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Central Securities Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.34B
1-Year Est. Return 21.03%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.87%
1 Year Est. Return
+21.03%
3 Year Est. Return
+90.21%
5 Year Est. Return
+119.22%
10 Year Est. Return
+520.19%
AUM
$584M
AUM Growth
+$24.5M
Cap. Flow
-$1.12M
Cap. Flow %
-0.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.18%
Holding
40
New
–
Increased
2
Reduced
3
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HES
Hess
HES
+$10.2M
2
RBBN icon
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
+$1.83M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OXY icon
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
+$7.48M
2
MUR icon
Murphy Oil
MUR
+$4.24M
3
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
+$1.21M
4
BRC icon
Brady Corp
BRC
+$170K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.71%
2 Financials 23.13%
3 Healthcare 21.71%
4 Industrials 6.48%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TIF
26
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$9.18M 1.57%
100,000
– –
RBBN icon
27
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$309M
$9.15M 1.57%
1,195,500
+255,500
+27% +$1.83M
ECPG icon
28
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.05B
$8.86M 1.52%
200,000
– –
PGR icon
29
Progressive
PGR
$122B
$7.75M 1.33%
160,000
– –
MSFT icon
30
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.78T
$7.45M 1.28%
100,000
– –
GE icon
31
GE Aerospace
GE
$330B
$7.42M 1.27%
64,059
– –
LBTYK icon
32
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.11B
$6.87M 1.18%
210,000
– –
LILAK icon
33
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.64B
$4.66M 0.8%
233,640
– –
WYNN icon
34
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$8.29B
$4.47M 0.77%
30,000
– –
KNSL icon
35
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$7.4B
$4.32M 0.74%
100,000
– –
BRK.A icon
36
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.08T
$2.75M 0.47%
10
– –
FCX icon
37
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$103B
$2.11M 0.36%
150,000
– –
KW
38
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$2.04M 0.35%
110,000
– –
MUR icon
39
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.25B
$1.62M 0.28%
61,000
-169,000
-73% -$4.24M
OXY icon
40
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$56.1B
– –
-125,000
Closed -$7.48M
1
2

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Central Securities's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Central Securities held 40 positions worth $584M, up 4.4% from $559M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2017: portfolio turnover was 2.5%. Central Securities opened no new positions and exited 1, leaving the 40-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • Central Securities added most to Hess in Q3 2017, an estimated $10.2M increase.
  • Central Securities's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Murphy Oil, cutting an estimated $4.24M.
  • Central Securities fully exited Occidental Petroleum in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $7.48M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $584M portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Central Securities opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2017.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $584M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 9 Nov 2017.