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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q3 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-09-30, filed 2016-11-01

Kahn Brothers disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $552.1m in its Q3 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is MERCK at 10.8% of the reported book, followed by CITIGROUP and HO1. Versus Q2 2016 it opened 0 new positions, added to 4, reduced 20 and exited 2.

$552m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
35
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.
74.1%
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 Q2 2016: 0 new, 4 added, 20 reduced, 2 exited

35 rows
MERCK no ticker–10.8%$59.8m957,991−0.7%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–9.4%$51.9m1.11m+1.3%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–8.7%$47.9m1.23m−3.3%reduced
BP PLC no ticker–8.3%$45.9m1.30m+4.0%added
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.1%$44.7m3.74m−0.6%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology6.3%$34.7m4.34m+8.2%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services6.1%$33.8m4.35m−0.2%held
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–5.8%$32.1m2.26m−11%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare5.6%$31.2m919,757−20%reduced
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker–5.0%$27.4m632,040+66%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.9%$26.9m8,679−0.3%held
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–4.7%$25.8m3.20m−2.7%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy4.2%$23.4m1.04m−0.6%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.2%$17.7m1.01m−0.3%held
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.9%$10.4m1.06m0.0%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.5%$8.1m468,583−0.9%reduced
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.0%$5.5m213,856−6.4%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–0.9%$5.2m1.73m−0.7%reduced
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.6%$3.3m79,040−0.6%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.5%$2.7m185,0910.0%held
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.4%$2.4m405,701−0.6%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.4%$2.2m27,6430.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.5m28,5830.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.5m17,4340.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.1m17,242−10%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$935k5,883−20%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$846k48,000−2.0%reduced
MONSANTO no ticker–0.1%$708k6,932−2.6%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.10%$535k156,320−0.7%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$447k4,348−4.4%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.08%$444k15,0000.0%held
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker–0.08%$432k27,624−9.4%reduced
SLM CORP no ticker–0.07%$393k52,6500.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.04%$207k5,099−50%reduced
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker–0.03%$163k11,1850.0%held

Exited since Q2 2016

2 rows
LANDMARK SAVINGS BANK no ticker0.04%$210k
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker0.03%$154k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified61.0%
  • Communication Services8.3%
  • Financial Services6.8%
  • Technology6.4%
  • Healthcare6.3%
  • Industrials5.0%
  • Energy4.3%
  • Real Estate1.9%

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