Why does Weitz Funds have two mailing addresses, one in Kansas City and one in Omaha?
In our Prospectus you may notice two different mailing addresses for Weitz Funds; one in Omaha, Nebraska, and one in Kansas City, Missouri. Weitz Funds’ business office is located in Omaha, Nebraska. All employees of Wallace R. Weitz & Company work at the Omaha office. All client service phone calls and emails are answered by client service staff in Omaha. Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS), located in Kansas City, is the sub-transfer agent for the Funds. Generally all correspondence, including applications, address change requests, IRA Withdrawal forms, checks for purchases*, etc., should be mailed to BFDS in Kansas City. Once a piece of mail is received in Kansas City, it is scanned into our computer system to be processed in Omaha. BFDS also mails trade confirmations and quarterly statements to all shareholders who invest directly with Weitz Funds. Occasionally you may receive a business reply envelope with the Omaha address on it, included with a form you requested. There may be
