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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q1 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-03-31, filed 2015-05-06

Kahn Brothers disclosed 42 US equity positions worth $592.1m in its Q1 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is PFE at 10.6% of the reported book, followed by MERCK and CITIGROUP. Versus Q4 2014 it opened 0 new positions, added to 4, reduced 27 and exited 2.

$592m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
42
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
77.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
14
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 Q4 2014: 0 new, 4 added, 27 reduced, 2 exited

42 rows
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare10.6%$63.0m1.81m−3.8%reduced
MERCK no ticker–10.0%$59.2m1.03m−2.2%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–9.8%$58.3m1.13m−5.0%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services9.3%$55.1m4.00m−3.1%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–9.2%$54.2m3.24m−4.1%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–7.7%$45.5m1.38m−3.0%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials6.2%$37.0m8,948−8.8%reduced
BP PLC no ticker–6.0%$35.5m906,887+4.5%added
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services4.7%$28.0m1.87m−4.6%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology3.6%$21.1m2.36m+28%added
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.1%$18.4m979,823+10%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services3.1%$18.2m1.96m−1.0%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–2.4%$14.4m1.07m−16%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.4%$14.3m1.56m−8.3%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services2.1%$12.3m606,580−29%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.0%$11.6m2.91m−1.0%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.5%$8.8m495,670−6.1%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.4%$8.1m1.16m−0.5%reduced
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–0.8%$5.0m250,172−6.2%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.6%$3.4m427,708−6.8%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.5%$3.1m30,9680.0%held
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–0.5%$2.7m58,200+14%added
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.8m28,4000.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.5m17,6840.0%held
SLM CORP no ticker–0.2%$1.5m159,122−78%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.4m24,510−3.9%reduced
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.2m132,333−1.3%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.1m7,1580.0%held
MONSANTO no ticker–0.2%$980k8,704−2.1%reduced
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.1%$858k33,624−33%reduced
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.1%$768k49,877−2.4%reduced
CTM MEDIA CL A no ticker–0.1%$650k7,922−5.2%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$629k5,9880.0%held
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials0.07%$420k8800.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.07%$388k11,883−1.3%reduced
QUESTAR CORP no ticker–0.06%$381k15,9500.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.06%$372k15,0000.0%held
FL8 FLUSHING FINL CORP–0.05%$311k15,5190.0%held
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.04%$229k17,6850.0%held
ASTEC INDUS no ticker–0.04%$214k5,000−58%reduced
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.03%$206k14,524−4.4%reduced
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$121k10,0000.0%held

Exited since Q4 2014

2 rows
U S G CORP no ticker0.09%$532k
PHI INC NON-VOTING no ticker0.04%$243k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified54.4%
  • Healthcare11.5%
  • Financial Services9.9%
  • Communication Services9.5%
  • Industrials6.3%
  • Technology3.8%
  • Energy3.2%
  • Real Estate1.4%
  • Basic Materials0.07%

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