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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q2 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-06-30, filed 2014-08-06

Kahn Brothers disclosed 43 US equity positions worth $687.3m in its Q2 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is NYT at 10.0% of the reported book, followed by CITIGROUP and MERCK. Versus Q1 2014 it opened 2 new positions, added to 5, reduced 25 and exited 1.

$687m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
43
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
73.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
15
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
53
Quarters on file since Q2 2013
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q1 2014: 2 new, 5 added, 25 reduced, 1 exited

43 rows
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services10.0%$68.6m4.51m−5.4%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–9.5%$65.2m1.39m+12%added
MERCK no ticker–9.4%$64.8m1.12m−0.7%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare9.0%$62.2m2.12m+0.6%added
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–8.7%$59.5m3.73m−1.4%reduced
BP PLC no ticker–7.0%$47.8m906,415+5.4%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–5.7%$39.1m1.54m−1.0%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services5.0%$34.5m2.27m−17%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.0%$34.3m11,360−1.3%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy4.6%$31.6m903,754−31%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–4.1%$28.5m3.77m–new
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services4.1%$27.9m2.52m−0.7%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.8%$19.4m2.06m−0.9%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology2.5%$17.1m1.67m+271%added
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–2.4%$16.8m1.40m+4.5%added
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services2.4%$16.2m912,085–new
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.7%$11.6m665,144−0.7%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.1%$7.8m1.20m0.0%held
SLM CORP no ticker–1.1%$7.6m911,685−1.9%reduced
GENIE ELECTRIC no ticker–0.8%$5.2m655,127−0.8%reduced
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–0.5%$3.4m334,084−0.7%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$2.4m26,368−6.1%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.8m17,684−2.9%reduced
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.2%$1.4m70,486−2.6%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.3m27,650−6.7%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.3m24,253−1.0%reduced
PHI INC NON-VOTING no ticker–0.2%$1.3m28,2800.0%held
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.2m138,084−5.5%reduced
MONSANTO no ticker–0.2%$1.1m8,888−0.1%held
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.1%$852k55,463−2.7%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$834k6,388−5.9%reduced
CTM MEDIA CL A no ticker–0.1%$701k10,341−0.7%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.09%$591k3,258−0.8%reduced
U S G CORP no ticker–0.08%$572k19,0000.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.08%$562k15,889−2.9%reduced
ASTEC INDUS no ticker–0.08%$527k12,0000.0%held
QUESTAR CORP no ticker–0.06%$396k15,9500.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.06%$394k15,0000.0%held
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials0.05%$373k950−5.0%reduced
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.04%$266k18,5690.0%held
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.03%$238k17,6850.0%held
FL8 FLUSHING FINL CORP–0.03%$208k10,1190.0%held
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$138k10,0000.0%held

Exited since Q1 2014

1 row
NAM TAI ELECTRS INC no ticker3.2%$22.2m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified55.3%
  • Financial Services11.5%
  • Communication Services10.2%
  • Healthcare9.6%
  • Industrials5.0%
  • Energy4.7%
  • Technology2.6%
  • Real Estate1.1%
  • Basic Materials0.05%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (53)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202647$633m
Q1 202647$564m
Q4 202553$565m
Q3 202553$532m
Q2 202550$498m
Q1 202554$494m
Q4 202451$460m
Q3 202452$581m
Q2 202451$595m
Q1 202452$674m
Q4 202342$635m
Q3 202343$641m
Q2 202343$682m
Q1 202345$695m
Q4 202245$760m
Q3 202245$642m
Q2 202245$743m
Q1 202246$788m
Q4 202143$728m
Q3 202143$710m
Q2 202143$698m
Q1 202142$646m
Q4 202042$573m
Q3 202042$528m
Q2 202047$592m
Q1 202048$547m
Q4 201947$825m
Q3 201948$798m
Q2 201944$800m
Q1 201932$640m
Q4 201831$555m
Q3 201831$651m
Q2 201831$628m
Q1 201831$628m
Q4 201731$637m
Q3 201734$655m
Q2 201734$656m
Q1 201735$581m
Q4 201635$592m
Q3 201635$552m
Q2 201637$517m
Q1 201637$534m
Q4 201538$560m
Q3 201538$540m
Q2 201540$593m
Q1 201542$592m
Q4 201444$580m
Q3 201444$615m
Q2 201443$687m
Q1 201442$701m
Q4 201342$581m
Q3 201344$687m
Q2 201347$648m

Where Kahn Brothers was early

8 rows
BB BLACKBERRYQ3 20135 of 1100.5%8.2%42Exited by Q1 2024−55%
STL STERLING BANCORPQ4 20132 of 792.6%4.0%33Exited by Q1 2022+29%
NAVI Navient CorpQ2 20142 of 1162.4%3.2%47Exited by Q1 2026−27%
BP BP PLCQ4 20167 of 1268.3%10.7%39Held at last filing, Q2 2026−1.1%
AGO Assured Guaranty LTD FQ1 20179 of 1002.5%12.6%36Exited by Q1 2026+142%
RFL Rafael Holdings Inc Class BQ1 20183 of 370.2%2.3%34Held at last filing, Q2 2026−31%
OGN Organon & CoQ2 202111 of 1470.3%7.5%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026−55%
HLN Haleon PLCQ3 20222 of 741.4%1.6%16Held at last filing, Q2 2026+53%

Concentration and tenure

11.0%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.0%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
9
Median completed holding, quarters