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Lou Simpson

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SQ Advisors, LLC
Last update 2019-08-15 0 Stocks (0 new)
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Lou Simpson Profile

Lou Simpson met Warren Buffett in 1996 when he was CEO of Geico's capital operations and Buffett was completing his purchase of Geico. Impressed with his track record, Buffett kept Simpson on as chief investment officer.
At his retirement from Berkshire subsidiary Geico in 2010, Simpson managed more than $4 billion worth of stocks. Throughout his time with Berkshire, Simpson and Buffett's stock picks overlapped sometimes due to similarities in their thinking, but both men clearly had independent processes and disagreed with each other sometimes as well.
Before joining GEICO in 1979 as senior vice president and chief investment officer, Simpson was president and CEO of Western Asset Management, a partner at Stein Roe and Farnham, and an economics instructor at Princeton University. Simpson’s SQ Advisors stopped managing outside money and converted to a family office after the second quarter of 2019.

Lou Simpson Investing Philosophy

Buffett frequently sang the praises of Lou Simpson. Once, in his 2004 investor letter, Buffett called him “a cinch to be inducted into the investment Hall of Fame” based on his return performance history. From 1980 to 2004, Simpson produced an average annual gain of 20.3%, compared to 13.5% for the S&P 500. In that time, he had only three negative years, and only four years of less than double-digit returns. In a rare interview in 2010, Simpson told the Chicago Tribune, "My approach is eclectic. I try to read all company documents carefully. We try to talk to competitors. We try to find people more knowledgeable about the business than we are. We do not rely on Wall Street-generated research. We do our own research. We try to meet with top management."

Lou Simpson Portfolio and Latest Trades

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Ticker
Company
Date
Action
Impact %
Price Range
Price
Price Change from Avrg%
Comment
Current Shares
Share Change
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-15.74%
â—Ź
91.98 ($98.55) 104.22
$33.36
-66.15%
Sold Out
0
-2,261,946
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-13.55%
â—Ź
16.48 ($17.04) 17.39
$42.03
146.65%
Sold Out
0
-3,828,355
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-12.92%
â—Ź
41.39 ($45.31) 48.51
$115.44
154.78%
Sold Out
0
-3,790,722
CABO
Cable One Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-11.51%
â—Ź
988.72 ($1091.9) 1182.88
$39.56
-96.38%
Sold Out
0
-154,609
KMX
CarMax Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-11.33%
â—Ź
69.07 ($78.16) 86.86
$58.70
-24.90%
Sold Out
0
-2,138,822
AAPL
Apple Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-9.68%
â—Ź
43.33 ($48.7) 52.94
$333.43
584.66%
Sold Out
0
-672,007
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-9.57%
â—Ź
39.15 ($43.61) 46.26
$104.33
139.23%
Sold Out
0
-2,949,418
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-6.05%
â—Ź
206.87 ($216.93) 231.91
$323.31
49.04%
Sold Out
0
-390,263
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-5.67%
â—Ź
42.69 ($47.61) 51.79
$47.99
0.80%
Sold Out
0
-1,661,297
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2019-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-3.97%
â—Ź
197.42 ($206.89) 218.6
$509.68
146.35%
Sold Out
0
-260,282
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-7.55%
â—Ź
43.24 ($47.49) 51.69
$115.44
143.08%
Reduce -54.3%
3,790,722
-4,503,293
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-7.46%
â—Ź
72.03 ($84.79) 94.34
$33.36
-60.66%
Reduce -54.53%
2,261,946
-2,712,748
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-6.66%
â—Ź
13.62 ($15.69) 16.77
$42.03
167.88%
Reduce -54.31%
8,613,799
-4,551,100
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-6.36%
â—Ź
43.51 ($47.43) 51.1
$47.99
1.18%
Reduce -69.11%
1,661,297
-3,717,402
CABO
Cable One Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-5.92%
â—Ź
803.24 ($905.69) 985.99
$39.56
-95.63%
Reduce -55.01%
154,609
