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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q4 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-12-31, filed 2016-02-08

Kahn Brothers disclosed 38 US equity positions worth $559.7m in its Q4 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 10.4% of the reported book, followed by MERCK and NYT. Versus Q3 2015 it opened 0 new positions, added to 12, reduced 17 and exited 0.

$560m
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.
10.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.2%
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 Q3 2015: 0 new, 12 added, 17 reduced, 0 exited

38 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.4%$58.2m1.12m0.0%held
MERCK no ticker–9.5%$53.4m1.01m+0.5%held
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services9.4%$52.7m3.93m−0.2%held
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–9.3%$52.2m1.35m+0.6%added
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare9.1%$50.7m1.57m−6.1%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–8.0%$44.9m2.75m−0.6%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology6.3%$35.3m3.80m+5.3%added
BP PLC no ticker–6.1%$34.1m1.09m+6.3%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services5.1%$28.6m4.41m−1.7%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.9%$27.5m9,509+8.6%added
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–3.8%$21.1m3.65m+0.9%added
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.0%$16.6m1.02m−3.3%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy2.9%$16.1m1.07m−1.7%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services2.7%$15.1m809,092−4.3%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–1.7%$9.6m1.83m+13%added
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.2%$6.5m1.06m−9.0%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.0%$5.9m503,161+4.0%added
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.9%$4.9m437,413+4.6%added
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–0.7%$4.2m244,693+4.1%added
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–0.6%$3.4m84,600+47%added
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.5%$2.9m83,870+3.9%added
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.4%$2.4m27,643−3.2%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.4%$2.2m191,421−6.2%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.9m28,050−2.6%reduced
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.2%$1.4m125,729−3.7%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.4m17,434−1.4%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.2m20,545−1.0%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$985k7,1580.0%held
MONSANTO no ticker–0.1%$805k8,172−1.5%reduced
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.1%$751k28,599+0.8%added
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.1%$669k39,774−9.6%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.08%$467k15,0000.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$440k4,8880.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.07%$401k11,660−1.0%reduced
SLM CORP no ticker–0.06%$349k53,600−10%reduced
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.05%$280k17,6850.0%held
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.03%$180k13,6680.0%held
VOLVO no ticker–0.02%$93.8k10,0000.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified56.7%
  • Healthcare9.8%
  • Communication Services9.6%
  • Financial Services8.2%
  • Technology6.5%
  • Industrials5.0%
  • Energy3.0%
  • Real Estate1.2%

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