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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q3 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-09-30, filed 2018-10-30

Kahn Brothers disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $651.2m in its Q3 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is CITIGROUP at 10.2% of the reported book, followed by BP and MERCK. Versus Q2 2018 it opened 0 new positions, added to 6, reduced 15 and exited 0.

$651m
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.
77.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
14
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 2018: 0 new, 6 added, 15 reduced, 0 exited

31 rows
CITIGROUP no ticker–10.2%$66.6m929,043−1.1%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy9.9%$64.7m1.40m+1.0%added
MERCK no ticker–9.7%$62.9m886,740−1.2%reduced
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services8.2%$53.7m1.27m+1.1%added
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology8.0%$52.0m4.57m−0.8%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–7.7%$49.9m1.24m+0.4%held
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services7.5%$48.7m4.55m−1.4%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–6.3%$41.0m3.95m+29%added
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services5.1%$33.4m1.44m−20%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.4%$28.8m7,7740.0%held
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–3.6%$23.7m578,085−5.4%reduced
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.6%$23.7m537,309−1.8%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.6%$23.4m1.37m−1.1%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–3.0%$19.7m3.79m+4.3%added
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.9%$18.7m2.20m+21%added
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–2.3%$15.0m683,635−20%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.9%$5.9m964,384−0.4%held
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–0.5%$3.4m636,535−0.4%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.4%$2.8m74,742−0.5%held
RFL RAFAEL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.4%$2.7m318,224−0.4%held
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.3%$2.1m395,877−0.6%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$2.0m23,2100.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.4m16,722−1.3%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.2%$1.2m19,9500.0%held
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$1.1m48,9000.0%held
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.1%$711k24,127−7.7%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.08%$515k38,2060.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$507k4,148−18%reduced
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.07%$425k12,667+0.7%added
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.04%$272k136,863−0.6%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.01%$60.9k1,720−81%reduced

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.3%
  • Financial Services16.1%
  • Energy13.6%
  • Technology8.0%
  • Communication Services5.1%
  • Industrials4.4%
  • Healthcare4.1%
  • Real Estate1.3%

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