Kovitz Investment as of Dec. 31, 2011
Portfolio Holdings for Kovitz Investment
Kovitz Investment holds 98 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2011 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 6.7 | $142M | 5.1M | 27.56 | |
| Lowe's Companies (LOW) | 6.0 | $127M | 5.0M | 25.38 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) | 5.7 | $121M | 2.0M | 59.76 | |
| CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) | 5.5 | $116M | 2.8M | 40.78 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 5.4 | $114M | 1.5M | 76.30 | |
| Walgreen Company | 4.6 | $98M | 2.9M | 33.06 | |
| CarMax (KMX) | 4.6 | $97M | 3.2M | 30.48 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 4.1 | $87M | 1.5M | 57.97 | |
| Apple (AAPL) | 4.1 | $87M | 215k | 405.01 | |
| Boeing Company (BA) | 3.6 | $76M | 1.0M | 73.35 | |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) | 3.6 | $76M | 3.8M | 19.91 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 3.6 | $76M | 1.2M | 65.58 | |
| Target Corporation (TGT) | 3.4 | $72M | 1.4M | 51.22 | |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 3.2 | $67M | 1.2M | 54.01 | |
| Accenture (ACN) | 3.1 | $65M | 1.2M | 53.23 | |
| Procter & Gamble Company (PG) | 2.8 | $60M | 892k | 66.71 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 2.7 | $57M | 1.0M | 56.23 | |
| Walt Disney Company (DIS) | 2.5 | $52M | 1.4M | 37.50 | |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | 2.4 | $51M | 699k | 73.19 | |
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 1.8 | $37M | 534k | 69.97 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) | 1.6 | $34M | 456k | 74.72 | |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) | 1.4 | $31M | 339k | 90.43 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 1.4 | $30M | 357k | 83.33 | |
| Robert Half International (RHI) | 1.4 | $30M | 1.0M | 28.46 | |
| Biglari Holdings | 1.4 | $29M | 79k | 368.23 | |
| American Express Company (AXP) | 1.4 | $29M | 611k | 47.17 | |
| 1.3 | $27M | 41k | 645.90 | ||
| Franklin Resources (BEN) | 1.1 | $22M | 231k | 96.06 | |
| Markel Corporation (MKL) | 1.0 | $22M | 52k | 414.67 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1.0 | $22M | 188.00 | 114755.32 | |
| Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) | 1.0 | $21M | 762k | 27.70 | |
| PrivateBan | 0.8 | $17M | 1.5M | 10.98 | |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) | 0.8 | $16M | 275k | 58.06 | |
| Kohl's Corporation (KSS) | 0.7 | $15M | 309k | 49.35 | |
| St. Jude Medical | 0.7 | $15M | 434k | 34.30 | |
| Cemex SAB de CV (CX) | 0.3 | $5.6M | 1.0M | 5.39 | |
| Qualcomm (QCOM) | 0.3 | $5.5M | 100k | 54.70 | |
| Spdr S&p 500 Etf (SPY) | 0.2 | $4.5M | 36k | 125.50 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 0.2 | $3.8M | 38k | 100.32 | |
| Sprint Nextel Corporation | 0.1 | $3.2M | 1.3M | 2.34 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 0.1 | $3.0M | 35k | 84.76 | |
| International Business Machines (IBM) | 0.1 | $3.0M | 16k | 183.88 | |
| Nike (NKE) | 0.1 | $2.9M | 30k | 96.39 | |
| Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) | 0.1 | $2.7M | 68k | 39.65 | |
| Pepsi (PEP) | 0.1 | $2.7M | 41k | 66.34 | |
| Consolidated Edison (ED) | 0.1 | $2.1M | 34k | 62.02 | |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) | 0.1 | $2.0M | 81k | 24.79 | |
| Nextera Energy (NEE) | 0.1 | $2.1M | 34k | 60.87 | |
