
4.79
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$77.06
|
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WMT -
Wal-Mart Stores
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4.34
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Add 3.68%
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$74.83
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DTV -
DIRECTV Group Inc.
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2.48
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Add 9.51%
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$56.59
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USB -
U.S. Bancorp
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2.45
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Add 0.32%
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$33.93
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PSX -
Phillips 66
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2.24
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$69.97
|
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DVA -
DaVita HealthCare Partners
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2.09
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Add 10.04%
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$118.59
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MCO -
Moody's Corp.
|
1.78
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$53.32
|
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COP -
ConocoPhillips
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1.71
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$60.10
|
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WPO -
Washington Post
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0.91
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$447.00
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GM -
General Motors
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0.82
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$27.82
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LMCA -
Liberty Media Capital
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0.74
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$111.63
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MTB - M&T Bank Corp.
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0.65
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$103.16
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NOV - National Oilwell Varco Inc.
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0.62
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Add 41.35%
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$70.75
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BK - Bank of New York
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0.62
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Reduce
3.54%
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$27.99
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VIA.B -
Viacom Inc.
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0.55
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$61.48
|
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COST -
Costco Co.
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0.54
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$106.11
|
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USG -
USG Corp.
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0.53
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$26.44
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CBI - Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
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0.48
|
Buy
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$62.10
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VRSN -
Verisign Inc.
|
0.45
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Add
121.78%
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$47.27
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PCP -
Precision Castparts
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0.44
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$189.62
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DE -
Deere & Co.
|
0.4
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$85.98
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WBC -
WABCO Holdings Inc.
|
0.34
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Add 0.11%
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$70.59
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V -
Visa Inc.
|
0.31
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$169.84
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TMK -
Torchmark Corp.
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0.3
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$59.80
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MA -
Mastercard Inc.
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0.26
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$541.13
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MDLZ -
Mondelez International
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0.25
|
Reduce
45.07%
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$30.61
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SNY -
Sanofi Aventis
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0.24
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$51.08
|
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STRZA -
Starz
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0.15
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Buy
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$22.15
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VRSK -
Verisk Analytics Inc.
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0.11
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$61.62
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KRFT -
Kraft Foods Group
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0.1
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Reduce 3.99%
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$51.53
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GSK -
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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0.08
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$46.91
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GCI -
Gannett Co.
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0.04
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$21.87
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MEG -
Media General
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0.03
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$5.94
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JNJ -
Johnson & Johnson
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0.03
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$81.53
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GE -
General Electric
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0.02
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$23.12
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UPS -
United Parcel Service
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0.01
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$85.89
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LEE -
Lee Enterprises
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0
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$1.27
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These are Warren Buffett's latest Portfolio Transactions:
Buys
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Company
|
Position Change
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Portfolio Change
|
in %
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VRSN - Verisign Inc.
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Add 121.78%
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0.25
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NOV - National
Oilwell Varco Inc.
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Add 41.35%
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0.18
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DVA - DaVita HealthCare Partners
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Add 10.04%
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0.19
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DTV - DIRECTV Group Inc.
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Add 9.51%
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0.22
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WFC - Wells Fargo
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Add 4.16%
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0.8
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WMT - Wal-Mart Stores
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Add 3.68%
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0.15
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USB - U.S. Bancorp
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Add 0.32%
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0.01
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WBC - WABCO Holdings Inc.
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Add 0.11%
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0
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IBM - International Bus. Machines
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Add 0.01%
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0
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CBI - Chicago
Bridge & Iron Company
|
Buy
|
0.48
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STRZA - Starz
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Buy
|
0.15
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Sells
|
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Company
|
Position Change
|
Portfolio Change
|
in %
|
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BK - Bank of New
York
|
Reduce 3.54%
|
0.02
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KRFT - Kraft Foods Group
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Reduce 3.99%
|
0
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MDLZ - Mondelez International
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Reduce 45.07%
|
0.21
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GD - General Dynamics
|
Sell 100.00%
|
0.36
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ADM - Archer-Daniels-Midland
|
Sell 100.00%
|
0.22
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WFC, KO, IBM, AXP,
PG, WMT, DTV, USB, PSX, DVA, MCO, WPO, GM, LMCA, NOV, MTB, BK, VIA.B, COST, USG,
CBI, VRSN, PCP, DE, WBC, V, TMK, MA, MDLZ, SNY, STRZA, VRSK, KRFT, GSK, GCI, MEG,
JNJ, GE, UPS, LEE