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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q4 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-12-31, filed 2020-01-27

Kahn Brothers disclosed 47 US equity positions worth $824.7m in its Q4 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is MERCK at 11.4% of the reported book, followed by CITIGROUP and AGO. Versus Q3 2019 it opened 0 new positions, added to 5, reduced 27 and exited 1.

$825m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
47
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
80.0%
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 Q3 2019: 0 new, 5 added, 27 reduced, 1 exited

47 rows
MERCK no ticker–11.4%$94.4m1.04m−49%reduced
CITIGROUP no ticker–9.8%$80.5m1.01m−5.1%reduced
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services9.1%$74.8m1.53m−3.1%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–9.0%$74.6m1.59m−2.0%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare8.2%$67.6m1.05m−1.8%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–7.8%$64.6m5.38m−3.0%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy7.4%$61.3m1.62m−3.1%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials6.6%$54.5m12,832−2.9%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services6.1%$50.2m5.40m−3.4%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology4.5%$37.3m5.81m+2.7%added
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare3.8%$31.7m809,784−0.2%held
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy3.3%$27.2m2.59m−4.2%reduced
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–2.2%$18.1m2.11m−4.1%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–2.0%$16.8m3.85m−5.5%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–1.9%$15.4m294,571−4.9%reduced
NYT NEW YORK TIMES COCommunication Services1.2%$10.0m310,174−9.0%reduced
STL STERLING BANCORP DEL–1.0%$8.0m378,728−19%reduced
RFL RAFAEL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.9%$7.7m430,603−0.9%reduced
IDT CORP CL B no ticker–0.6%$5.0m697,902−1.2%reduced
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.6%$4.8m1.60m−0.5%reduced
GENIE ENERGY no ticker–0.4%$3.5m448,591−3.5%reduced
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$2.4m25,7730.0%held
VRAYQ VIEWRAY INCHealthcare0.3%$2.3m533,550+57%added
FIRST NATL BK OF ALASKA no ticker–0.2%$1.7m6,8100.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.3m19,1200.0%held
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services0.1%$1.2m19,645−9.7%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.09%$747k3,3000.0%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.09%$728k96,405−0.9%reduced
AMERICAN TEL & TEL no ticker–0.09%$713k18,253−0.8%reduced
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.08%$626k17,7630.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.06%$527k4,3760.0%held
SB ONE BANCORP no ticker–0.06%$505k20,2450.0%held
OBT ORANGE CNTY BANCORP INC–0.06%$482k16,4000.0%held
HOPE HOPE BANCORP INCFinancial Services0.06%$474k31,9200.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.05%$400k8,888+30%added
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.04%$346k13,680+6.9%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.04%$300k1,023+105%added
GBCI GLACIER BANCORP INC NEWFinancial Services0.03%$288k6,265−57%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$287k2,1000.0%held
ALC ALCON INCHealthcare0.03%$269k4,756−2.5%reduced
COAL CREEK MINING no ticker–0.03%$268k813−17%reduced
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.03%$254k164,784−3.1%reduced
KEY KEYCORPFinancial Services0.03%$231k11,392−7.7%reduced
PEYTO EXP & DEV no ticker–0.01%$103k35,0000.0%held
CREW ENERGY no ticker–0.01%$80.7k189,5000.0%held
LWAY LIFEWAY FOODS INCConsumer Defensive0.0%$19.9k10,0000.0%held
VHIUSD VALHI INC NEW–0.0%$19.4k10,3680.0%held

Exited since Q3 2019

1 row
ED CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC0.02%$158k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified47.0%
  • Financial Services15.4%
  • Healthcare12.6%
  • Energy10.8%
  • Industrials6.6%
  • Technology4.6%
  • Real Estate1.5%
  • Communication Services1.4%
  • Consumer Defensive0.04%

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