Scharf Investments as of Sept. 30, 2011
Portfolio Holdings for Scharf Investments
Scharf Investments holds 29 positions in its portfolio as reported in the September 2011 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis (NVS) | 5.9 | $55M | 978k | 55.77 | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 5.2 | $48M | 1.9M | 24.89 | |
| Advance Auto Parts (AAP) | 5.2 | $48M | 828k | 58.10 | |
| International Business Machines (IBM) | 5.2 | $48M | 273k | 174.87 | |
| Barrick Gold Corp | 5.1 | $47M | 1.0M | 46.65 | |
| Apple (AAPL) | 5.1 | $47M | 124k | 381.32 | |
| Vodafone | 4.8 | $45M | 1.7M | 25.66 | |
| Chevron Corporation (CVX) | 4.7 | $44M | 471k | 92.59 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) | 4.6 | $43M | 586k | 72.64 | |
| Kraft Foods | 4.5 | $41M | 1.2M | 33.58 | |
| CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) | 4.5 | $41M | 1.2M | 33.59 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 4.4 | $41M | 462k | 87.82 | |
| McKesson Corporation (MCK) | 4.4 | $41M | 556k | 72.70 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) | 4.1 | $38M | 521k | 73.32 | |
| Total | 4.0 | $36M | 830k | 43.87 | |
| Loews Corporation (L) | 3.8 | $35M | 1.0M | 34.55 | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 2.8 | $26M | 509k | 50.64 | |
| Canadian Natl Ry (CNI) | 2.7 | $25M | 378k | 66.58 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 2.6 | $24M | 464k | 51.14 | |
| Life Technologies | 2.6 | $24M | 614k | 38.43 | |
| Oracle Corporation (ORCL) | 2.5 | $23M | 807k | 28.74 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) | 2.5 | $23M | 692k | 32.80 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 2.3 | $21M | 294k | 71.04 | |
| AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) | 2.2 | $21M | 587k | 34.95 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 2.2 | $21M | 321k | 63.69 | |
| SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) | 1.9 | $18M | 111k | 158.06 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 0.1 | $545k | 7.5k | 72.67 | |
| Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF | 0.0 | $387k | 7.0k | 55.20 | |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 0.0 | $290k | 7.0k | 41.28 |