-189,029
KMX
CarMax Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-5.85%
â—Ź
58.38 ($61.66) 69.8
$58.70
-4.80%
Reduce -53.32%
2,138,822
-2,443,304
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-5.21%
â—Ź
40.72 ($45.15) 47.98
$104.33
131.07%
Reduce -52.72%
2,949,418
-3,289,125
AAPL
Apple Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-4.60%
â—Ź
35.55 ($42.32) 48.77
$333.43
687.88%
Reduce -53.19%
2,688,028
-763,601
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-2.97%
â—Ź
176.63 ($198.02) 216.04
$323.31
63.27%
Reduce -51.79%
390,263
-419,291
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2019-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-2.93%
â—Ź
191.66 ($201.99) 209.19
$509.68
152.33%
Reduce -59.14%
260,282
-376,785
LBTYK
Liberty Global PLC
2018-12-31
Sold Out
Sold Out
-5.30%
â—Ź
19.55 ($23.79) 27.45
$10.24
-56.96%
Sold Out
0
-6,104,893
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2018-12-31
Add
Add
+1.82%
â—Ź
41.17 ($45.16) 49.16
$47.99
6.27%
Add 24.7%
5,378,699
1,065,535
AAPL
Apple Inc
2018-12-31
Add
Add
+1.56%
â—Ź
36.71 ($48.04) 58.02
$333.43
594.07%
Add 22.02%
5,742,432
259,053
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2018-12-31
Add
Add
+0.74%
â—Ź
38.25 ($45.02) 52.17
$104.33
131.74%
Add 8.09%
6,238,543
467,066
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.61%
â—Ź
40.83 ($46.21) 53.37
$115.44
149.82%
Reduce -4.39%
8,294,015
-381,155
KMX
CarMax Inc
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.57%
â—Ź
56.72 ($65.69) 73.51
$58.70
-10.64%
Reduce -5.13%
4,582,126
-247,601
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.57%
â—Ź
68.9 ($79.92) 84.85
$33.36
-58.26%
Reduce -4.23%
4,974,694
-219,720
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.42%
â—Ź
13.18 ($15.02) 16.05
$42.03
179.83%
Reduce -3.52%
18,853,774
-305,550
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.40%
â—Ź
187.76 ($208.51) 223.76
$509.68
144.44%
Reduce -8.71%
637,067
-60,807
CABO
Cable One Inc
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.37%
â—Ź
774.1 ($865) 918.65
$39.56
-95.43%
Reduce -3.77%
343,638
-13,461
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2018-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.26%
â—Ź
173.85 ($196.22) 237.23
$323.31
64.77%
Reduce -4.08%
809,554
-34,400
LBTYK
Liberty Global PLC
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-2.80%
â—Ź
25.22 ($26.98) 28.51
$10.24
-62.05%
Reduce -33.74%
6,104,893
-3,109,101
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2018-09-30
Add
Add
+2.67%
â—Ź
74.19 ($79.69) 85.01
$33.36
-58.14%
Add 24.6%
5,194,414
1,025,677
KMX
CarMax Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.28%
â—Ź
72.39 ($76.27) 80.68
$58.70
-23.04%
Reduce -2.27%
4,829,727
-112,381
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.25%
â—Ź
39.86 ($46.84) 53.44
$115.44
146.46%
Reduce -2.05%
8,675,170
-181,746
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.20%
â—Ź
49.15 ($51.07) 54.22
$104.33
104.29%
Reduce -1.99%
5,771,477
-117,379
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2018-09-30
Add
Add
+0.20%
â—Ź
48.48 ($52.31) 55.83
$47.99
-8.26%
Add 3.2%
4,313,164
133,610
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.18%
â—Ź
186.02 ($205.18) 221.68
$509.68
148.41%
Reduce -3.98%
697,874
-28,907
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.17%
â—Ź
224.17 ($237.8) 250.8
$323.31
35.96%
Reduce -2.66%
843,954
-23,081
AAPL
Apple Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.17%
â—Ź
45.98 ($52.06) 57.09
$333.43
540.47%
Reduce -2.19%
4,706,220
-26,392
CABO
Cable One Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.15%
â—Ź
712.91 ($794.68) 894.46
$39.56
-95.02%
Reduce -1.65%
357,099
-6,002
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2018-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.14%
â—Ź
14.39 ($15.31) 16.01
$42.03
174.53%
Reduce -1.19%
19,541,261
-104,583
CHTR
Charter Communications Inc
2018-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-6.63%
â—Ź
261.87 ($287.77) 317.46
$142.00
-50.66%
Sold Out
0
-624,609
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2018-06-30
Add
Add
+6.60%
â—Ź
68.7 ($75.85) 84.47
$33.36
-56.02%
