Kovitz Investment as of Sept. 30, 2012
Portfolio Holdings for Kovitz Investment
Kovitz Investment holds 100 positions in its portfolio as reported in the September 2012 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | 8.2 | $185M | 5.3M | 34.53 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 7.6 | $172M | 2.0M | 88.20 | |
| Lowe's Companies (LOW) | 6.3 | $142M | 4.7M | 30.24 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) | 5.6 | $127M | 1.7M | 73.80 | |
| CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) | 5.4 | $122M | 2.5M | 48.42 | |
| Walgreen Company | 4.9 | $111M | 3.0M | 36.44 | |
| Target Corporation (TGT) | 4.6 | $104M | 1.6M | 63.47 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 4.2 | $95M | 1.5M | 63.00 | |
| Accenture (ACN) | 4.1 | $93M | 1.3M | 70.03 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 3.5 | $80M | 1.2M | 68.91 | |
| Walt Disney Company (DIS) | 3.2 | $73M | 1.4M | 52.28 | |
| Apple (AAPL) | 3.2 | $72M | 108k | 667.17 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 2.7 | $62M | 904k | 68.56 | |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | 2.2 | $50M | 694k | 71.57 | |
| CarMax (KMX) | 2.2 | $49M | 1.7M | 28.30 | |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) | 2.1 | $48M | 2.1M | 22.62 | |
| 1.9 | $44M | 58k | 754.50 | ||
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) | 1.9 | $42M | 4.8M | 8.83 | |
| Biglari Holdings | 1.8 | $41M | 111k | 366.24 | |
| Kohl's Corporation (KSS) | 1.8 | $39M | 770k | 51.22 | |
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 1.7 | $39M | 1.0M | 37.93 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) | 1.7 | $39M | 490k | 78.56 | |
| Boeing Company (BA) | 1.7 | $38M | 551k | 69.60 | |
| American Express Company (AXP) | 1.6 | $36M | 635k | 56.86 | |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) | 1.6 | $35M | 312k | 113.68 | |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 1.5 | $35M | 591k | 58.66 | |
| Procter & Gamble Company (PG) | 1.5 | $33M | 475k | 69.37 | |
| Franklin Resources (BEN) | 1.4 | $32M | 257k | 125.07 | |
| Robert Half International (RHI) | 1.4 | $32M | 1.2M | 26.63 | |
| Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) | 1.2 | $27M | 737k | 36.35 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1.1 | $26M | 192.00 | 132703.12 | |
| SYSCO Corporation (SYY) | 1.1 | $25M | 797k | 31.27 | |
| Markel Corporation (MKL) | 1.1 | $24M | 53k | 458.49 | |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) | 0.6 | $14M | 221k | 63.43 | |
| Cemex SAB de CV (CX) | 0.4 | $8.7M | 1.0M | 8.33 | |
| Qualcomm (QCOM) | 0.3 | $6.0M | 97k | 62.47 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 0.2 | $3.5M | 39k | 91.74 | |
| Spdr S&p 500 Etf (SPY) | 0.1 | $3.4M | 24k | 143.93 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 0.1 | $3.1M | 34k | 91.45 | |
| International Business Machines (IBM) | 0.1 | $3.1M | 15k | 207.46 | |
| Nike (NKE) | 0.1 | $2.6M | 27k | 94.93 | |
| Nextera Energy (NEE) | 0.1 | $2.5M | 35k | 70.34 | |
| General Electric Company | 0.1 | $2.2M | 98k | 22.71 | |
| Pepsi (PEP) | 0.1 | $2.2M | 31k | 70.77 | |
| Consolidated Edison (ED) | 0.1 | $2.1M | 35k | 59.88 | |
| Home Depot (HD) | 0.1 | $1.8M | 31k | 60.36 | |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) | 0.1 | $1.9M | 25k | 73.65 | |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 53k | 30.21 | |
| Allstate Corporation (ALL) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 41k | 39.62 | |
| iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 30k | 52.99 | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 36k | 41.71 | |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 35k | 42.97 | |
| Chevron Corporation (CVX) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 13k | 116.57 | |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | 0.0 | $817k | 9.5k | 86.05 | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) | 0.0 | $863k | 18k | 47.40 | |
| Pfizer (PFE) | 0.0 | $914k | 37k | 24.84 | |
| Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 0.0 | $902k | 47k | 19.10 | |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 0.0 | $864k | 12k | 69.40 | |
| Integrys Energy | 0.0 | $900k | 17k | 52.19 | |
| BP (BP) | 0.0 | $764k | 18k | 42.37 | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 0.0 | $654k | 22k | 29.76 | |
| Intel Corporation (INTC) | 0.0 | $570k | 25k | 22.64 | |
| United Technologies Corporation | 0.0 | $779k | 10k | 78.24 | |
| USG Corporation | 0.0 | $598k | 27k | 21.99 | |
| Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) | 0.0 | $766k | 12k | 65.00 | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) | 0.0 | $546k | 14k | 40.47 | |
| Discover Financial Services | 0.0 | $479k | 12k | 39.71 | |
| Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) | 0.0 | $385k | 8.3k | 46.42 | |
| 3M Company (MMM) | 0.0 | $487k | 5.3k | 92.39 | |
| At&t (T) | 0.0 | $544k | 14k | 37.70 | |
| Ross Stores (ROST) | 0.0 | $475k | 7.4k | 64.54 | |
| Emerson Electric (EMR) | 0.0 | $358k | 7.4k | 48.22 | |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 0.0 | $546k | 9.5k | 57.18 | |
| Merck & Co (MRK) | 0.0 | $393k | 8.7k | 45.08 | |
| Schlumberger (SLB) | 0.0 | $462k | 6.4k | 72.37 | |
| iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (IWD) | 0.0 | $427k | 5.9k | 72.25 | |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD) | 0.0 | $516k | 7.8k | 66.12 | |
| Manpower (MAN) | 0.0 | $424k | 12k | 36.79 | |
| Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) | 0.0 | $361k | 6.7k | 53.56 | |
| Kinder Morgan Energy Partners | 0.0 | $351k | 4.3k | 82.59 | |
| iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (IWF) | 0.0 | $342k | 5.1k | 66.73 | |
| Ezchip Semiconductor Lt | 0.0 | $425k | 14k | 30.58 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 0.0 | $291k | 2.9k | 100.10 | |
| FedEx Corporation (FDX) | 0.0 | $241k | 2.9k | 84.56 | |
| Ameren Corporation (AEE) | 0.0 | $314k | 9.6k | 32.71 | |
| Apache Corporation | 0.0 | $275k | 3.2k | 86.42 | |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) | 0.0 | $213k | 2.5k | 85.68 | |
| Mercury General Corporation (MCY) | 0.0 | $288k | 7.5k | 38.63 | |
| W.W. Grainger (GWW) | 0.0 | $212k | 1.0k | 208.05 | |
| Medtronic | 0.0 | $322k | 7.5k | 43.11 | |
| Morgan Stanley (MS) | 0.0 | $195k | 12k | 16.77 | |
| Amgen (AMGN) | 0.0 | $270k | 3.2k | 84.38 | |
| Deere & Company (DE) | 0.0 | $314k | 3.8k | 82.57 | |
| Exelon Corporation (EXC) | 0.0 | $246k | 6.9k | 35.64 | |
| TJX Companies (TJX) | 0.0 | $282k | 6.3k | 44.76 | |
| Nestle SA Reg Shs. Ser. B Spons (NSRGY) | 0.0 | $207k | 3.3k | 63.03 | |
| Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) | 0.0 | $220k | 7.4k | 29.61 | |
| iShares Russell 1000 Index (IWB) | 0.0 | $218k | 2.7k | 79.56 | |
| First Trust Value Line Dividend Indx Fnd (FVD) | 0.0 | $203k | 12k | 17.33 | |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) | 0.0 | $248k | 4.5k | 54.58 |
