Abrams Capital Management 13F holdings, Q1 2016
Holdings as of March 31, 2016 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Abrams Capital Management disclosed 18 US equity positions worth $2.1bn in its Q1 2016 13F filing. The largest position was WU at 19.7% of the reported book, followed by BEN and MSFT. Against the Q4 2015 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 5 and reduced 0 among the top 18 holdings.
What did Abrams Capital Management own in Q1 2016? Top 18 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WU WESTERN UN CO | Financial Services | 19.7% | $416.8m | 21,608,707 | 0% | held |
| 2 | BEN FRANKLIN RES INC | Financial Services | 14.7% | $310.3m | 7,945,023 | 51% | added |
| 3 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 13.0% | $275.0m | 4,980,000 | 0% | held |
| 4 | MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE INC | 7.8% | $165.9m | 11,255,323 | – | new | |
| 5 | TIME WARNER CABLE INC | 6.4% | $135.3m | 661,000 | 0% | held | |
| 6 | WFC WELLS FARGO & CO NEW | Financial Services | 6.3% | $134.0m | 2,770,000 | 0% | held |
| 7 | BARNES & NOBLE INC | 6.1% | $128.8m | 10,418,774 | 40% | added | |
| 8 | NORTHSTAR ASSET MGMT GROUP I | 4.2% | $89.8m | 7,908,145 | – | new | |
| 9 | BARNES & NOBLE ED INC | 4.1% | $85.9m | 8,761,948 | 7% | added | |
| 10 | INTERXION HOLDING N.V | 3.8% | $81.2m | 2,347,788 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | VIMPELCOM LTD | 3.8% | $80.0m | 18,770,950 | 3% | added | |
| 12 | OPUS BK IRVINE CALIF | 2.6% | $54.3m | 1,596,395 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP | 2.0% | $43.0m | 3,279,651 | – | new | |
| 14 | GLOBAL EAGLE ENTMT INC | 2.0% | $42.6m | 5,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 15 | MONEYGRAM INTL INC | 1.5% | $31.4m | 5,130,000 | 0% | held | |
| 16 | KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.3% | $26.7m | 5,719,176 | 4% | added | |
| 17 | CCO CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS | 0.7% | $15.8m | 3,354,390 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | TICC CAPITAL CORP | 0.0% | $284.0k | 59,105 | – | 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.