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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
+3.36%
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
$559M
AUM Growth
+$19.4M
Cap. Flow
-$14.5M
Cap. Flow %
-2.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.05%
Holding
43
New
4
Increased
2
Reduced
1
Closed
3
Avg Time Held
2.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.7 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.76%
2 Financials 23.3%
3 Healthcare 22.75%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.3%
5 Industrials 5.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
COHR icon
1
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$81M 14.48%
360,000
-10,000
-3% -$2.3M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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2
Analog Devices
ADI
$198B
$35M 6.26%
450,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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3
Intel
INTC
$325B
$29.7M 5.31%
880,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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4
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$87.7B
$26M 4.65%
300,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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5
Capital One
COF
$116B
$24M 4.28%
290,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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6
Medtronic
MDT
$129B
$22.2M 3.97%
250,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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7
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$103B
$20.4M 3.65%
400,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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8
Rayonier
RYN
$6.29B
$20.1M 3.6%
771,559
– –
2014 Q3
11 quarters
C.WS.A icon
9
DELISTED
Citigroup Inc
C.WS.A
$20.1M 3.59%
+300,000
New +$37.4K
2017 Q2
0 quarters
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10
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$910B
$18.3M 3.27%
200,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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11
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47.3B
$16.2M 2.9%
70,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
BRC icon
12
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.73B
$13.7M 2.45%
405,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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13
Merck
MRK
$362B
$12.8M 2.29%
209,600
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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14
Cable One
CABO
$16.8M
$12.8M 2.29%
18,000
– –
2015 Q3
7 quarters
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15
American Express
AXP
$213B
$12.6M 2.26%
150,000
– –
2015 Q1
9 quarters
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16
Amazon
AMZN
$2.89T
$12.6M 2.25%
260,000
– –
2014 Q2
12 quarters
Y
17
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$12.5M 2.23%
21,000
– –
2013 Q4
14 quarters
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18
Wells Fargo
WFC
$257B
$12.2M 2.18%
220,000
– –
2016 Q3
3 quarters
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19
Keysight
KEYS
$51.8B
$12.1M 2.16%
310,000
– –
2014 Q4
10 quarters
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20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$683B
$11.2M 2.01%
85,000
– –
2015 Q3
7 quarters
HCCI
21
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$11.1M 1.99%
700,000
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
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22
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$10.1M 1.8%
+230,000
New +$10.7M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
TIF
23
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$9.39M 1.68%
100,000
– –
2016 Q1
5 quarters
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24
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.63T
$9.3M 1.66%
+200,000
New +$9.16M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
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25
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$9.23M 1.65%
700,000
– –
2014 Q2
12 quarters

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Central Securities's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Central Securities held 43 positions worth $559M, up 3.6% from $540M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Central Securities's Q2 2017 filing shows 4 new, 2 increased, 1 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hess: 230,000 shares worth $10.1M. The largest sale was Citigroup, an estimated $17.9M.

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

  • Central Securities's largest Q2 2017 buy was Hess: 230,000 shares worth $10.1M.
  • Central Securities added most to Ribbon Communications in Q2 2017, an estimated $1.4M increase.
  • Central Securities's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Coherent Inc, cutting an estimated $2.3M.
  • Central Securities fully exited Citigroup in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.9M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $559M portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Central Securities opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q2 2017.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $559M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.