UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/00
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Scharf Investments
Address: 641 Escalona Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
13F File Number: 28-03929
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Jeffrey R. Scharf
Title: President
Phone: 831-429-6513
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Jeffrey R. Scharf Santa Cruz, CA November 03, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 41
Form13F Information Table Value Total: 185629
List of Other Included Managers:
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filled, other
than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE
OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 26874107 9439 98648 SH SOLE 98648 0 0
AT&T COM 1957109 6090 207324 SH SOLE 207324 0 0
CANADIAN NAT'L RAILWAY COM 136375102 8471 288981 SH SOLE 288981 0 0
CANADIAN PACIFIC COM 135923100 5446 209478 SH SOLE 209478 0 0
DONNELLEY (RR) & SONS COM 257867101 7721 314335 SH SOLE 314335 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK COM 277461109 1127 27565 SH SOLE 27565 0 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 8076 112947 SH SOLE 112947 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 7677 196523 SH SOLE 196523 0 0
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 6708 124082 SH SOLE 124082 0 0
GANNETT COM 364730101 7317 138055 SH SOLE 138055 0 0
GENERAL AMER 7 2% PREF PREF 368802302 370 15765 SH SOLE 15765 0 0
GENUINE PARTS COM 372460105 5288 277382 SH SOLE 277382 0 0
INT'L BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 10882 96731 SH SOLE 96731 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 6132 147529 SH SOLE 147529 0 0
JOHNSON CONTROLS COM 478366107 1762 33135 SH SOLE 33135 0 0
K-MART CV PREF T CV PREF 489778208 888 28530 SH SOLE 28530 0 0
KNIGHT RIDDER COM 499040103 3778 74355 SH SOLE 74355 0 0
LEAR CORP COM 521865105 4913 238910 SH SOLE 238910 0 0
LENNAR 0% CV LYON 7/29/18 CV BOND 526057AA2 640 1405000 SH SOLE 1405000 0 0
LONGS DRUG STORES COM 543162101 1016 53110 SH SOLE 53110 0 0
MASCO COM 574599106 6832 366801 SH SOLE 366801 0 0
MERCK COM 589331107 816 10963 SH SOLE 10963 0 0
MERRILL LYNCH COM 590188108 669 10135 SH SOLE 10135 0 0
MICROSOFT COM 594918104 4587 76059 SH SOLE 76059 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY/DN WITTER COM 617446448 6362 69577 SH SOLE 69577 0 0
NATIONAL DATA CV 5% 2003 CV BOND 635621AA3 683 790000 SH SOLE 790000 0 0
NATIONS BALANCED FUND COM 63857K107 579 68155 SH SOLE 68155 0 0
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY COM 648059103 3388 247490 SH SOLE 247490 0 0
NEWELL RUBBERMAID COM 651229106 5467 239645 SH SOLE 239645 0 0
NUVEEN CA MUNI VALUE FUND COM 67062C107 129 13820 SH SOLE 13820 0 0
PFIZER COM 717081103 3779 84093 SH SOLE 84093 0 0
RYLAND GROUP COM 783764103 11910 384180 SH SOLE 384180 0 0
SALOMON NIKKEI CV BOND MITTS 79549B628 314 34400 SH SOLE 34400 0 0
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COM 824348106 2624 122775 SH SOLE 122775 0 0
SNAP ON COM 833034101 6257 265565 SH SOLE 265565 0 0
TORCHMARK COM 891027104 2821 101420 SH SOLE 101420 0 0
TRICON GL RESTAURANTS COM 895953107 5378 175605 SH SOLE 175605 0 0
USX 6 75% CV PREF Z CV PREF 9 03E+205 872 26620 SH SOLE 26620 0 0
V F CORPORATION COM 918204108 3299 133645 SH SOLE 133645 0 0
WAL-MART STORES COM 931142103 7380 153355 SH SOLE 153355 0 0
WASHINGTON MUTUAL COM 939322103 7742 194465 SH SOLE 194465 0 0
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