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SELECTED FUNDS
Schedule of Investments
SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
Shares/Units
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (94.86%)
 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – (16.50%)
   
Media & Entertainment – (16.27%)
     
Alphabet Inc., Class A  *
   
46,234
 
$
53,721,596
 
Alphabet Inc., Class C  *
   
78,945
   
91,798,036
 
ASAC II L.P.  *(a)(b)
   
1,174,606
   
1,248,136
 
Facebook, Inc., Class A  *
   
400,568
   
66,814,742
 
Liberty Global plc, Series C  *
   
474,050
   
7,447,326
 
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C  *
   
118,709
   
1,217,954
 
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Series A  *
   
51,753
   
93,155
     
222,340,945
 
Telecommunication Services – (0.23%)
 
GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A  *
   
55,936
   
3,186,674
     
Total Communication Services
   
225,527,619
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (16.18%)
 
Automobiles & Components – (0.10%)
 
Adient plc  *
   
154,025
   
1,397,007
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – (0.31%)
 
Hunter Douglas N.V.  (Netherlands)
   
93,550
   
4,215,792
 
Consumer Services – (2.74%)
 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR  (China)*
   
345,410
   
37,387,178
 
Retailing – (13.03%)
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR  (China)*
   
202,497
   
39,381,617
 
Amazon.com, Inc.  *
   
51,476
   
100,363,787
 
Booking Holdings Inc.  *
   
7,527
   
10,126,224
 
Expedia Group, Inc.
   
13,700
   
770,899
 
Naspers Ltd. - N  (South Africa)
   
64,700
   
9,194,800
 
Prosus N.V., Class N  (Netherlands)*
   
261,120
   
18,283,827
     
178,121,154
 
Total Consumer Discretionary
   
221,121,131
 
ENERGY – (1.15%)
 
Apache Corp.
   
1,889,047
   
7,896,217
 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A  *
   
1,571,393
   
6,285,572
 
Ovintiv Inc.
   
563,032
   
1,520,186
 
Total Energy
   
15,701,975
 
FINANCIALS – (36.63%)
 
Banks – (13.68%)
 
Danske Bank A/S  (Denmark)*
   
1,054,000
   
11,730,385
 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  (Singapore)
   
1,410,600
   
18,405,720
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
685,076
   
61,677,392
 
U.S. Bancorp
   
966,430
   
33,293,514
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
2,156,420
   
61,889,254
     
186,996,265
 
Diversified Financials – (18.21%)
 
Capital Markets – (3.65%)
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
   
1,481,375
   
49,892,710
 
Consumer Finance – (7.95%)
 
American Express Co.
   
558,758
   
47,835,272

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SELECTED FUNDS
Schedule of Investments
SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
Shares
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)
 
FINANCIALS – (CONTINUED)
   
Diversified Financials – (Continued)
   
Consumer Finance – (Continued)
   
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
1,205,795
 
$
60,796,184
   
108,631,456
 
Diversified Financial Services – (6.61%)
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A  *
   
332
   
90,304,000
     
248,828,166
 
Insurance – (4.74%)
 
Life & Health Insurance – (2.41%)
 
AIA Group Ltd.  (Hong Kong)
   
3,680,280
   
32,955,559
 
Property & Casualty Insurance – (2.33%)
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
160,841
   
17,964,331
 
Loews Corp.
   
214,284
   
7,463,512
 
Markel Corp.  *
   
6,928
   
6,428,422
   
31,856,265
     
64,811,824
       
Total Financials
   
500,636,255
 
HEALTH CARE – (3.56%)
 
Health Care Equipment & Services – (3.56%)
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
320,063
   
18,989,338
 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
   
370,270
   
29,732,681
 
Total Health Care
   
48,722,019
 
INDUSTRIALS – (7.24%)
 
Capital Goods – (7.24%)
 
Ferguson PLC  (United Kingdom)
   
261,316
   
16,157,810
 
Orascom Construction PLC  (United Arab Emirates)
   
354,345
   
1,928,480
 
Raytheon Co.
   
89,720
   
11,766,778
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
733,180
   
69,160,869
 
Total Industrials
   
99,013,937
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – (13.60%)
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (11.75%)
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
1,700,530
   
77,918,285
 
Intel Corp.
   
768,400
   
41,585,808
 
Texas Instruments Inc.
   
411,473
   
41,118,497
     
160,622,590
 
Software & Services – (1.85%)
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
100,250
   
15,810,427
 
Oracle Corp.
   