Add 161.15%
4,168,737
2,572,443
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.48%
â—Ź
184.91 ($194.98) 201.2
$509.68
161.40%
Reduce -8.87%
726,781
-70,738
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2018-06-30
Add
Add
+0.48%
â—Ź
47.58 ($52.1) 54.42
$47.99
-7.89%
Add 7.73%
4,179,554
299,746
LBTYK
Liberty Global PLC
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.37%
â—Ź
26.61 ($29.23) 32.05
$10.24
-64.97%
Reduce -3.75%
9,213,994
-359,202
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.13%
â—Ź
50.11 ($55.39) 59.59
$104.33
88.36%
Reduce -1.19%
5,888,856
-70,678
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.08%
â—Ź
204.33 ($224.8) 239.16
$323.31
43.82%
Reduce -1.3%
867,035
-11,432
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.07%
â—Ź
13.74 ($14.38) 15.11
$42.03
192.28%
Reduce -0.56%
19,776,573
-49,713
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.06%
â—Ź
38.05 ($41.15) 44.35
$115.44
180.53%
Reduce -0.47%
8,856,916
-41,691
CABO
Cable One Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.04%
â—Ź
619 ($678.98) 738.5
$39.56
-94.17%
Reduce -0.5%
363,101
-1,815
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp
2018-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-0.03%
â—Ź
155.85 ($161.41) 171.69
$181.90
12.69%
Sold Out
0
-5,125
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
2018-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-0.03%
â—Ź
29.7 ($31.36) 32.65
$36.03
14.89%
Sold Out
0
-32,179
AAPL
Apple Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.03%
â—Ź
40.58 ($45.38) 48.5
$333.43
634.75%
Reduce -0.5%
4,811,788
-6,056
KMX
CarMax Inc
2018-06-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.01%
â—Ź
58.77 ($66.73) 80.19
$58.70
-12.03%
Reduce -0.12%
4,942,108
-6,093
HXL
Hexcel Corp
2018-06-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-0.01%
â—Ź
63.37 ($68.17) 73.26
$102.91
50.96%
Sold Out
0
-5,243
KMX
CarMax Inc
2018-03-31
New Buy
New Buy
+10.45%
â—Ź
59.36 ($65.45) 72.42
$58.70
-10.31%
New holding
4,948,201
4,948,201
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-8.03%
â—Ź
29.81 ($31.25) 32.91
$36.03
15.30%
Reduce -99.58%
32,179
-7,625,108
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-6.35%
â—Ź
152.91 ($165.74) 174.73
$181.90
9.75%
Reduce -99.57%
5,125
-1,196,314
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2018-03-31
Add
Add
+3.53%
â—Ź
83.62 ($90.04) 96.9
$33.36
-62.95%
Add 310.87%
1,596,294
1,207,774
HXL
Hexcel Corp
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-2.41%
â—Ź
61.67 ($65.86) 69.08
$102.91
56.26%
Reduce -99.56%
5,243
-1,199,299
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2018-03-31
Add
Add
+2.31%
â—Ź
37.45 ($41.48) 45.33
$115.44
178.30%
Add 24.19%
8,898,607
1,733,444
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-1.55%
â—Ź
191.42 ($205.28) 217.25
$509.68
148.29%
Reduce -23.11%
797,519
-239,743
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2018-03-31
Add
Add
+1.53%
â—Ź
13.66 ($14.59) 15.7
$42.03
188.07%
Add 15.01%
19,888,427
1,153,287
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.26%
â—Ź
48.9 ($53.56) 57.76
$104.33
94.79%
Reduce -2.5%
5,959,534
-152,695
CHTR
Charter Communications Inc
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.18%
â—Ź
306.26 ($351.59) 387.5
$142.00
-59.61%
Reduce -2.51%
624,609
-16,049
AAPL
Apple Inc
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.17%
â—Ź
38.79 ($43.04) 45.43
$333.43
674.70%
Reduce -2.48%
4,836,012
-30,745
CABO
Cable One Inc
2018-03-31
Add
Add
+0.15%
â—Ź
667.13 ($700.54) 730.98
$39.56
-94.35%
Add 1.82%
364,916
6,507
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.10%
â—Ź
178.69 ($200.06) 212.48
$323.31
61.61%
Reduce -1.97%
878,467
-17,630
LBTYK
Liberty Global PLC
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.04%
â—Ź
30.03 ($33.17) 36.7
$10.24
-69.13%
Reduce -0.41%
9,573,196
-39,734
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2018-03-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.03%
â—Ź
49.77 ($53.31) 57.01
$47.99
-9.98%
Reduce -0.52%
3,879,808
-20,320
CHTR
Charter Communications Inc
2017-12-31
New Buy
New Buy
+7.00%
â—Ź
316.29 ($339.96) 371.09
$142.00
-58.23%
