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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
+2.17%
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
$665M
AUM Growth
+$8.98M
Cap. Flow
-$2.48M
Cap. Flow %
-0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.6%
Holding
35
New
–
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$6.32M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$3.09M
3
RYN icon
Rayonier
RYN
+$2.82M
4
SGU icon
Star Group
SGU
+$803K
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$659K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$10.2M
2
KEYS icon
Keysight
KEYS
+$2.32M
3
BRC icon
Brady Corp
BRC
+$1.52M
4
RBBN icon
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
+$733K
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$688K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 29.86%
2 Financials 26.32%
3 Healthcare 15.56%
4 Energy 7.28%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TPH
26
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$10.5M 1.58%
700,000
– –
KNSL icon
27
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$7.4B
$10.3M 1.55%
100,000
– –
TIF
28
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$10.2M 1.53%
110,000
+70,000
+175% +$6.32M
SCHW
29
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$170B
$8.78M 1.32%
210,000
– –
RBBN icon
30
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$309M
$7.29M 1.1%
1,247,488
-139,612
-10% -$733K
SGU icon
31
Star Group
SGU
$419M
$6.1M 0.92%
643,898
+83,806
+15% +$803K
LBTYK icon
32
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.11B
$5M 0.75%
210,000
– –
LILAK icon
33
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.64B
$3.42M 0.51%
233,640
– –
WYNN icon
34
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$8.29B
$3.26M 0.49%
30,000
– –
Y
35
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
– –
-15,000
Closed -$10.2M
1
2

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Central Securities's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Central Securities held 35 positions worth $665M, up 1.4% from $656M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 54% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2019: portfolio turnover was 2.9%. Central Securities opened no new positions and exited 1, leaving the 35-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • Central Securities added most to Tiffany & Co. in Q3 2019, an estimated $6.32M increase.
  • Central Securities's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Keysight, cutting an estimated $2.32M.
  • Central Securities fully exited Alleghany Corp in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $10.2M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 54% of its $665M portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Central Securities opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2019.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value rose 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $665M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 12 Nov 2019.