| Home Depot (HD) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 41k | 42.04 | |
| iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 34k | 49.52 | |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 26k | 64.28 | |
| General Electric Company | 0.1 | $1.4M | 77k | 17.92 | |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) | 0.1 | $1.4M | 37k | 39.64 | |
| BP (BP) | 0.1 | $1.2M | 28k | 42.72 | |
| Chevron Corporation (CVX) | 0.1 | $1.3M | 13k | 106.44 | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) | 0.1 | $1.3M | 35k | 38.22 | |
| Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) | 0.1 | $993k | 21k | 47.41 | |
| Integrys Energy | 0.1 | $1.0M | 19k | 54.19 | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 0.0 | $746k | 29k | 25.93 | |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | 0.0 | $829k | 9.2k | 90.60 | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) | 0.0 | $819k | 20k | 41.56 | |
| Pfizer (PFE) | 0.0 | $934k | 43k | 21.63 | |
| Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 0.0 | $764k | 42k | 18.09 | |
| Allstate Corporation (ALL) | 0.0 | $796k | 29k | 27.42 | |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 0.0 | $859k | 12k | 73.08 | |
| Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) | 0.0 | $854k | 15k | 58.00 | |
| Utilities SPDR (XLU) | 0.0 | $666k | 19k | 36.00 | |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (EEM) | 0.0 | $420k | 11k | 37.93 | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) | 0.0 | $427k | 13k | 33.25 | |
| Waste Management (WM) | 0.0 | $415k | 13k | 32.66 | |
| Ameren Corporation (AEE) | 0.0 | $371k | 11k | 33.12 | |
| 3M Company (MMM) | 0.0 | $489k | 6.0k | 81.75 | |
| At&t (T) | 0.0 | $416k | 14k | 30.27 | |
| Mercury General Corporation (MCY) | 0.0 | $349k | 7.7k | 45.59 | |
| Intel Corporation (INTC) | 0.0 | $487k | 20k | 24.24 | |
| Medtronic | 0.0 | $325k | 8.5k | 38.29 | |
| Ross Stores (ROST) | 0.0 | $380k | 8.0k | 47.50 | |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 0.0 | $393k | 5.4k | 72.91 | |
| Merck & Co (MRK) | 0.0 | $466k | 12k | 37.67 | |
| Schlumberger (SLB) | 0.0 | $483k | 7.1k | 68.27 | |
| United Technologies Corporation | 0.0 | $488k | 6.7k | 73.11 | |
| iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (IWD) | 0.0 | $468k | 7.4k | 63.41 | |
| Exelon Corporation (EXC) | 0.0 | $434k | 10k | 43.40 | |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD) | 0.0 | $522k | 7.9k | 66.42 | |
| Manpower (MAN) | 0.0 | $419k | 12k | 35.74 | |
| USG Corporation | 0.0 | $512k | 51k | 10.15 | |
| iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (IWF) | 0.0 | $415k | 7.2k | 57.84 | |
| Ezchip Semiconductor Lt | 0.0 | $391k | 14k | 28.33 | |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) | 0.0 | $194k | 35k | 5.55 | |
| Discover Financial Services | 0.0 | $204k | 8.5k | 24.04 | |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 0.0 | $215k | 9.8k | 21.95 | |
| Apache Corporation | 0.0 | $276k | 3.1k | 90.49 | |
| Coach | 0.0 | $232k | 3.8k | 61.17 | |
| Morgan Stanley (MS) | 0.0 | $243k | 16k | 15.12 | |
| Amgen (AMGN) | 0.0 | $211k | 3.3k | 64.23 | |
| TJX Companies (TJX) | 0.0 | $316k | 4.9k | 64.49 | |
| Nestle SA Reg Shs. Ser. B Spons (NSRGY) | 0.0 | $308k | 5.3k | 57.84 | |
| Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) | 0.0 | $222k | 7.6k | 29.21 |