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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q2 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-06-30, filed 2018-08-06

Kahn Brothers disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $628.4m in its Q2 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is BP at 10.1% of the reported book, followed by CITIGROUP and MERCK. Versus Q1 2018 it opened 0 new positions, added to 9, reduced 9 and exited 0.

$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.
10.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
75.3%
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 Q1 2018: 0 new, 9 added, 9 reduced, 0 exited

31 rows
BP BP PLCEnergy10.1%$63.4m1.39m−1.1%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.0%$62.9m939,493−0.9%reduced
MERCK no ticker–8.7%$54.5m897,077−0.8%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–7.9%$49.8m1.24m+0.5%held
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services7.4%$46.5m1.80m−20%reduced
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services7.2%$44.9m1.26m+1.4%added
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology7.1%$44.5m4.61m+3.2%added
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services6.6%$41.7m4.61m−0.3%held
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–5.5%$34.4m3.06m+39%added
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.9%$30.8m7,774−0.2%held
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy4.0%$25.0m1.39m+1.5%added
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–3.9%$24.3m611,027−7.1%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–3.2%$20.0m849,626−2.4%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–3.2%$19.9m1.82m−0.3%held
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.2%$19.8m546,967−0.5%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–3.1%$19.6m3.63m−0.7%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate1.0%$6.3m968,1290.0%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–0.6%$3.6m638,934−0.3%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.5%$3.2m75,112−0.4%held
RFL RAFAEL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.5%$2.9m319,422−0.3%held
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.3%$2.0m398,276−0.5%held
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$1.8m23,210+5.5%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.4m16,9340.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.1m19,950+1.0%added
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$974k48,900+1.9%added
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.1%$737k26,1270.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$638k5,0480.0%held
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.08%$518k137,661−0.4%held
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.08%$498k38,206−2.4%reduced
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.06%$404k12,584+11%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.05%$303k9,224+3.4%added

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.2%
  • Energy14.2%
  • Financial Services14.1%
  • Communication Services7.5%
  • Technology7.1%
  • Industrials4.9%
  • Healthcare3.6%
  • Real Estate1.5%

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