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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q1 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-03-31, filed 2018-05-01

Kahn Brothers disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $627.7m in its Q1 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 10.2% of the reported book, followed by BP and NYT. Versus Q4 2017 it opened 1 new position, added to 7, reduced 18 and exited 1.

$628m
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.
10.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
75.5%
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 2017: 1 new, 7 added, 18 reduced, 1 exited

31 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.2%$64.0m948,482−3.4%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy9.1%$57.0m1.41m−0.1%held
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services8.7%$54.4m2.26m−22%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology8.2%$51.3m4.46m−1.9%reduced
MERCK no ticker–7.8%$49.3m904,387−1.6%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–7.7%$48.1m1.23m+8.0%added
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services7.2%$44.9m1.24m+17%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services6.8%$42.8m4.63m+0.8%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.3%$33.2m7,789−0.6%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–4.6%$28.7m2.20m+16%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–3.9%$24.6m657,997−4.9%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.8%$23.9m1.37m−1.9%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–3.6%$22.7m1.82m−1.9%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.1%$19.6m870,635−2.4%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.1%$19.5m549,944−0.8%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.9%$18.1m3.66m−0.5%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.0%$6.3m968,1290.0%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–0.6%$4.0m640,743−0.3%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.5%$3.4m75,408−4.0%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.3%$2.0m400,085−1.5%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$1.8m22,010−17%reduced
RFL RAFAEL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.2%$1.6m320,326–new
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.3m16,934−0.6%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.2m19,750+3.7%added
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$1.0m48,0000.0%held
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.1%$784k26,127−5.4%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.09%$576k5,048+25%added
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.08%$514k39,150−27%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.07%$442k138,264−0.4%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.06%$403k11,300+7.4%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.05%$305k8,924−7.1%reduced

Exited since Q4 2017

1 row
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I no ticker0.5%$3.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified45.7%
  • Financial Services14.3%
  • Energy13.0%
  • Communication Services8.7%
  • Technology8.2%
  • Industrials5.3%
  • Healthcare3.6%
  • Real Estate1.2%

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