13F filing recap · Q4 2008

What did Sound Shore Management buy in Q4 2008?

Reported stock-position changes between this filing and the previous one. US-listed stocks across every Sound Shore account, including accounts that belong to no fund below.

Stock value

$4.59B

Positions

Estimated turnover

68.7%

Turnover is a proxy: verified trade-origin share changes valued at period-end and divided by average reported stock value. SEC holdings reports do not disclose execution dates or prices. Corporate actions and unreconciled activity are excluded.

New positions

ABTAbbott Laboratories$131.94Mreported value+2.47M shares EXCExelon Corporation$124.46Mreported value+2.24M shares DUKDuke Energy Corporation$122.22Mreported value+8.14M shares DVNDevon Energy Corp/de$118.81Mreported value+1.81M shares NVSNovartis AG$111.17Mreported value+2.23M shares CBChubb Limited$109.61Mreported value+2.15M shares PGRProgressive Corp/oh/$108.65Mreported value+7.34M shares KOCoca Cola Co$95.12Mreported value+2.10M shares SLBSlb Limited/nv$89.11Mreported value+2.11M shares INTUIntuit Inc.$82.55Mreported value+3.47M shares VVisa Inc.$72.78Mreported value+1.39M shares MCKMckesson Corporation$48.64Mreported value+1.26M shares

Increased positions

BSXBoston Scientific Corp$178.80Mreported value+3.70M shares+19.1%BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc$154.66Mreported value+745 shares+87.0%CAHCardinal Health, Inc.$149.15Mreported value+151.3K shares+3.6%MRSHMarsh & Mclennan Companies, Inc.$138.49Mreported value+2.47M shares

Reduced positions

PFEPfizer Inc.$179.41Mreported value-2.67M shares-20.9%TWXTime Warner Inc$161.89Mreported value-298.6K shares-1.8%TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated$145.19Mreported value-337.4K shares-3.5%CMCSAComcast Corporation$142.59Mreported value-2.60M shares

Exited positions

IPGThe Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.$168.28Mprior reported value-21.71M shares-100.0%PXDPioneer Natural Resources Co$154.66Mprior reported value-2.96M shares-100.0%SUNWSun Microsystems$154.53Mprior reported value-20.33M shares-100.0%GEGeneral Electric Company$140.97Mprior reported value