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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q1 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-03-31, filed 2017-05-08

Kahn Brothers disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $581.4m in its Q1 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 11.1% of the reported book, followed by MERCK and NYT. Versus Q4 2016 it opened 1 new position, added to 7, reduced 12 and exited 1.

$581m
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.
11.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.4%
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 Q4 2016: 1 new, 7 added, 12 reduced, 1 exited

35 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–11.1%$64.8m1.08m−0.5%held
MERCK no ticker–10.3%$59.7m940,119−1.3%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services9.2%$53.2m3.70m−0.8%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy8.2%$47.5m1.38m+5.0%added
GSK PLC no ticker–7.6%$44.3m1.05m+26%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–6.7%$39.1m918,399−23%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services6.4%$37.5m4.43m+1.3%added
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology6.0%$35.1m4.53m+3.9%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials6.0%$34.7m8,333−0.4%held
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–4.9%$28.4m2.03m−9.0%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.9%$22.8m667,633−22%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.9%$22.7m933,606−4.8%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.8%$21.8m920,779−9.0%reduced
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services2.5%$14.3m385,130–new
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.3%$13.2m1.92m−0.3%held
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–1.6%$9.2m1.76m+1.0%added
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.3%$7.7m212,806−0.3%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–0.9%$5.2m407,524−12%reduced
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.7%$3.9m78,360−0.4%held
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.5%$2.9m404,201−0.3%held
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.4%$2.1m27,911+3.1%added
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.3%$2.0m135,493−26%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.3%$1.6m28,5830.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.4m17,3340.0%held
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.2%$1.0m5,783−1.7%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$983k48,0000.0%held
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.1%$864k1.06m+0.1%held
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.1%$652k27,6240.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.1%$624k27,017+65%added
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.08%$479k155,953−0.2%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$467k4,3480.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.08%$447k15,0000.0%held
MONSANTO no ticker–0.06%$362k3,196−52%reduced
ASTORIA FINL CORP no ticker–0.04%$229k11,1850.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.04%$205k4,944−3.0%reduced

Exited since Q4 2016

1 row
SLM CORP no ticker0.08%$491k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified52.1%
  • Energy12.1%
  • Financial Services9.5%
  • Communication Services9.3%
  • Technology6.2%
  • Industrials6.1%
  • Healthcare4.6%
  • Real Estate0.1%

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