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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q4 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-12-31, filed 2017-01-31

Kahn Brothers disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $592.1m in its Q4 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 10.9% of the reported book, followed by MERCK and NYT. Versus Q3 2016 it opened 5 new positions, added to 2, reduced 15 and exited 5.

$592m
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.
10.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
75.1%
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 Q3 2016: 5 new, 2 added, 15 reduced, 5 exited

35 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.9%$64.7m1.09m−1.8%reduced
MERCK no ticker–9.5%$56.1m952,741−0.5%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.4%$49.6m3.73m−0.2%held
BP BP PLCEnergy8.3%$49.0m1.31m–new
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–8.1%$48.0m1.20m−3.0%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services7.9%$46.7m4.37m+0.5%added
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–6.0%$35.5m2.23m−1.2%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.6%$33.1m8,370−3.6%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–5.4%$32.1m833,315–new
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology5.1%$30.0m4.36m+0.3%held
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare4.7%$27.9m860,290−6.5%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy4.5%$26.4m980,351−6.2%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–4.0%$23.7m1.01m0.0%held
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.4%$14.2m1.92m−40%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.7%$9.8m1.06m0.0%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.4%$8.6m461,917−1.4%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–1.4%$8.2m1.75m+1.0%added
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.2%$7.2m213,356−0.2%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.7%$3.9m78,660−0.5%held
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.5%$3.0m182,391−1.5%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.4%$2.3m405,301−0.1%held
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$2.0m27,071−2.1%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.7m28,5830.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.3%$1.6m17,334−0.6%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.2%$1.1m16,330−5.3%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$977k5,8830.0%held
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$912k48,0000.0%held
MONSANTO no ticker–0.1%$704k6,692−3.5%reduced
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.1%$610k27,624–new
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.09%$512k4,3480.0%held
SLM CORP no ticker–0.08%$491k44,550−15%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.08%$489k156,3200.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.08%$474k15,0000.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.04%$217k5,099–new
ASTORIA FINL CORP no ticker–0.04%$209k11,185–new

Exited since Q3 2016

5 rows
BP PLC no ticker8.3%$45.9m
GLAXOSMITHKLINE no ticker5.0%$27.4m
BANK OF AMERICA no ticker0.08%$432k
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker0.04%$207k
ASTORIA FINANCIAL no ticker0.03%$163k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified52.1%
  • Energy12.8%
  • Financial Services8.7%
  • Communication Services8.6%
  • Industrials5.7%
  • Healthcare5.3%
  • Technology5.2%
  • Real Estate1.7%

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