Kovitz Investment Group Partners 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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			VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGER	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
ABBOTT LABS	COM	002824100	1,699	43,222	SH		SOLE		0	0	43,222
ALLSTATE CORP	COM	020002101	2,393	34,215	SH		SOLE		0	0	34,215
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO	COM	025816109	44,065	792,745	SH		SOLE		212,149	0	580,596
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC	COM NEW	026874784	6,807	161,293	SH		SOLE		84,228	0	77,065
AMGEN INC	COM	031162100	479	3,151	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,151
APPLE INC	COM	037833100	69,481	785,900	SH		SOLE		207,253	0	578,647
BP PLC	SPONSORED ADR	055622104	446	12,560	SH		SOLE		0	0	12,560
BANK AMER CORP	COM	060505104	54,571	4,461,200	SH		SOLE		1,150,822	0	3,310,378
BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP	COM	064058100	42,672	1,098,361	SH		SOLE		164,642	0	933,719
BED BATH & BEYOND INC	COM	075896100	18,201	455,845	SH		SOLE		115,236	0	340,609
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	CL A	084670108	2,821	13	SH		SOLE		0	0	13
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	CL B NEW	084670702	94,964	706,769	SH		SOLE		179,772	0	526,997
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	2,118	163,302	SH		SOLE		0	0	163,302
BOEING CO	COM	097023105	52,566	438,058	SH		SOLE		111,140	0	326,918
BROOKFIELD MTG OPP INC FD IN	COM	112792106	1,486	99,933	SH		SOLE		0	0	99,933
CBS CORP NEW	CL B	124857202	44,471	881,440	SH		SOLE		229,110	0	652,330
CVS HEALTH CORP	COM	126650100	30,783	344,146	SH		SOLE		83,781	0	260,365
CARMAX INC	COM	143130102	35,116	757,243	SH		SOLE		162,516	0	594,727
CATERPILLAR INC DEL	COM	149123101	449	5,926	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,926
CHEVRON CORP NEW	COM	166764100	1,138	10,856	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,856
CITIGROUP INC	COM NEW	172967424	21,320	556,153	SH		SOLE		188,181	0	367,972
COCA COLA CO	COM	191216100	11,439	252,360	SH		SOLE		45,913	0	206,447
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	COM	209115104	2,322	28,870	SH		SOLE		0	0	28,870
DEL TACO RESTAURANTS INC	COM	245496104	590	64,800	SH		SOLE		0	0	64,800
DISNEY WALT CO	COM DISNEY	254687106	25,682	281,266	SH		SOLE		76,442	0	204,824
DISCOVER FINL SVCS	COM	254709108	1,002	18,705	SH		SOLE		0	0	18,705
DOW CHEM CO	COM	260543103	271	5,449	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,449
EMERSON ELEC CO	COM	291011104	379	7,257	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,257
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	3,381	107,407	SH		SOLE		0	0	107,407
GRAINGER W W INC	COM	384802104	250	1,100	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,100
HALLIBURTON CO	COM	406216101	44,620	1,104,235	SH		SOLE		325,275	0	778,960
HARLEY DAVIDSON INC	COM	412822108	30,642	744,005	SH		SOLE		200,907	0	543,098
HOME DEPOT INC	COM	437076102	2,696	21,116	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,116
INTEL CORP	COM	458140100	562	17,134	SH		SOLE		0	0	17,134
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS	COM	459200101	1,752	11,545	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,545
ISHARES TR	CORE S&P500 ETF	464287200	501	2,379	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,379
ISHARES TR	MSCI EAFE ETF	464287465	823	14,752	SH		SOLE		0	0	14,752
ISHARES TR	RUS 1000 VAL ETF	464287598	327	3,168	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,168
ISHARES TR	RUSSELL 2000 ETF	464287655	229	1,988	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,988
