Abrams Capital Management 13F holdings, Q3 2008
Holdings as of September 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Abrams Capital Management disclosed 16 US equity positions worth $1.0bn in its Q3 2008 13F filing. The largest position was CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP at 15.5% of the reported book, followed by ARBITRON INC and MHK. Against the Q2 2008 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 2 and reduced 7 among the top 16 holdings.
What did Abrams Capital Management own in Q3 2008? Top 16 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP | 15.5% | $160.7m | 5,547,153 | 0% | held | |
| 2 | ARBITRON INC | 13.8% | $143.4m | 3,207,709 | -10% | reduced | |
| 3 | MHK MOHAWK INDS INC | Consumer Cyclical | 12.5% | $130.1m | 1,931,100 | -6% | reduced |
| 4 | SLM SLM CORP | Financial Services | 9.8% | $102.1m | 8,271,900 | 8% | added |
| 5 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW INT | 9.6% | $99.7m | 7,720,500 | -44% | reduced | |
| 6 | DISH DISH NETWORK CORP | 8.8% | $91.5m | 4,355,300 | -5% | reduced | |
| 7 | MCGRAW HILL COS INC | 6.1% | $63.9m | 2,022,146 | 13% | added | |
| 8 | TAL INTL GROUP INC | 4.9% | $50.5m | 2,424,778 | -3% | reduced | |
| 9 | USA MOBILITY INC | 3.7% | $38.6m | 3,511,557 | 0% | held | |
| 10 | MUELLER WTR PRODS INC | 3.6% | $37.3m | 5,742,065 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | WINTHROP RLTY TR SH BEN INT | 2.8% | $29.2m | 7,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 12 | PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | Consumer Defensive | 2.7% | $28.2m | 587,225 | -80% | reduced |
| 13 | GPI GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 2.3% | $23.9m | 1,098,600 | -0% | held |
| 14 | POOL POOL CORPORATION | Industrials | 1.8% | $19.1m | 820,423 | -15% | reduced |
| 15 | ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.7% | $17.3m | 1,500,000 | 0% | held |
| 16 | ISTAR FINL INC | 0.4% | $3.9m | 1,500,000 | – | new |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.