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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q3 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-09-30, filed 2015-11-09

Kahn Brothers disclosed 38 US equity positions worth $540.2m in its Q3 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 10.3% of the reported book, followed by HO1 and PFE. Versus Q2 2015 it opened 1 new position, added to 8, reduced 16 and exited 3.

$540m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
38
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.8%
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 Q2 2015: 1 new, 8 added, 16 reduced, 3 exited

38 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.3%$55.7m1.12m−0.3%held
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–9.7%$52.5m1.34m−1.3%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare9.7%$52.5m1.67m−5.9%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–9.3%$50.0m2.77m−9.4%reduced
MERCK no ticker–9.2%$49.7m1.01m−1.0%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.6%$46.5m3.93m−0.2%held
BP PLC no ticker–5.8%$31.4m1.03m+12%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services5.0%$27.3m4.49m+30%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.0%$27.0m8,7590.0%held
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology4.1%$22.1m3.61m+9.3%added
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–4.1%$22.0m3.61m+24%added
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–2.9%$15.7m1.06m−0.2%held
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy2.6%$14.3m1.09m+6.7%added
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services2.4%$13.2m845,861−24%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.2%$12.0m1.62m+5.4%added
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.8%$9.5m235,111−1.9%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.4%$7.3m1.17m−0.3%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.3%$6.9m483,996−0.7%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.6%$3.4m418,248−1.1%reduced
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.6%$3.1m80,690–new
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.5%$2.6m28,543+1.4%added
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.4%$2.3m204,161−39%reduced
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–0.4%$2.2m57,500−1.2%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.7m28,8000.0%held
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.3m130,553−1.3%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.3m17,6840.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.2m20,762−5.5%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.0m7,1580.0%held
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.1%$723k28,361−16%reduced
MONSANTO no ticker–0.1%$708k8,298−4.7%reduced
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.1%$685k43,996−6.6%reduced
SLM CORP no ticker–0.08%$441k59,600−41%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.07%$386k4,8880.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.07%$384k11,780+0.6%added
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.07%$378k15,0000.0%held
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.05%$285k17,6850.0%held
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.03%$178k13,6680.0%held
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$95.5k10,0000.0%held

Exited since Q2 2015

3 rows
CTM MEDIA CL A no ticker0.3%$1.9m
NEU NEWMARKET CORP0.07%$386k
FL8 FLUSHING FINL CORP0.03%$198k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified59.3%
  • Healthcare10.5%
  • Communication Services8.8%
  • Financial Services8.0%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Technology4.3%
  • Energy2.7%
  • Real Estate1.4%

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