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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q2 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-06-30, filed 2015-07-28

Kahn Brothers disclosed 40 US equity positions worth $593.0m in its Q2 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 10.5% of the reported book, followed by PFE and MERCK. Versus Q1 2015 it opened 0 new positions, added to 7, reduced 23 and exited 2.

$593m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
40
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.5%
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 Q1 2015: 0 new, 7 added, 23 reduced, 2 exited

40 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.5%$62.3m1.13m−0.4%held
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare10.0%$59.5m1.77m−2.0%reduced
MERCK no ticker–9.8%$57.9m1.02m−1.3%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–9.5%$56.2m3.06m−5.5%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services9.1%$53.8m3.94m−1.5%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–8.7%$51.8m1.36m−1.3%reduced
BP PLC no ticker–6.1%$36.5m912,326+0.6%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.3%$31.5m8,759−2.1%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology4.6%$27.0m3.30m+40%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services3.5%$20.8m3.46m+76%added
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.2%$19.2m1.02m+4.1%added
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services2.9%$17.4m1.12m−40%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–2.6%$15.6m1.06m−1.1%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.4%$14.1m2.92m0.0%held
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.1%$12.7m1.53m−1.7%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.6%$9.2m1.17m+1.5%added
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.5%$8.8m487,648−1.6%reduced
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.3%$7.9m239,784−4.2%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services1.0%$6.1m335,534−45%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.7%$4.4m422,705−1.2%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.5%$2.8m28,143−9.1%reduced
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–0.4%$2.4m58,2000.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.9m28,800+1.4%added
CTM MEDIA CL A no ticker–0.3%$1.9m7,839−1.0%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.5m17,6840.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.3m21,962−10%reduced
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.2m132,3330.0%held
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.2m7,1580.0%held
SLM CORP no ticker–0.2%$998k101,130−36%reduced
MONSANTO no ticker–0.2%$928k8,7040.0%held
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.1%$821k33,826+0.6%added
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.1%$802k47,102−5.6%reduced
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.1%$611k11,710−1.5%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$472k4,888−18%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.07%$399k15,0000.0%held
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials0.07%$386k870−1.1%reduced
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.04%$244k17,6850.0%held
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.03%$205k13,668−5.9%reduced
FL8 FLUSHING FINL CORP–0.03%$198k9,445−39%reduced
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$124k10,0000.0%held

Exited since Q1 2015

2 rows
QUESTAR CORP no ticker0.06%$381k
ASTEC INDUS no ticker0.04%$214k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified57.3%
  • Healthcare10.8%
  • Communication Services9.3%
  • Financial Services7.5%
  • Industrials5.4%
  • Technology4.8%
  • Energy3.3%
  • Real Estate1.6%
  • 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