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL	COM	469814107	61,351	1,334,156	SH		SOLE		353,088	0	981,068
JOHNSON & JOHNSON	COM	478160104	4,399	36,267	SH		SOLE		0	0	36,267
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	COM	494368103	278	2,024	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,024
KOHLS CORP	COM	500255104	32,708	960,127	SH		SOLE		274,515	0	685,612
LEUCADIA NATL CORP	COM	527288104	34,354	2,161,870	SH		SOLE		604,062	0	1,557,808
LILLY ELI & CO	COM	532457108	571	7,250	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,250
MFS CHARTER INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	552727109	4,641	547,987	SH		SOLE		0	0	547,987
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	552737108	4,344	717,974	SH		SOLE		0	0	717,974
MCDONALDS CORP	COM	580135101	3,550	29,498	SH		SOLE		0	0	29,498
MICROSOFT CORP	COM	594918104	769	15,027	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,027
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC	COM	637071101	550	36,449	SH		SOLE		35,705	0	744
NIKE INC	CL B	654106103	4,083	73,968	SH		SOLE		0	0	73,968
PEPSICO INC	COM	713448108	2,093	19,758	SH		SOLE		0	0	19,758
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	808	22,935	SH		SOLE		0	0	22,935
PHILLIPS 66	COM	718546104	247	3,107	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,107
PIONEER DIV HIGH INCOME TRUS	COM	723653101	407	25,919	SH		SOLE		0	0	25,919
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	COM	742718109	2,760	32,602	SH		SOLE		0	0	32,602
QUALCOMM INC	COM	747525103	4,503	84,058	SH		SOLE		0	0	84,058
ROBERT HALF INTL INC	COM	770323103	28,212	804,558	SH		SOLE		213,142	0	591,416
ROSS STORES INC	COM	778296103	652	11,500	SH		SOLE		0	0	11,500
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC	SPONS ADR A	780259206	549	9,950	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,950
SCHLUMBERGER LTD	COM	806857108	11,928	183,882	SH		SOLE		74,646	0	109,236
TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND IN	COM	872340104	2,714	498,890	SH		SOLE		0	0	498,890
TJX COS INC NEW	COM	872540109	439	5,685	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,685
UNION PAC CORP	COM	907818108	2,086	50,052	SH		SOLE		46,660	0	3,392
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC	CL B	911312106	32,922	332,578	SH		SOLE		79,180	0	253,398
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP	COM	913017109	1,368	13,339	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,339
VALMONT INDS INC	COM	920253101	40,747	327,805	SH		SOLE		89,649	0	238,156
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F	ALLWRLD EX US	922042775	1,937	45,195	SH		SOLE		0	0	45,195
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F	FTSE EMR MKT ETF	922042858	1,251	35,509	SH		SOLE		0	0	35,509
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	REIT ETF	922908553	844	9,513	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,513
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	SMALL CP ETF	922908751	379	3,272	SH		SOLE		0	0	3,272
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	TOTAL STK MKT	922908769	1,611	15,029	SH		SOLE		0	0	15,029
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC	COM	931427108	18,769	242,020	SH		SOLE		55,356	0	186,664
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW	COM	949746101	36,173	764,271	SH		SOLE		118,298	0	645,973
WESTERN ASSET VAR RT STRG FD	COM	957667108	2,134	137,121	SH		SOLE		0	0	137,121
DEUTSCHE MULTI-MKT INCOME TR	SHS	25160e102	405	49,748	SH		SOLE		0	0	49,748
QUANTA SVCS INC	COM	74762e102	87,051	4,126,428	SH		SOLE		1,142,185	0	2,984,243
AT&T INC	COM	00206r102	348	8,045	SH		SOLE		0	0	8,045
