Abrams Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2016
Holdings as of December 31, 2016 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Abrams Capital Management disclosed 19 US equity positions worth $2.7bn in its Q4 2016 13F filing. The largest position was WU at 17.2% of the reported book, followed by BEN and MSFT. Against the Q3 2016 filing, it opened 5 new positions, added to 2 and reduced 0 among the top 19 holdings.
What did Abrams Capital Management own in Q4 2016? Top 19 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WU WESTERN UN CO | Financial Services | 17.2% | $469.3m | 21,608,707 | 0% | held |
| 2 | BEN FRANKLIN RES INC | Financial Services | 11.5% | $314.5m | 7,945,023 | 0% | held |
| 3 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 11.4% | $309.5m | 4,980,000 | 0% | held |
| 4 | TIME WARNER INC | 10.8% | $294.4m | 3,050,000 | – | new | |
| 5 | MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE INC | 8.0% | $217.6m | 11,255,323 | 0% | held | |
| 6 | WFC WELLS FARGO & CO NEW | Financial Services | 6.8% | $184.2m | 3,342,343 | 21% | added |
| 7 | NORTHSTAR ASSET MGMT GROUP I | 6.0% | $162.8m | 10,908,145 | 0% | held | |
| 8 | WTW WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUB LTD | Financial Services | 5.3% | $144.7m | 1,183,287 | – | new |
| 9 | BARNES & NOBLE INC | 4.3% | $116.2m | 10,418,775 | 0% | held | |
| 10 | BARNES & NOBLE ED INC | 3.7% | $100.6m | 8,771,492 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | VIMPELCOM LTD | 2.7% | $72.3m | 18,770,950 | 0% | held | |
| 12 | QUALITY CARE PPTYS INC | 2.5% | $69.1m | 4,459,185 | – | new | |
| 13 | OCH ZIFF CAP MGMT GROUP | 2.3% | $62.7m | 18,949,992 | 11% | added | |
| 14 | MONEYGRAM INTL INC | 2.2% | $60.6m | 5,130,000 | 0% | held | |
| 15 | UHAL AMERCO | Industrials | 1.4% | $38.0m | 102,860 | – | new |
| 16 | KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.2% | $33.5m | 5,719,176 | 0% | held | |
| 17 | GLOBAL EAGLE ENTMT INC | 1.2% | $32.3m | 5,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | SYNGENTA AG | 0.9% | $24.9m | 315,024 | – | new | |
| 19 | CCO CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS | 0.6% | $16.9m | 3,354,390 | 0% | held |
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.