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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
+3.87%
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
$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
Avg Time Held
2.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.9 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HES icon
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 icon
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 Held Since
COHR icon
1
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$83.5M 14.3%
355,000
-5,000
-1% -$1.21M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
ADI icon
2
Analog Devices
ADI
$198B
$38.8M 6.64%
450,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
INTC icon
3
Intel
INTC
$325B
$33.5M 5.74%
880,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
MSI icon
4
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$87.7B
$25.5M 4.36%
300,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
COF icon
5
Capital One
COF
$116B
$24.6M 4.2%
290,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
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6
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$22M 3.77%
470,000
+240,000
+104% +$10.2M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
C.WS.A icon
7
DELISTED
Citigroup Inc
C.WS.A
$21.8M 3.74%
300,000
– –
2017 Q2
1 quarter
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8
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$103B
$21.2M 3.63%
400,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
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9
Rayonier
RYN
$6.29B
$20.2M 3.46%
771,559
– –
2014 Q3
12 quarters
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10
Medtronic
MDT
$129B
$19.4M 3.33%
250,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
JPM icon
11
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$910B
$19.1M 3.27%
200,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
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12
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47.3B
$17M 2.92%
70,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
HCCI
13
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$15.2M 2.61%
700,000
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
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14
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.73B
$15.2M 2.6%
400,000
-5,000
-1% -$170K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
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15
American Express
AXP
$213B
$13.6M 2.32%
150,000
– –
2015 Q1
10 quarters
CABO icon
16
Cable One
CABO
$16.8M
$13M 2.23%
18,000
– –
2015 Q3
8 quarters
KEYS icon
17
Keysight
KEYS
$51.8B
$12.9M 2.21%
310,000
– –
2014 Q4
11 quarters
MRK icon
18
Merck
MRK
$362B
$12.8M 2.19%
209,600
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AMZN icon
19
Amazon
AMZN
$2.89T
$12.5M 2.14%
260,000
– –
2014 Q2
13 quarters
WFC icon
20
Wells Fargo
WFC
$257B
$12.1M 2.08%
220,000
– –
2016 Q3
4 quarters
Y
21
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$11.6M 1.99%
21,000
– –
2013 Q4
15 quarters
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22
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$683B
$11.1M 1.89%
85,000
– –
2015 Q3
8 quarters
GOOG icon
23
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.63T
$9.7M 1.67%
200,000
– –
2017 Q2
1 quarter
TPH icon
24
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$9.7M 1.66%
700,000
– –
2014 Q2
13 quarters
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25
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$158B
$9.18M 1.57%
210,000
– –
2016 Q1
6 quarters

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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.