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Central Securities

Central Securities Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.39B Turnover 3.33%
1-Year Est. Return 16.6%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-6.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+16.6%
3 Year Est. Return
+100.88%
5 Year Est. Return
+124.28%
10 Year Est. Return
+481.88%
AUM
$381M
AUM Growth
-$64.3M
Cap. Flow
-$24.9M
Cap. Flow %
-6.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
60.08%
Holding
35
New
3
Increased
2
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Avg Time Held
1.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$4.84M
2
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$3.02M
3
ECPG icon
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
+$2.7M
4
CABO icon
Cable One
CABO
+$2.48M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$1.31M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$10.1M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$8.06M
3
FCX icon
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
+$5.88M
4
TPR icon
Tapestry
TPR
+$5.19M
5
MSI icon
Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$4.41M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 28.67%
2 Technology 26.72%
3 Healthcare 15.93%
4 Industrials 13.02%
5 Real Estate 4.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
INTC icon
1
Intel
INTC
$306B
$33.2M 8.7%
1,100,000
-350,000
-24% -$10.1M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
COHR icon
2
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$32.7M 8.59%
598,198
-58,802
-9% -$3.43M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
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3
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$102B
$23.5M 6.17%
600,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PCP
4
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$23M 6.03%
100,000
– –
2015 Q1
2 quarters
ADI icon
5
Analog Devices
ADI
$191B
$22.6M 5.92%
400,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
COF icon
6
Capital One
COF
$117B
$21M 5.52%
290,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MSI icon
7
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$87.6B
$20.5M 5.39%
300,000
-70,000
-19% -$4.41M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
C icon
8
Citigroup
C
$204B
$19.8M 5.21%
400,000
– –
2013 Q4
7 quarters
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9
Rayonier
RYN
$6.25B
$17M 4.46%
848,601
-33,181
-4% -$718K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
BRC icon
10
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.71B
$15.5M 4.08%
790,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
JPM icon
11
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$914B
$13.4M 3.52%
220,000
+20,000
+10% +$1.31M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
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12
Medtronic
MDT
$131B
$13.4M 3.52%
200,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
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13
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47.8B
$12.5M 3.29%
80,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AXP icon
14
American Express
AXP
$214B
$11.1M 2.92%
150,000
– –
2015 Q1
2 quarters
MRK icon
15
Merck
MRK
$360B
$9.9M 2.59%
209,600
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
Y
16
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$9.8M 2.58%
21,000
– –
2013 Q4
7 quarters
KEYS icon
17
Keysight
KEYS
$50B
$9.6M 2.51%
310,000
– –
2014 Q4
3 quarters
TPH icon
18
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$9.16M 2.41%
700,000
– –
2014 Q2
5 quarters
OXY icon
19
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$58.5B
$8.27M 2.17%
125,213
– –
2014 Q2
5 quarters
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20
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.26B
$7.4M 1.94%
200,000
+66,185
+49% +$2.7M
2015 Q2
1 quarter
AMZN icon
21
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
$6.66M 1.75%
260,000
– –
2014 Q2
5 quarters
GOOG icon
22
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.59T
$6.38M 1.68%
200,000
– –
2015 Q2
1 quarter
HCCI
23
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$6.05M 1.59%
588,712
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MUR icon
24
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.27B
$5.57M 1.46%
230,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GE icon
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$342B
$5.04M 1.32%
41,732
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters

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Central Securities's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Central Securities held 35 positions worth $381M, down 14% from $445M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 60% of the portfolio.

Central Securities withdrew a net $24.9M in Q3 2015, closing 4 positions and reducing 5 holdings. Its most notable exit was Oracle, an estimated $8.06M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 29% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Central Securities opened a new position in Johnson & Johnson worth $4.67M.

  • Central Securities's largest Q3 2015 buy was Johnson & Johnson: 50,000 shares worth $4.67M.
  • Central Securities added most to Encore Capital Group in Q3 2015, an estimated $2.7M increase.
  • Central Securities's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
  • Central Securities fully exited Oracle in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $8.06M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 60% of its $381M portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Central Securities opened 3 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2015.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $381M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 9 Nov 2015.