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Kahn Brothers 13F holdings, Q4 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-12-31, filed 2024-02-13

Kahn Brothers disclosed 42 US equity positions worth $634.8m in its Q4 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is AGO at 11.6% of the reported book, followed by MRK and NYCBEUR. Versus Q3 2023 it opened 1 new position, added to 5, reduced 22 and exited 2.

$635m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
42
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
81.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
13
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 2023: 1 new, 5 added, 22 reduced, 2 exited

42 rows
AGO ASSURED GUARANTY LTDFinancial Services11.6%$73.9m987,372−3.4%reduced
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare10.7%$68.1m624,541−2.2%reduced
NYCBEUR NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC–9.9%$63.0m6.16m−2.1%reduced
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services9.8%$62.2m1.21m−0.5%reduced
BP BP PLCEnergy9.6%$60.7m1.71m−3.4%reduced
GSK PLC no ticker–7.4%$46.7m1.26m−1.8%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare6.7%$42.8m833,916−2.1%reduced
PTEN PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INCEnergy6.0%$37.8m3.50m−3.8%reduced
SEB SEABOARD CORP DELIndustrials5.0%$32.0m8,963−5.4%reduced
VOXXGUSD VOXX INTL CORP–4.8%$30.7m2.88m−0.5%reduced
MBI MBIA INCFinancial Services4.7%$29.6m4.83m+0.4%held
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare4.7%$29.5m1.03m−2.8%reduced
IDT IDT CORPCommunication Services1.9%$11.8m347,092−0.6%reduced
GNE GENIE ENERGY LTDUtilities1.3%$8.3m295,840−0.6%reduced
BAYER AG SPONS ADR no ticker–1.0%$6.6m712,500–new
HLN HALEON PLCHealthcare0.8%$5.3m645,675−37%reduced
WED WEBSTER FINL CORP–0.8%$5.1m101,073−5.0%reduced
BB BLACKBERRY LTDTechnology0.7%$4.4m1.26m−8.9%reduced
HO1 HOLOGIC INC–0.3%$2.0m28,4910.0%held
NVS NOVARTIS AGHealthcare0.3%$1.8m18,063−16%reduced
CSX CSX CORPIndustrials0.3%$1.7m50,320−0.2%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$1.5m15,223−1.4%reduced
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.2%$1.4m40,985+7.6%added
JP MORGAN CHASE no ticker–0.2%$982k5,7740.0%held
FIRST NATL BK OF ALASKA no ticker–0.1%$949k4,7700.0%held
VTRS VIATRIS INCHealthcare0.09%$567k52,356−24%reduced
OGN ORGANON & COHealthcare0.08%$509k35,310−31%reduced
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services0.08%$505k13,397+4.8%added
CREW ENERGY no ticker–0.08%$502k145,7800.0%held
RFL RAFAEL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.08%$498k272,066−0.4%held
NAVI NAVIENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services0.07%$434k23,2860.0%held
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker–0.06%$406k85,530−0.4%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.06%$365k2,448−25%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.05%$323k1,9000.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.05%$293k2,0000.0%held
T AT&T INCCommunication Services0.04%$281k16,737+152%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.04%$281k6,410+2.2%added
ZDGE ZEDGE INC–0.04%$273k115,977−0.4%held
TPHS TRINITY PL HLDGS INCReal Estate0.03%$169k1.52m+2.8%added
PEYTO EXP & DEV no ticker–0.03%$163k17,8070.0%held
LWAY LIFEWAY FOODS INCConsumer Defensive0.02%$134k10,0000.0%held
IDW MEDIA no ticker–0.0%$29.5k66,132−1.8%reduced

Exited since Q3 2023

2 rows
SEI INVESTMENTS no ticker0.06%$398k
VRAYQ VIEWRAY INC0.0%$17.0k

Sector mix

  • Financial Services26.4%
  • Unclassified25.0%
  • Healthcare23.4%
  • Energy15.6%
  • Industrials5.3%
  • Communication Services2.0%
  • Utilities1.3%
  • Technology0.7%
  • Consumer Defensive0.1%
  • Real Estate0.1%

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