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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q2 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-06-30, filed 2016-08-09

Kahn Brothers disclosed 37 US equity positions worth $516.6m in its Q2 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is MERCK at 10.8% of the reported book, followed by CITIGROUP and NYT. Versus Q1 2016 it opened 1 new position, added to 2, reduced 25 and exited 1.

$517m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
37
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.8%
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.
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 Q1 2016: 1 new, 2 added, 25 reduced, 1 exited

37 rows
MERCK no ticker–10.8%$55.6m964,925−2.1%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–9.0%$46.4m1.09m−3.9%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.8%$45.5m3.76m−3.3%reduced
BP PLC no ticker–8.6%$44.5m1.25m0.0%held
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–8.5%$44.1m1.28m−3.7%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare7.9%$40.7m1.16m−20%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–7.4%$38.3m2.55m−6.0%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services5.8%$29.7m4.36m−0.8%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology5.2%$26.9m4.02m+0.5%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.8%$25.0m8,709−7.9%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy4.3%$22.4m1.05m−1.5%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–3.4%$17.7m3.29m−9.5%reduced
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–3.2%$16.5m380,335+188%added
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.1%$15.9m1.02m0.0%held
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.6%$8.2m1.06m−0.3%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.3%$6.7m472,748−5.3%reduced
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.2%$6.3m228,438−6.1%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–0.9%$4.9m1.74m−5.9%reduced
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.5%$2.8m79,530−4.7%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.5%$2.8m408,200−6.1%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.4%$2.3m27,6430.0%held
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.4%$2.2m185,091−1.3%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.4%$2.1m28,5830.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.6m17,4340.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.3m19,210−6.7%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.1m7,3580.0%held
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$945k49,000−78%reduced
MONSANTO no ticker–0.1%$736k7,114−8.1%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.1%$696k157,485–new
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.09%$477k4,548−7.0%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.09%$472k15,0000.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.08%$436k10,101−9.2%reduced
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.08%$405k30,500−22%reduced
SLM CORP no ticker–0.06%$325k52,6500.0%held
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker–0.04%$210k8,307−45%reduced
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.03%$171k11,185−37%reduced
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.03%$154k15,853−71%reduced

Exited since Q1 2016

1 row
KEY KEYCORP0.02%$119k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified59.5%
  • Communication Services9.0%
  • Healthcare8.7%
  • Financial Services6.4%
  • Technology5.4%
  • Industrials4.9%
  • Energy4.4%
  • Real Estate1.6%

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