This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Southeastern Asset Management’s 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Southeastern’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 08/14/2019. Please visit our "Tracking Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management Portfolio" series to get an idea of their investment philosophy and our previous update for the fund’s moves during Q1 2019.
This quarter, Southeastern’s 13F portfolio value decreased ~12%, from $6.93B to $6.10B. The number of holdings decreased from 29 to 27. The top three holdings are