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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
-15.71%
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
$750M
AUM Growth
-$191M
Cap. Flow
-$34.7M
Cap. Flow %
-4.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
59.44%
Holding
30
New
–
Increased
–
Reduced
3
Closed
1
Avg Time Held
5.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
4.4 years

Top Buys

No buys this quarter

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CCOI icon
Cogent Communications
CCOI
+$21.6M
2
HCCI
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
+$6.66M
3
HES icon
Hess
HES
+$4.52M
4
SGU icon
Star Group
SGU
+$1.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.16%
2 Financials 29.8%
3 Communication Services 9.41%
4 Energy 6.94%
5 Healthcare 6.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
ADI icon
1
Analog Devices
ADI
$191B
$65M 8.67%
445,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
GOOGL icon
2
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.53T
$54.5M 7.26%
500,000
– –
2020 Q1
9 quarters
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3
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$87.2B
$52.4M 6.99%
250,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
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4
Progressive
PGR
$134B
$50.6M 6.74%
435,000
– –
2015 Q3
27 quarters
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5
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$48.7M 6.5%
460,000
-40,000
-8% -$4.52M
2017 Q2
20 quarters
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6
Aon
AON
$71.4B
$40.5M 5.39%
150,000
– –
2020 Q2
8 quarters
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7
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$161B
$37.9M 5.05%
600,000
– –
2016 Q1
25 quarters
AXP icon
8
American Express
AXP
$217B
$37.4M 4.99%
270,000
– –
2015 Q1
29 quarters
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9
Capital One
COF
$118B
$31.3M 4.17%
300,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
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10
Keysight
KEYS
$49.6B
$27.6M 3.68%
200,000
– –
2014 Q4
30 quarters
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11
Rayonier
RYN
$6.34B
$26.2M 3.49%
771,559
– –
2014 Q3
31 quarters
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12
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$908B
$25.9M 3.45%
230,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
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13
Amazon
AMZN
$2.93T
$23.4M 3.12%
220,000
– –
2014 Q2
32 quarters
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14
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$23.1M 3.08%
90,000
– –
2016 Q2
24 quarters
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15
Roper Technologies
ROP
$47B
$21.3M 2.84%
54,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
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16
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$18.9M 2.53%
1,000,000
– –
2020 Q3
7 quarters
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17
Merck
MRK
$365B
$18.2M 2.43%
200,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
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18
Coherent
COHR
$42.3B
$17.1M 2.28%
335,000
– –
2021 Q2
4 quarters
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19
Medtronic
MDT
$130B
$16.6M 2.21%
185,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
AER icon
20
AerCap
AER
$26.7B
$16.4M 2.18%
400,000
– –
2021 Q4
2 quarters
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21
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$16.1M 2.15%
100,000
– –
2021 Q1
5 quarters
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22
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$676B
$16M 2.13%
90,000
– –
2015 Q3
27 quarters
INTC icon
23
Intel
INTC
$309B
$15.7M 2.09%
420,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
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24
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.61B
$11.3M 1.51%
240,000
– –
2013 Q2
36 quarters
WOLF icon
25
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.41B
$10.8M 1.44%
170,000
– –
2020 Q1
9 quarters

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Central Securities's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2022, Central Securities held 30 positions worth $750M, down 20% from $942M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 59% of the portfolio.

Central Securities withdrew a net $34.7M in Q2 2022, closing 1 position and reducing 3 holdings. Its most notable exit was Cogent Communications, an estimated $21.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • Central Securities's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc., cutting an estimated $6.66M.
  • Central Securities fully exited Cogent Communications in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $21.6M.
  • Central Securities's ten largest holdings make up 59% of its $750M portfolio in Q2 2022.
  • Central Securities opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2022.
  • Central Securities's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $750M.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 9 Aug 2022.