New holding
640,658
640,658
AME
AMETEK Inc
2017-12-31
Sold Out
Sold Out
-5.89%
â—Ź
66.29 ($69.62) 72.87
$240.01
244.74%
Sold Out
0
-2,527,700
HXL
Hexcel Corp
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-2.96%
â—Ź
58.23 ($60.77) 63.76
$102.91
69.34%
Reduce -54.81%
1,204,542
-1,460,880
CABO
Cable One Inc
2017-12-31
Add
Add
+2.86%
â—Ź
663.6 ($704.07) 758.69
$39.56
-94.38%
Add 53.62%
358,409
125,094
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-1.85%
â—Ź
181.06 ($189.83) 199.56
$509.68
168.49%
Reduce -21.6%
1,037,262
-285,808
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Corp
2017-12-31
New Buy
New Buy
+1.08%
â—Ź
81.24 ($89.04) 97.85
$33.36
-62.53%
New holding
388,520
388,520
LBTYK
Liberty Global PLC
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.23%
â—Ź
28.34 ($30.72) 33.88
$10.24
-66.67%
Reduce -2%
9,612,930
-196,594
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.12%
â—Ź
43.27 ($46.95) 52.28
$104.33
122.22%
Reduce -1.26%
6,112,229
-77,724
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
2017-12-31
Add
Add
+0.09%
â—Ź
28.27 ($31.67) 37.55
$36.03
13.77%
Add 1.18%
7,657,287
89,223
BN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.06%
â—Ź
14.78 ($15.22) 15.82
$42.03
176.15%
Reduce -0.56%
17,293,532
-43,003
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2017-12-31
Add
Add
+0.04%
â—Ź
169.82 ($177.45) 184.11
$323.31
82.20%
Add 0.83%
896,097
7,374
AAPL
Apple Inc
2017-12-31
Add
Add
+0.03%
â—Ź
38.37 ($41.85) 44.11
$333.43
696.73%
Add 0.39%
4,958,992
4,811
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.03%
â—Ź
142.87 ($158.68) 172.35
$181.90
14.63%
Reduce -0.44%
1,201,439
-5,288
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2017-12-31
Add
Add
+0.02%
â—Ź
47.31 ($49.25) 52.55
$47.99
-2.56%
Add 0.29%
3,900,128
11,317
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2017-12-31
Reduce
Reduce
-0.01%
â—Ź
36.69 ($40.73) 44.08
$115.44
183.43%
Reduce -0.14%
7,165,163
-10,272
WBC Unlock Delisted
WABCO Holdings Inc
2017-09-30
Sold Out
Sold Out
-5.46%
â—Ź
127.41 ($138.69) 150.98
$136.46
-1.61%
Sold Out
0
0
ALSN
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
2017-09-30
Add
Add
+2.99%
â—Ź
33.2 ($36.42) 38.86
$115.44
216.97%
Add 46.03%
7,175,435
0
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
2017-09-30
Add
Add
+0.85%
â—Ź
28.08 ($30.28) 33.54
$36.03
18.99%
Add 12.42%
7,568,064
0
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC
2017-09-30
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+0.45%
â—Ź
42.97 ($45.1) 47.81
$47.99
6.41%
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3,888,811
0
CABO
Cable One Inc
2017-09-30
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+0.44%
â—Ź
711.57 ($739.03) 762.27
$39.56
-94.65%
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233,315
0
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp
2017-09-30
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+0.30%
â—Ź
133.6 ($142.22) 153.55
$181.90
27.90%
Add 5.16%
1,206,727
0
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
2017-09-30
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Reduce
-0.11%
â—Ź
169.24 ($176.71) 183.82
$509.68
188.43%
Reduce -1.35%
1,323,070
0
AME
AMETEK Inc
2017-09-30
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Reduce
-0.05%
â—Ź
60.91 ($63.19) 66.4
$240.01
279.82%
Reduce -0.86%
2,527,700
0
AAPL
Apple Inc
2017-09-30
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Reduce
-0.03%
â—Ź
35.68 ($38.78) 41.01
$333.43
759.80%
Reduce -0.4%
4,939,748
0
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
2017-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.03%
â—Ź
38.11 ($41.53) 44.04
$104.33
151.22%
Reduce -0.33%
6,189,953
0
TYL
Tyler Technologies Inc
2017-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.02%
â—Ź
167.49 ($171.77) 181.33
$323.31
88.22%
Reduce -0.32%
888,723
0
LBTYK
Liberty Global PLC
2017-09-30
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+0.01%
â—Ź
30.37 ($32.27) 33.51
$10.24
-68.27%
Add 0.12%
9,809,524
0
HXL
Hexcel Corp
2017-09-30
Reduce
Reduce
-0.01%
â—Ź
51.04 ($53.82) 57.92
$102.91
91.21%
Reduce -0.18%
2,665,422
0
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