194,075
   
9,379,645
     
25,190,072
 
Total Information Technology
   
185,812,662
 
 
               TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $1,015,524,953)

   
1,296,535,598

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SELECTED FUNDS
Schedule of Investments
SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
Shares/Principal
 
Value
PREFERRED STOCK – (4.10%)
 
INDUSTRIALS – (4.10%)
   
Transportation – (4.10%)
     
Didi Chuxing Joint Co., Series A  (China)*(a)(b)
   
1,161,716
 
$
47,932,402
 
Didi Chuxing Joint Co., Series B  (China)*(a)(b)
   
195,204
   
8,054,117
       
                                       Total Industrials
   
55,986,519
 
 
                    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK – (Identified cost $42,180,623)

   
 55,986,519
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (1.09%)
 
INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.05%,
04/01/20, dated 03/31/20, repurchase value of $7,945,011 (collateralized
by: U.S. Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled
cash account, 0.00%-8.073%, 04/30/20-04/01/50, total market value
$8,103,900)
 
$
7,945,000
   
7,945,000
 
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement,
0.04%, 04/01/20, dated 03/31/20, repurchase value of $6,886,008
(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash
account, 3.00%-4.00%, 05/01/35-02/01/50, total market value
$7,023,720)
   
6,886,000
   
6,886,000
 
 
                    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $14,831,000)

   
 14,831,000
 
 
Total Investments – (100.05%) – (Identified cost $1,072,536,576)
   
1,367,353,117
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets – (0.05%)
   
(615,865)
 
                                   Net Assets – (100.00%)
 
$
1,366,737,252
 
 
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
 
(a)
Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may have contractual restrictions on resale. They are fair valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of restricted securities amounted to $57,234,655 or 4.19% of the Fund's net assets as of March 31, 2020.
 
 
(b)
The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
 
Please refer to “Notes to Schedule of Investments” on page 6 for the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments.
 
For information regarding the Fund’s other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent Semi-Annual or Annual Shareholder Report.

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SELECTED FUNDS
Schedule of Investments
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
Shares
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (86.29%)
 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – (7.07%)
        Media & Entertainment - (7.07%)
       
58.com, Inc., Class A, ADR  (China)*
   
46,076
 
$
2,244,823
 
Baidu, Inc., Class A, ADR  (China)*
   
2,627
   
264,775
 
Fang Holdings Ltd., Class A, ADR  (China)*
   
40,702
   
54,948
 
iQIYI, Inc., Class A, ADR  (China)*
   
66,140
   
1,177,292
     
Total Communication Services
   
3,741,838
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (37.53%)
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – (2.10%)
 
Fila Holdings Corp.  (South Korea)
   
27,200
   
642,899
 
Hunter Douglas N.V.  (Netherlands)
   
10,395
   
468,446
     
1,111,345
 
Consumer Services – (10.48%)
 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR  (China)*
   
51,306
   
5,553,361
 
Retailing – (24.95%)
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR  (China)*
   
20,530
   
3,992,674
 
JD.com, Inc., Class A, ADR  (China)*
   
73,215
   
2,965,208
 
Meituan Dianping, Class B  (China)*
   
167,387
   
1,995,462
 
Naspers Ltd. - N  (South Africa)
   
19,604
   
2,786,010
 
Prosus N.V., Class N  (Netherlands)*
   
21,014
   
1,471,417
     
13,210,771
 
Total Consumer Discretionary
   
19,875,477
 
ENERGY – (0.87%)
 
Seven Generations Energy Ltd., Class A  (Canada)*
   
417,010
   
459,295
 
Total Energy
   
459,295
 
FINANCIALS – (23.41%)
 
Banks – (14.94%)
 
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd.  (Bermuda)
   
60,570
   
1,031,507
 
Danske Bank A/S  (Denmark)*
   
172,370
   
1,918,374
 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  (Singapore)
   
179,470
   
2,341,752
 
DNB ASA  (Norway)
   
221,000
   
2,462,146
 
Metro Bank PLC  (United Kingdom)*
   
138,430
   
155,483
     
7,909,262
 
Diversified Financials – (4.07%)
 
Capital Markets – (3.67%)
 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.  (Switzerland)
   
35,310
   
1,182,796
 
Noah Holdings Ltd., ADS  (China)*
   
29,384
   
759,870
   
1,942,666
 
Consumer Finance – (0.40%)
 
Yiren Digital Ltd., ADR  (China)*
   
53,220
   
213,412
     
2,156,078
 
Insurance – (4.40%)
 
Life & Health Insurance – (4.40%)
 
 AIA Group Ltd.  (Hong Kong)
   
260,540
   
2,333,040
 
Total Financials
   
12,398,380
 
INDUSTRIALS – (12.40%)
 
