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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q3 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-09-30, filed 2017-11-07

Kahn Brothers disclosed 34 US equity positions worth $654.5m in its Q3 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 11.2% of the reported book, followed by NYT and MERCK. Versus Q2 2017 it opened 0 new positions, added to 8, reduced 19 and exited 0.

$655m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
34
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
72.8%
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 Q2 2017: 0 new, 8 added, 19 reduced, 0 exited

34 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–11.2%$73.1m1.00m−2.1%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services9.3%$61.0m3.11m−9.4%reduced
MERCK no ticker–9.0%$58.8m918,730−1.5%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy8.3%$54.1m1.41m+0.6%added
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology7.6%$49.6m4.44m−1.8%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–6.3%$41.5m1.02m−3.2%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services5.8%$37.7m4.34m−3.3%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.4%$35.5m7,889−4.7%reduced
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services5.2%$34.0m900,835+16%added
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–4.8%$31.2m3.65m+58%added
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy4.1%$26.9m1.29m+39%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–4.1%$26.9m731,816−8.5%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–3.8%$25.2m1.95m−0.5%held
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.5%$22.7m921,840+0.3%held
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.0%$19.9m557,495−3.5%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.4%$15.8m1.99m+0.3%held
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–1.6%$10.1m56,168−68%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.2%$7.6m542,043+1.1%added
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.0%$6.8m968,129−7.7%reduced
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.6%$3.8m78,530+0.9%added
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.4%$2.7m405,719+1.0%added
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$2.2m26,144−0.3%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.4m16,784−2.6%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.2m19,050−2.7%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.1%$945k48,0000.0%held
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.1%$781k51,983−29%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.1%$743k19,318−7.6%reduced
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.08%$514k20,290−27%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.07%$476k4,0480.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.06%$412k10,526+113%added
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.04%$267k138,918−11%reduced
ASTORIA FINL CORP no ticker–0.04%$240k11,1850.0%held
MONSANTO no ticker–0.03%$214k1,782−25%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.0%$7.3k50−98%reduced

Sector mix

  • Unclassified49.2%
  • Energy12.5%
  • Financial Services11.3%
  • Communication Services9.4%
  • Technology7.6%
  • Industrials5.4%
  • Healthcare3.6%
  • Real Estate1.0%

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