Abrams Capital Management 13F holdings, Q1 2017
Holdings as of March 31, 2017 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Abrams Capital Management disclosed 17 US equity positions worth $2.6bn in its Q1 2017 13F filing. The largest position was WU at 16.9% of the reported book, followed by BEN and MSFT. Against the Q4 2016 filing, it opened 3 new positions, added to 4 and reduced 0 among the top 17 holdings.
What did Abrams Capital Management own in Q1 2017? Top 17 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WU WESTERN UN CO | Financial Services | 16.9% | $439.7m | 21,608,707 | 0% | held |
| 2 | BEN FRANKLIN RES INC | Financial Services | 12.8% | $334.8m | 7,945,023 | 0% | held |
| 3 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 12.6% | $328.0m | 4,980,000 | 0% | held |
| 4 | TIME WARNER INC | 11.4% | $298.0m | 3,050,000 | 0% | held | |
| 5 | WFC WELLS FARGO & CO NEW | Financial Services | 7.1% | $186.0m | 3,342,343 | 0% | held |
| 6 | WTW WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUB LTD | Financial Services | 5.9% | $154.9m | 1,183,287 | 0% | held |
| 7 | WELBILT INC | 5.7% | $148.0m | 7,541,066 | – | new | |
| 8 | COLONY NORTHSTAR INC | 5.4% | $140.8m | 10,908,145 | – | new | |
| 9 | UHAL AMERCO | Industrials | 3.9% | $102.8m | 269,692 | 162% | added |
| 10 | BARNES & NOBLE INC | 3.7% | $96.4m | 10,418,775 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | QUALITY CARE PPTYS INC | 3.6% | $94.3m | 5,000,000 | 12% | added | |
| 12 | BARNES & NOBLE ED INC | 3.2% | $84.1m | 8,771,492 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | VEON VEON LTD | 2.9% | $76.6m | 18,770,950 | – | new | |
| 14 | OCH ZIFF CAP MGMT GROUP | 1.9% | $50.3m | 22,238,592 | 17% | added | |
| 15 | KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.4% | $35.2m | 5,719,176 | 0% | held | |
| 16 | CCO CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS | 0.8% | $20.3m | 3,354,390 | 0% | held | |
| 17 | GLOBAL EAGLE ENTMT INC | 0.7% | $18.8m | 5,884,041 | 18% | added |
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.