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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
+2.49%
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
$661M
AUM Growth
+$19.3M
Cap. Flow
-$8.52M
Cap. Flow %
-1.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.86%
Holding
39
New
–
Increased
1
Reduced
1
Closed
2
Avg Time Held
3.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
3.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
COHR icon
Coherent Inc
COHR
+$6.16M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 27.23%
2 Financials 24.06%
3 Healthcare 16.01%
4 Energy 8.25%
5 Communication Services 5.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
COHR icon
1
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$60.3M 9.11%
350,000
+35,000
+11% +$6.16M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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2
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$50.1M 7.58%
700,000
– –
2017 Q2
5 quarters
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3
Analog Devices
ADI
$198B
$41.6M 6.29%
450,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
INTC icon
4
Intel
INTC
$325B
$39.7M 6.01%
840,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
MSI icon
5
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$87.7B
$39M 5.9%
300,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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6
Capital One
COF
$116B
$28.5M 4.31%
300,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.89T
$26M 3.94%
260,000
– –
2014 Q2
17 quarters
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8
Rayonier
RYN
$6.29B
$23.7M 3.58%
771,559
– –
2014 Q3
16 quarters
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9
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$103B
$20.4M 3.08%
400,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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10
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$910B
$20.3M 3.07%
180,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
C.WS.A icon
11
DELISTED
Citigroup Inc
C.WS.A
$20.1M 3.04%
280,000
– –
2017 Q2
5 quarters
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12
Medtronic
MDT
$129B
$19.7M 2.97%
200,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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13
Keysight
KEYS
$51.8B
$19.6M 2.96%
295,000
– –
2014 Q4
15 quarters
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14
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47.3B
$19.3M 2.91%
65,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.63T
$18.1M 2.74%
300,000
– –
2017 Q2
5 quarters
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16
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.73B
$17.5M 2.65%
400,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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17
Kemper
KMPR
$2.02B
$16.1M 2.43%
200,000
– –
2018 Q2
1 quarter
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18
American Express
AXP
$213B
$16M 2.42%
150,000
– –
2015 Q1
14 quarters
HCCI
19
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$14.9M 2.26%
700,000
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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20
Wells Fargo
WFC
$257B
$14.2M 2.15%
270,000
– –
2016 Q3
8 quarters
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21
Merck
MRK
$362B
$14.2M 2.15%
209,600
– –
2013 Q2
21 quarters
Y
22
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$12.4M 1.87%
19,000
-2,000
-10% -$1.25M
2013 Q4
19 quarters
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23
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$683B
$11.7M 1.78%
85,000
– –
2015 Q3
12 quarters
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24
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.88T
$11.4M 1.73%
100,000
– –
2016 Q2
9 quarters
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25
Progressive
PGR
$136B
$11.4M 1.72%
160,000
– –
2015 Q3
12 quarters

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Central Securities's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Central Securities held 39 positions worth $661M, up 3% from $642M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Central Securities's Q3 2018 filing shows 1 increased, 1 reduced and 2 closed positions. The largest sale was ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited, an estimated $8.14M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 27% of assets, down from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • Central Securities added most to Coherent Inc in Q3 2018, an estimated $6.16M increase.
  • Central Securities's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Alleghany Corp, cutting an estimated $1.25M.
  • Central Securities fully exited ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $8.14M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $661M portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Central Securities opened 0 new positions and closed 2 in Q3 2018.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $661M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 8 Nov 2018.