13F-HR 1 wz41913-13f.txt WEITZ 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, 2007 -------------------------------- 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 8, 2007 -------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------- 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: 54 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,002,891 ------------------------------ (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 30-Sep-07 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVIDIEN LTD COM G2552X108 87,796 2,115,566 SH Sole N/A Shared TYCO INTL LTD BERMUDA SHS G9143X208 93,616 2,111,316 SH Sole N/A Shared TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD COM NEW G9144P105 71,319 2,012,966 SH Sole N/A Sole AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 158,625 2,671,800 SH Sole N/A Shared AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 282,562 4,176,818 SH Sole N/A Shared APOLLO GROUP INC CL A 037604105 45,774 761,000 SH Sole N/A Sole BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 4,767 466,400 SH Sole N/A Shared BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 59 1,715 SH Sole N/A Sole BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 101,208 854 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 391,050 98,950 SH Sole N/A Sole BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COM 090319104 924 700,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CBRE REALTY FINANCE INC COM 12498B307 15,285 2,590,700 SH Sole N/A Shared CABELAS INC COM 126804301 79,801 3,374,232 SH Sole N/A Shared CEMEX SAB DE CV SPON ADR NEW 151290889 688 23,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 700 15,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 44,894 1,395,521 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 120,477 4,982,500 SH Sole N/A Sole COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 4,453 185,841 SH Sole N/A Shared CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 2,613 670,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC COM 218868107 255 16,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP COM 222372104 303,842 15,983,284 SH Sole N/A Shared CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 30,505 2,984,818 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 4,640 116,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DELL INC COM 24702R101 166,245 6,023,380 SH Sole N/A Shared DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 658 7,500 SH Sole N/A Sole EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 894 25,015 SH Sole N/A Sole FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP COM 313400301 50,226 851,149 SH Sole N/A Shared FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 221,858 3,648,388 SH Sole N/A Shared IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM NEW 44919P300 83,135 2,802,000 SH Sole N/A Shared INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 3,006 883,999 SH Sole N/A Sole IRON MTN INC COM 462846106 1,158 38,000 SH Sole N/A Sole LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 821 10,500 SH Sole N/A Sole LABOR READY INC COM NEW 505401208 167 9,025 SH Sole N/A Sole LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 150,305 3,887,872 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA HLDG CORP INT COM SER A 53071M104 210,635 10,964,875 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA HLDG CORP CAP COM SER A 53071M302 272,258 2,181,028 SH Sole N/A Shared LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 125,513 4,479,400 SH Sole N/A Shared MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 62,766 772,030 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 44,642 2,533,589 SH Sole N/A Shared OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 169,958 5,130,035 SH Sole N/A Shared REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 169,552 5,103,915 SH Sole N/A Shared SIX FLAGS INC COM 83001P109 16,397 4,739,100 SH Sole N/A Sole TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORP COM 87236Y108 21,694 1,190,650 SH Sole N/A Shared TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC COM 879433100 13,350 200,000 SH Sole N/A Sole TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC SPL COM 879433860 221,714 3,576,026 SH Sole N/A Shared US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 3,253 100,000 SH Sole N/A Sole U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 113,014 3,009,700 SH Sole N/A Shared UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 34,809 463,500 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 325,654 6,724,216 SH Sole N/A Shared VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 26,271 294,685 SH Sole N/A Sole WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 225,764 5,172,153 SH Sole N/A Shared WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 205,597 256,100 SH Sole N/A Sole WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 160,272 2,030,812 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 55,452 1,556,774 SH Sole N/A Shared ---------------------------- 54 5,002,891 126,119,697 ----------------------------