Capital Goods – (8.51%)
 
Ferguson PLC  (United Kingdom)
   
34,602
   
2,139,527
 
Schneider Electric SE  (France)
   
27,974
   
2,364,442
     
4,503,969

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SELECTED FUNDS
Schedule of Investments
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
Shares/Principal
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)
 
INDUSTRIALS – (CONTINUED)
   
Commercial & Professional Services – (0.60%)
     
China Index Holdings Ltd., ADR  (China)*
   
237,202
 
$
320,223
 
Transportation – (3.29%)
 
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.  (India)
   
122,557
   
1,741,174
       
                                   Total Industrials
   
6,565,366
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – (5.01%)
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – (5.01%)
 
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.  (China)
   
205,510
   
2,651,079
 
                                   Total Information Technology
   
2,651,079
 
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $49,782,491)

   
 45,691,435
PREFERRED STOCK – (10.32%)
 
INDUSTRIALS – (10.32%)
 
Transportation – (10.32%)
 
Didi Chuxing Joint Co., Series A  (China)*(a)(b)
   
106,435
   
4,391,508
 
Grab Holdings Inc., Series G  (Singapore)*(a)(b)
   
214,779
   
1,073,895
 
                                   Total Industrials
   
5,465,403
 
 
               TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK – (Identified cost $4,143,934)

   
 5,465,403
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (2.55%)
 
INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.05%,
04/01/20, dated 03/31/20, repurchase value of $722,001 (collateralized
by: U.S. Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled
cash account, 0.00%-8.073%, 04/30/20-04/01/50, total market value
$736,440)
 
$
722,000
   
722,000
 
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement,
0.04%, 04/01/20, dated 03/31/20, repurchase value of $625,001
(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash
account, 4.00%, 02/01/50, total market value $637,500)
   
625,000
   
625,000
 
 
               TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $1,347,000)

   
 1,347,000
 

Total Investments – (99.16%) – (Identified cost $55,273,425)
   
52,503,838
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.84%)
   
445,659
 
                              Net Assets – (100.00%)
 
$
52,949,497
 
 
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
 
 
ADS: American Depositary Share
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
 
(a)
Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may have contractual restrictions on resale. They are fair valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of restricted securities amounted to $5,465,403 or 10.32% of the Fund's net assets as of March 31, 2020.
 
 
(b)
The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
 
Please refer to “Notes to Schedule of Investments” on page 6 for the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments.
 
For information regarding the Fund’s other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent Semi-Annual or Annual Shareholder Report.

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SELECTED FUNDS
Notes to Schedule of Investments
 
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

Security Valuation - The Funds calculate the net asset value of their shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for business. Securities listed on the Exchange (and other national exchanges including NASDAQ) are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the last quoted bid price. Securities traded on foreign exchanges are valued based upon the last sales price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded prior to the time when the Funds’ assets are valued. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available or securities whose values have been materially affected by what Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“Adviser”), the Funds’ investment adviser, identifies as a significant event occurring before the Funds’ assets are valued, but after the close of their respective exchanges will be fair valued using a fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Funds’ Pricing Committee and Board of Directors. The Pricing Committee considers all facts it deems relevant that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Adviser’s portfolio management team, when determining the fair value of a security. To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Adviser may consider (i) comparing prior day prices and/or prices of comparable securities; (ii) comparing sale prices to the prior or current day prices and challenge those prices exceeding certain tolerance levels with the third-party pricing service or broker source; (iii) new rounds of financing; (iv) the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry; (v) the liquidity of the security; (vi) the size of the holding in a fund; and/or (vii) any other appropriate information. The determination of a security’s fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value assigned to a security may be higher or lower than the security’s value would be if a reliable market quotation of the security was readily available. Fair value determinations are subject to review, approval, and ratification by the Funds’ Board of Directors at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. Fair valuation methods used by the Funds may include, but are not limited to, valuing securities initially at cost (excluding commissions) and subsequently adjusting the value due to: additional transactions by the issuer, changes in company specific fundamentals and changes in the value of similar securities. Values may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions.

Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

The Funds’ valuation procedures are reviewed and subject to approval by the Board of Directors. There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation procedures during the period.

Fair Value Measurements - Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal market for the investment. Various inputs are used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – 
quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – 
other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment
speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – 
significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of
investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Funds can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security.

