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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q1 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-03-31, filed 2019-05-06

Kahn Brothers disclosed 32 US equity positions worth $640.0m in its Q1 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is MERCK at 10.8% of the reported book, followed by BP and CITIGROUP. Versus Q4 2018 it opened 1 new position, added to 3, reduced 22 and exited 0.

$640m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
32
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.8%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.2%
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 2018: 1 new, 3 added, 22 reduced, 0 exited

32 rows
MERCK no ticker–10.8%$69.1m831,385−5.4%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy9.4%$59.9m1.37m−2.0%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–8.9%$57.3m920,627−2.8%reduced
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services8.6%$55.1m1.24m−1.7%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–8.3%$53.3m1.28m+1.2%added
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–7.7%$49.6m4.29m−0.9%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology7.2%$46.0m4.56m−0.5%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services6.6%$42.0m4.41m−2.6%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials4.9%$31.4m7,325−4.7%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare3.8%$24.1m504,350+2428%added
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.7%$24.0m1.71m+6.3%added
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.5%$22.7m533,589−0.2%held
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services3.5%$22.1m672,512−45%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.9%$18.5m1.88m−1.2%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–2.6%$16.5m340,444−38%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.6%$16.3m3.54m−2.2%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–1.3%$8.4m452,549−24%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–0.7%$4.2m631,154−0.6%reduced
RFL RAFAEL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.6%$3.9m312,035−1.7%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.6%$3.8m951,7320.0%held
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.5%$3.3m391,274−0.6%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$2.2m22,7440.0%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.3%$1.8m72,722−2.5%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.6m19,574−1.3%reduced
ORI OLD REP INTL CORPFinancial Services0.2%$1.0m48,9000.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$511k4,1480.0%held
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.06%$395k12,587−0.4%held
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.05%$334k12,098−48%reduced
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.05%$295k25,456−33%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.04%$236k132,738−2.7%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.01%$65.8k1,664−3.3%reduced
CREW ENERGY no ticker–0.0%$6.3k7,500–new

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.0%
  • Financial Services15.4%
  • Energy13.2%
  • Healthcare7.6%
  • Technology7.2%
  • Industrials4.9%
  • Communication Services3.5%
  • 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