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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q4 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-12-31, filed 2015-02-03

Kahn Brothers disclosed 44 US equity positions worth $580.2m in its Q4 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 11.1% of the reported book, followed by MERCK and PFE. Versus Q3 2014 it opened 0 new positions, added to 5, reduced 29 and exited 0.

$580m
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.
11.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.8%
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 Q3 2014: 0 new, 5 added, 29 reduced, 0 exited

44 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–11.1%$64.4m1.19m−3.1%reduced
MERCK no ticker–10.3%$59.8m1.05m−5.1%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare10.1%$58.7m1.88m−5.1%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services9.4%$54.6m4.13m−6.7%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–9.3%$54.1m3.38m−4.1%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials7.1%$41.2m9,811−8.0%reduced
BP PLC no ticker–5.7%$33.1m867,505+2.7%added
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services5.0%$28.7m1.96m−7.3%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology3.5%$20.3m1.85m+19%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services3.3%$18.9m1.98m−15%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.2%$18.5m1.28m−7.6%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services3.2%$18.4m849,483−5.6%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.6%$14.9m1.70m−12%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy2.5%$14.8m890,609+42%added
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.4%$14.0m2.94m−21%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–2.0%$11.8m1.42m−7.8%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.8%$10.7m527,876−20%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.4%$8.1m1.16m−3.2%reduced
SLM CORP no ticker–1.2%$7.2m711,411−21%reduced
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–0.9%$5.1m266,604−20%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.5%$2.9m30,968+2.0%added
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.5%$2.8m458,914−23%reduced
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–0.4%$2.2m51,0000.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.7m28,400+2.7%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.6m17,6840.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.3%$1.5m25,497−3.5%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.1m7,158−1.4%reduced
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.1m134,045−2.9%reduced
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.2%$1.1m50,502−26%reduced
MONSANTO no ticker–0.2%$1.1m8,8880.0%held
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.2%$914k51,097−6.7%reduced
CTM MEDIA CL A no ticker–0.1%$710k8,356−19%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$672k5,988−6.3%reduced
U S G CORP no ticker–0.09%$532k19,0000.0%held
ASTEC INDUS no ticker–0.08%$471k12,0000.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.07%$404k12,040−2.3%reduced
QUESTAR CORP no ticker–0.07%$403k15,9500.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.07%$379k15,0000.0%held
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials0.06%$355k880−2.2%reduced
FL8 FLUSHING FINL CORP–0.05%$315k15,5190.0%held
PHI INC NON-VOTING no ticker–0.04%$243k6,500−57%reduced
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.04%$236k17,6850.0%held
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.04%$211k15,200−2.4%reduced
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$108k10,0000.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified53.0%
  • Financial Services11.4%
  • Healthcare10.9%
  • Communication Services9.7%
  • Industrials7.2%
  • Technology3.7%
  • Energy2.7%
  • Real Estate1.4%
  • 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