ABBVIE INC	COM	00287y109	1,918	30,979	SH		SOLE		0	0	30,979
ALPHABET INC	CAP STK CL C	02079k107	30,162	45,404	SH		SOLE		11,648	0	33,756
ALPHABET INC	CAP STK CL A	02079k305	15,242	24,423	SH		SOLE		6,369	0	18,054
AMERICAN AIRLS GROUP INC	COM	02376r102	25,306	973,832	SH		SOLE		250,259	0	723,573
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014f102	4,531	329,540	SH		SOLE		0	0	329,540
BABSON CAP GLB SHT DURHGH YL	COM	05617t100	4,136	231,582	SH		SOLE		0	0	231,582
BLACKROCK LTD DURATION INC T	COM SHS	09249w101	939	61,600	SH		SOLE		0	0	61,600
BLACKROCK DEBT STRAT FD INC	COM	09255r103	5,101	1,444,926	SH		SOLE		0	0	1,444,926
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255x100	3,664	278,655	SH		SOLE		0	0	278,655
CBRE GROUP INC	CL A	12504l109	34,218	1,408,442	SH		SOLE		374,391	0	1,034,051
CISCO SYS INC	COM	17275R102	1,016	35,402	SH		SOLE		0	0	35,402
COMCAST CORP NEW	CL A	20030N101	307	4,715	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,715
CONOCOPHILLIPS	COM	20825c104	430	9,859	SH		SOLE		0	0	9,859
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN	COM	25271C102	623	65,254	SH		SOLE		65,179	0	75
EATON VANCE SH TM DR DIVR IN	COM	27828v104	2,917	216,097	SH		SOLE		0	0	216,097
EXXON MOBIL CORP	COM	30231G102	3,143	33,526	SH		SOLE		0	0	33,526
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	30249U101	10,831	437,334	SH		SOLE		119,782	0	317,552
FEDEX CORP	COM	31428x106	389	2,564	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,564
FIRST TR SR FLG RTE INCM FD	COM	33733u108	568	44,235	SH		SOLE		0	0	44,235
FRANKLIN LTD DURATION INC TR	COM	35472t101	1,121	96,640	SH		SOLE		0	0	96,640
GENERAL MTRS CO	COM	37045V100	44,503	1,694,177	SH		SOLE		457,002	0	1,237,175
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	56,001	972,704	SH		SOLE		249,535	0	723,169
MFS INTER INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	55273c107	4,029	868,378	SH		SOLE		0	0	868,378
MACYS INC	COM	55616p104	1,127	72,120	SH		SOLE		67,850	0	4,270
MANPOWERGROUP INC	COM	56418H100	470	7,300	SH		SOLE		0	0	7,300
MCKESSON CORP	COM	58155Q103	19,613	114,484	SH		SOLE		30,916	0	83,568
MERCK & CO INC	COM	58933y105	332	5,768	SH		SOLE		0	0	5,768
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC	COM	63861C109	113	10,000	SH		SOLE		0	0	10,000
NEXTERA ENERGY INC	COM	65339f101	4,010	30,749	SH		SOLE		0	0	30,749
PRUDENTIAL GLB SHT DUR HG YL	COM	74433a109	7,231	481,714	SH		SOLE		0	0	481,714
PRUDENTIAL SHT DURATION HG Y	COM	74442f107	546	34,570	SH		SOLE		0	0	34,570
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462f103	2,556	12,199	SH		SOLE		5,330	0	6,869
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462f103	4,991	21,538	SH		SOLE		0	0	21,538
SPARK NETWORKS INC	COM	84651P100	196	282,053	SH		SOLE		282,053	0	0
3M CO	COM	88579Y101	798	4,555	SH		SOLE		0	0	4,555
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	COM	92343V104	313	5,596	SH		SOLE		715	0	4,881
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913a100	464	90,560	SH		SOLE		0	0	90,560
WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	COM	92939u106	883	13,517	SH		SOLE		0	0	13,517
WELLS FARGO MULTI SECTOR INC	WF MLT SECTR INC	94987d101	3,785	299,226	SH		SOLE		0	0	299,226
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCM OPP	COM	95766k109	1,877	382,972	SH		SOLE		0	0	382,972
WESTERN ASSET MGD HI INCM FD	COM	95766l107	861	182,470	SH		SOLE		0	0	182,470
AON PLC	SHS CL A	g0408v102	42,221	423,696	SH		SOLE		120,535	0	303,161
ENSCO PLC	SHS CLASS A	G3157S106	2,138	220,220	SH		SOLE		42,769	0	177,451
MEDTRONIC PLC	SHS	g5960l103	227	2,616	SH		SOLE		0	0	2,616
NOBLE CORP PLC	SHS USD	g65431101	5,019	609,043	SH		SOLE		116,920	0	492,123