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title: 13F filings, Q4 2018
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/investors/13f/2018-q4
quarter: 2018-12-31
deadline: 2019-02-14
filed: 2022-08-03
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# 13F filings, Q4 2018

Holdings as of Dec 31, 2018, due by Feb 14, 2019. 79 of 85 tracked investors have filed; changes are computed for the 74 with holdings in both Q4 2018 and the quarter before. Stock positions only.

## New buys

| Security | Investors | Value |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| LINDE PLC (first appearance: spin-off or new listing) | 8 | $3.2B |
| CI (first appearance: spin-off or new listing) | 6 | $2.8B |
| TIFEUR | 4 | $567.5M |
| ADSK | 3 | $713.7M |
| STNE (first appearance: spin-off or new listing) | 3 | $514.1M |
| BABA | 3 | $391.6M |
| EA | 3 | $278.0M |
| META | 3 | $241.8M |
| ACA (first appearance: spin-off or new listing) | 3 | $234.6M |
| DowDuPont Inc. | 3 | $142.9M |

## Sold out

| Security | Investors | Value sold |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| PXGBX | 9 | $1.4B |
| EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO | 5 | $4.5B |
| AETNA INC NEW | 5 | $1.6B |
| AAPL | 4 | $274.1M |
| CIGNA CORPORATION | 3 | $1.9B |
| BABA | 3 | $928.6M |
| AABAUSD | 3 | $548.6M |
| MSFT | 3 | $526.2M |
| PCG | 3 | $328.6M |
| MA | 3 | $209.0M |

## Net bought

| Security | Buyers / sellers | Net |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| LINDE PLC | 8 / 0 | +$3.2B |
| CI | 6 / 0 | +$2.8B |
| META | 22 / 6 | +$1.7B |
| HLT | 3 / 1 | +$1.5B |
| JPM | 8 / 7 | +$1.4B |
| OXY | 4 / 1 | +$1.1B |
| DELL | 2 / 0 | +$1.1B |
| HAL | 6 / 0 | +$991.0M |
| AMZN | 8 / 7 | +$913.0M |
| EBAY | 6 / 3 | +$772.3M |

## Net sold

| Security | Buyers / sellers | Net |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO | 0 / 5 | −$4.5B |
| ORCL | 5 / 12 | −$4.0B |
| DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0 / 2 | −$2.4B |
| CIGNA CORPORATION | 0 / 3 | −$1.9B |
| AETNA INC NEW | 0 / 5 | −$1.6B |
| MDT | 2 / 6 | −$1.4B |
| PXGBX | 0 / 9 | −$1.4B |
| UNP | 3 / 7 | −$1.1B |
| BRK/B | 7 / 12 | −$1.0B |
| DIS | 4 / 7 | −$996.3M |

## Selected investors

| Investor | Largest moves |
| --- | --- |
| Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway Inc) | sold ORCL −$2.1B; added JPM +$1.4B; bought RHT1EUR +$733.4M; reduced WFC −$718.5M; added GM +$662.6M |
| Druckenmiller (Duquesne Family Office LLC) | reduced GOOGL −$186.2M; added MSFT +$111.0M; reduced CRM −$65.8M; added COUPEUR +$62.3M; bought ISRG +$52.8M |
| Soros (Soros Fund Management LLC) | sold AETNA INC NEW −$68.9M; reduced TRIBUNE MEDIA CO −$65.7M; sold MSFT −$55.2M; sold PINNACLE FOODS INC DEL −$55.1M; sold SPOT −$49.4M |
| Bridgewater (Bridgewater Associates, LP) | added XECEUR +$63.7M; added BFH +$59.9M; added IP +$52.9M; added URI +$48.1M; added UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW +$47.0M |
| Ackman (Pershing Square Inc.) | bought HLT +$786.0M; bought SBUX +$757.0M; added LOW +$101.4M; reduced HHC* −$87.8M; added UTXZ +$67.1M |
| Klarman (Baupost Group LLC) | bought EBAY +$589.5M; added LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC +$391.6M; sold TRIBUNE MEDIA CO −$230.4M; sold AABAUSD −$191.5M; reduced CAH −$145.9M |
| Tepper (Appaloosa LP) | reduced MU −$634.6M; sold BABA −$247.1M; reduced META −$245.8M; sold LRCXEUR −$178.2M; sold XPO −$154.1M |
| Loeb (Third Point LLC) | sold UTXZ −$1.2B; sold BABA −$666.5M; reduced BAX −$526.6M; sold MSFT −$468.9M; sold NFLX −$467.7M |

Not filed for Q4 2018: Li Lu (last: 2018-09-30), Henry Ellenbogen (last: none), Leon Cooperman (last: 2014-06-30), Hillman Capital (last: 2013-12-31), Greg Alexander (last: none), Samantha McLemore (last: none).

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Source: https://sweetvaluelab.com/investors/13f/2018-q4 (SweetValueLab, free, no account). Holdings from SEC Form 13F-HR filings; tickers resolved from CUSIPs; share changes priced at each quarter's reported value. Research and educational data, not investment advice; nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.