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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q3 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-09-30, filed 2014-11-06

Kahn Brothers disclosed 44 US equity positions worth $614.8m in its Q3 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is MERCK at 10.7% of the reported book, followed by CITIGROUP and PFE. Versus Q2 2014 it opened 1 new position, added to 4, reduced 26 and exited 0.

$615m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
44
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
73.2%
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 Q2 2014: 1 new, 4 added, 26 reduced, 0 exited

44 rows
MERCK no ticker–10.7%$65.8m1.11m−1.0%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.4%$63.7m1.23m−11%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare9.5%$58.7m1.99m−6.6%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–9.1%$55.9m3.52m−5.4%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.1%$49.7m4.43m−1.9%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–6.1%$37.5m1.54m0.0%held
BP PLC no ticker–6.0%$37.1m844,455−6.8%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services4.9%$30.3m2.12m−6.5%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.6%$28.5m10,660−6.2%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–3.7%$22.6m3.73m−1.2%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services3.5%$21.5m2.34m−7.3%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.3%$20.4m626,254−31%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.9%$18.0m1.94m−6.1%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–2.9%$17.8m1.39m−0.6%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services2.6%$15.9m899,585−1.4%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology2.5%$15.5m1.56m−6.8%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.7%$10.6m656,945−1.2%reduced
SLM CORP no ticker–1.3%$7.7m897,925−1.5%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.2%$7.2m1.20m0.0%held
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–0.8%$5.2m331,502−0.8%reduced
GENIE ELECTRIC no ticker–0.7%$4.2m595,318−9.1%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.5%$2.9m30,368+15%added
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–0.4%$2.3m51,000–new
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.7m17,6840.0%held
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.3%$1.6m68,606−2.7%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.4m26,435+9.0%added
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.4m27,6500.0%held
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.4m7,258+123%added
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.1m138,0450.0%held
MONSANTO no ticker–0.2%$1000k8,8880.0%held
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.2%$933k54,749−1.3%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$762k6,3880.0%held
CTM MEDIA CL A no ticker–0.1%$751k10,284−0.6%reduced
PHI INC NON-VOTING no ticker–0.1%$625k15,200−46%reduced
U S G CORP no ticker–0.08%$522k19,0000.0%held
ASTEC INDUS no ticker–0.07%$438k12,0000.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.07%$434k12,324−22%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.06%$384k15,0000.0%held
QUESTAR CORP no ticker–0.06%$356k15,9500.0%held
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials0.06%$343k900−5.3%reduced
FL8 FLUSHING FINL CORP–0.05%$284k15,519+53%added
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.04%$219k17,6850.0%held
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.03%$208k15,573−16%reduced
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$109k10,0000.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified58.3%
  • Financial Services11.0%
  • Healthcare10.2%
  • Communication Services8.3%
  • Industrials4.7%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Technology2.7%
  • Real Estate1.2%
  • Basic Materials0.06%

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