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Notes to Schedule of Investments – (Continued)
 
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2020 in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value:

 
Investments in Securities at Value
 
Selected
 
Selected
 
American Shares
 
International Fund
Valuation Inputs
         
Level 1 – Quoted Prices:
         
Common Stock:
         
Communication Services
$
224,279,483
 
$
3,741,838
Consumer Discretionary
 
189,426,712
   
12,511,243
Energy
 
15,701,975
   
459,295
Financials
 
437,544,591
   
2,004,789
Health Care
 
48,722,019
   
Industrials
 
80,927,647
   
320,223
Information Technology
 
185,812,662
   
2,651,079
Total Level 1
 
1,182,415,089
   
21,688,467
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs:
         
Common Stock*:
         
     Consumer Discretionary
 
31,694,419
   
7,364,234
     Financials
 
63,091,664
   
10,393,591
     Industrials
 
18,086,290
   
6,245,143
Short-term securities
 
14,831,000
   
1,347,000
Total Level 2
 
127,703,373
   
25,349,968
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs:
         
Common Stock:
         
Communication Services
 
1,248,136
   
Preferred Stock:
         
Industrials
 
55,986,519
   
5,465,403
Total Level 3
 
57,234,655
   
5,465,403
Total Investments
$
1,367,353,117
 
$
52,503,838

*Includes certain securities trading primarily outside the U.S. whose value the Fund adjusted as a result of significant market movements following the close of local trading.

The following table reconciles the valuation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on Level 3 securities still held at March 31, 2020 was $(6,191,437) and $(605,601) for Selected American Shares and Selected International Fund, respectively. There were no transfers of investments into or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the period. The cost of purchases or proceeds from sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges.

   
Beginning
Balance
January 1, 2020
 
Cost of
Purchases
 
Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
Proceeds
from Sales
 
Ending
Balance
March 31, 2020
Selected American Shares
                                   
Investments in Securities:
                                   
Common Stock
 
$
1,224,879
 
$
 
$
23,257
 
$
 
$
 
$
1,248,136
Preferred Stock
   
62,201,213
   
   
(6,214,694)
   
   
   
55,986,519
Total Level 3
 
$
63,426,092
 
$
 
$
(6,191,437)
 
$
 
$
 
$
57,234,655
 
Selected International Fund
                                   
Investments in Securities:
                                   
Preferred Stock
 
$
6,071,004
 
$
 
$
(605,601)
 
$
 
$
 
$
5,465,403
Total Level 3
 
$
6,071,004
 
$
 
$
(605,601)
 
$
 
$
 
$
5,465,403

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SELECTED FUNDS
Notes to Schedule of Investments – (Continued)
 
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

            Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)

The following table is a summary of those assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used by the Adviser in determining fair value. Note that these amounts exclude any valuations provided by a pricing service or broker.

   
Fair Value at
 
Valuation
 
Unobservable
     
Impact to
Valuation from
   
March 31, 2020
 
Technique
 
Input(s)
 
Amount
 
an Increase in Input
Selected American Shares
                     
Investments in Securities:
                     
Common Stock
 
$
1,248,136
 
Discounted Cash Flow
 
Annualized Yield
 
0.9310%
 
Decrease
                       
Preferred Stock
   
55,986,519
 
Market Approach
 
Adjusted
Transaction Price
 
$41.26
 
Increase
Total Level 3
 
$
57,234,655
               
 
Selected International Fund
                     
Investments in Securities:
                     
Preferred Stock
 
$
4,391,508
 
Market Approach
 
Adjusted
Transaction Price
 
$41.26
 
Increase
                       
Preferred Stock
   
1,073,895
 
Market Approach
 
Adjusted
Transaction Price
 
$5.00
 
Increase
Total Level 3
 
$
5,465,403
               

The significant unobservable inputs listed in the above table are used in the fair value measurement of equity securities, and if changed, would affect the fair value of the Funds’ investments. The transaction price inputs are attributable to private securities and include assumptions made from private transactions. The “Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input” represents the change in fair value measurement resulting from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease in the input would have the opposite effect.

Federal Income Taxes

At March 31, 2020, the aggregate cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

   
Selected
 
Selected
   
American
Shares
 
International
Fund
Cost
 
$
1,074,412,613
 
$
56,931,708
 
Unrealized appreciation
   
520,592,208
   
9,553,485
Unrealized depreciation
   
(227,651,704)
   
(13,981,355)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
$
292,940,504
 
$
(4,427,870)

 Significant Event

The rapid and global spread of a highly contagious novel coronavirus respiratory disease, COVID-19, has resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets and severe losses; reduced liquidity of many instruments; significant disruptions to business operations (including business closures); disruptions to supply chains, consumer demand and employee availability; and widespread uncertainty regarding the duration and long-term effects of this pandemic. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic may result in a sustained economic downturn or a global recession. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of a fund’s investments, impair a fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact fund performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to a fund by its service providers.


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