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Central Securities Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.21B
1-Year Est. Return 19.91%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.95%
1 Year Est. Return
+19.91%
3 Year Est. Return
+84.67%
5 Year Est. Return
+118.72%
10 Year Est. Return
+477.44%
AUM
$413M
AUM Growth
+$32.2M
Cap. Flow
+$8.78M
Cap. Flow %
2.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
56.78%
Holding
33
New
2
Increased
7
Reduced
6
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WLY icon
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
+$9.91M
2
CABO icon
Cable One
CABO
+$2.65M
3
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$2.01M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$2.01M
5
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$1.59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
+$4.94M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$3.38M
3
CCJ icon
Cameco
CCJ
+$2.19M
4
RYN icon
Rayonier
RYN
+$1.62M
5
BRC icon
Brady Corp
BRC
+$933K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 27.74%
2 Technology 25.33%
3 Healthcare 16.56%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Communication Services 5.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ECPG icon
26
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$5.82M 1.41%
200,000
– –
CABO icon
27
Cable One
CABO
$213M
$5.2M 1.26%
12,000
+6,000
+100% +$2.65M
MUR icon
28
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$5.16M 1.25%
230,000
– –
PGR icon
29
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$4.77M 1.15%
150,000
+50,000
+50% +$1.59M
RBBN icon
30
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$354M
$3.56M 0.86%
500,000
-100,000
-17% -$671K
BRK.A icon
31
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.07T
$1.98M 0.48%
+10
New +$2.01M
FCX icon
32
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$90B
$1.02M 0.25%
150,000
-50,000
-25% -$476K
CCJ icon
33
Cameco
CCJ
$38.3B
– –
-180,000
Closed -$2.19M
1
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Central Securities's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Central Securities held 33 positions worth $413M, up 8.5% from $381M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 57% of the portfolio.

Central Securities's Q4 2015 filing shows 2 new, 7 increased, 6 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was John Wiley & Sons Class A: 200,000 shares worth $9.01M. The largest sale was Coherent Inc, an estimated $4.94M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • Central Securities's largest Q4 2015 buy was John Wiley & Sons Class A: 200,000 shares worth $9.01M.
  • Central Securities added most to Cable One in Q4 2015, an estimated $2.65M increase.
  • Central Securities's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Coherent Inc, cutting an estimated $4.94M.
  • Central Securities fully exited Cameco in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $2.19M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 57% of its $413M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Central Securities opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2015.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $413M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 11 Feb 2016.