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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q4 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-12-31, filed 2018-01-25

Kahn Brothers disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $636.6m in its Q4 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 11.5% of the reported book, followed by BP and NYT. Versus Q3 2017 it opened 0 new positions, added to 11, reduced 10 and exited 3.

$637m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
31
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
73.1%
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 2017: 0 new, 11 added, 10 reduced, 3 exited

31 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–11.5%$73.1m981,898−2.3%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy9.3%$59.1m1.41m0.0%held
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.4%$53.8m2.91m−6.6%reduced
MERCK no ticker–8.1%$51.7m919,209+0.1%held
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology8.0%$50.8m4.55m+2.5%added
GSK PLC no ticker–6.3%$40.4m1.14m+12%added
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services5.7%$36.0m1.06m+18%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.4%$34.6m7,839−0.6%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services5.3%$33.6m4.59m+5.8%added
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy5.0%$32.0m1.39m+8.2%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–4.6%$29.6m691,667−5.5%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–3.9%$24.7m1.90m−2.7%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–3.7%$23.3m1.86m−6.6%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.4%$21.9m891,749−3.3%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–3.2%$20.6m3.68m+0.7%added
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.2%$20.1m554,606−0.5%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–1.1%$6.8m642,376+19%added
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.1%$6.7m968,1290.0%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.6%$3.6m78,578+0.1%held
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker–0.5%$3.3m17,950−68%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.4%$2.2m26,610+1.8%added
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.3%$1.8m406,052+0.1%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.4m17,034+1.5%added
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.2m19,0500.0%held
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$1.0m48,0000.0%held
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.1%$815k27,623+36%added
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.1%$711k53,316+2.6%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$507k4,0480.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.06%$409k10,5260.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.06%$385k9,604−50%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.06%$382k138,807−0.1%held

Exited since Q3 2017

3 rows
ASTORIA FINL CORP no ticker0.04%$240k
MONSANTO no ticker0.03%$214k
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS0.0%$7.3k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.6%
  • Energy14.4%
  • Financial Services11.3%
  • Communication Services8.5%
  • Technology8.0%
  • Industrials5.4%
  • Healthcare3.7%
  • Real Estate1.1%

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