13F-HR 1 file001.txt WEITZ FUNDS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2003 -------------------------- Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ---------------------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Wallace R. Weitz ------------------------------------------------------- Address: Wallace R. Weitz & Co. ------------------------------------------------------- One Pacific Place, Suite 600 ------------------------------------------------------- 1125 South 103 Street ------------------------------------------------------- Omaha, Nebraska 68124-6008 ------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-3062 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Wallace R. Weitz ------------------------------------------------------- Title: President ------------------------------------------------------- Phone: 402-391-1980 ------------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Wallace R. Weitz Omaha, Nebraska November 11, 2003 -------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------- Signature City, State Date Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 52 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,544,955 ------------------------------ (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None
WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 30-Sep-03 13F FILE NO. 28-3062 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS AUTHORITY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLTEL CORP COM 020039103 152,320 3,287,000 SH Sole N/A Shared ARCHSTONE SMITH TR COM 039583109 68,543 2,598,300 SH Sole N/A Shared ASTORIA FINL CORP COM 046265104 5,157 166,900 SH Sole N/A Sole AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC COM 053484101 19,408 414,700 SH Sole N/A Sole BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 230,625 3,075 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 258,086 103,400 SH Sole N/A Sole CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 10,129 332,000 SH Sole N/A Shared CENTENNIAL COMMUNCTNS CORP N CL A NEW 15133V208 4,297 845,949 SH Sole N/A Sole CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 5.750%10/1 16117MAB3 30,940 34,000,000 PRN Sole N/A Sole CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A 16117M107 140,492 34,100,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 17453B101 259,736 23,170,000 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 356,932 12,083,000 SH Sole N/A Shared COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 17,249 555,000 SH Sole N/A Shared COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP COM 222372104 220,436 2,816,000 SH Sole N/A Sole D R HORTON INC COM 23331A109 8,175 250,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 3,073 114,800 SH Sole N/A Sole EXTENDED STAY AMER INC COM 30224P101 43,545 2,916,600 SH Sole N/A Sole FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP COM 313400301 201,548 3,850,000 SH Sole N/A Shared FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 59,670 850,000 SH Sole N/A Sole FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC CL A 345550107 51,962 1,187,700 SH Sole N/A Sole GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TR COM 36239Q109 1,425 183,118 SH Sole N/A Sole GREENPOINT FINL CORP COM 395384100 161,432 5,406,300 SH Sole N/A Sole HANOVER CAP MTG HLDGS INC COM 410761100 5,807 550,400 SH Sole N/A Sole HARRAHS ENTMT INC COM 413619107 48,005 1,140,000 SH Sole N/A Sole HILTON HOTELS CORP COM 432848109 210,860 13,000,000 SH Sole N/A Shared HOST MARRIOTT CORP NEW COM 44107P104 325,774 30,361,000 SH Sole N/A Shared INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 45768V108 74,543 7,830,100 SH Sole N/A Shared INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS INC COM 457875102 7,280 647,100 SH Sole N/A Sole INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 1,085 638,466 SH Sole N/A Sole INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COM 460690100 14,120 1,000,000 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 53,838 1,875,900 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW COM SER A 530718105 413,027 41,427,000 SH Sole N/A Shared LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORP COM 551146103 2,620 100,000 SH Sole N/A Sole MAIL-WELL INC COM 560321200 44,370 12,677,200 SH Sole N/A Sole NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 50,578 2,200,000 SH Sole N/A Sole NOVASTAR FINL INC COM 669947400 82,469 1,435,000 SH Sole N/A Sole PAPA JOHNS INTL INC COM 698813102 17,367 700,000 SH Sole N/A Sole PARK PL ENTMT CORP COM 700690100 354,255 39,318,000 SH Sole N/A Shared QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 151,838 44,658,200 SH Sole N/A Shared REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 137,558 3,244,300 SH Sole N/A Shared SAFEWAY INC COM NEW 786514208 198,890 8,670,000 SH Sole N/A Shared SIX FLAGS INC COM 83001P109 64,205 12,206,200 SH Sole N/A Shared SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061100 43,337 2,870,000 SH Sole N/A Shared TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC COM 879433100 180,283 3,188,600 SH Sole N/A Shared TRIAD HOSPITALS INC COM 89579K109 4,827 159,400 sh Sole N/A Sole US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 116,861 4,871,250 SH Sole N/A Shared VORNADO RLTY TR SH BEN INT 929042109 57,648 1,200,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 248,818 6,320,000 SH Sole N/A Shared WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 202,626 304,700 SH Sole N/A Sole WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 37,981 1,451,300 SH Sole N/A Sole WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 7,725 150,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WESTAR ENERGY INC COM 95709T100 81,180 4,400,000 SH Sole N/A Sole --------------------------- 52 5,544,955 377,827,958