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David Abrams Abrams Capital Management

AUM $5.48B
1-Year Est. Return 3.63%
 

David Abrams is the founder of Abrams Capital Management, a Boston-based firm with a flexible value-oriented mandate. A former Baupost Group investor, he is known for concentrated positions and a willingness to hold cash or unconventional securities when public equities are unattractive. Abrams Capital’s filings are followed for high-conviction ideas across equities and special situations.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+9.68%
1 Year Est. Return
+3.63%
3 Year Est. Return
+81.6%
5 Year Est. Return
+124.91%
10 Year Est. Return
+488.27%
AUM
$1.73B
AUM Growth
–
Cap. Flow
+$1.65B
Cap. Flow %
95.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
92.47%
Holding
15
New
15
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SLM icon
SLM Corp
SLM
+$333M
2
WU icon
Western Union
WU
+$275M
3
AIG icon
American International
AIG
+$204M
4
DELL
DELL INC
DELL
+$203M
5
WAIR
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
+$149M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 54.02%
2 Industrials 16.75%
3 Healthcare 5.81%
4 Consumer Discretionary 3.56%
5 Technology 3.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SLM icon
1
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
$349M 20.16%
+42,666,321
New +$333M
WU icon
2
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
$297M 17.18%
+17,362,477
New +$275M
AIG icon
3
American International
AIG
$39.8B
$212M 12.27%
+4,745,040
New +$204M
DELL
4
DELISTED
DELL INC
DELL
$200M 11.56%
+15,000,000
New +$203M
WAIR
5
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$168M 9.69%
+9,025,335
New +$149M
TEVA icon
6
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43.5B
$100M 5.81%
+2,561,269
New +$99.7M
AIZ icon
7
Assurant
AIZ
$14B
$76.4M 4.42%
+1,500,000
New +$72.8M
EGL
8
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$75.8M 4.38%
+2,666,439
New +$65.9M
CST
9
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$61.6M 3.56%
+2,000,000
New +$63.6M
GCVRZ
10
DELISTED
Sanofi Contingent Value Rights
GCVRZ
$59.4M 3.44%
+31,269,087
New +$54.9M
BMC
11
DELISTED
BMC SOFTWARE, INC
BMC
$55.5M 3.21%
+1,230,000
New +$55.5M
MANT
12
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$46.2M 2.67%
+1,767,330
New +$46.9M
CCO icon
13
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.21B
$25M 1.45%
+3,354,390
New +$25.7M
RBS.PRR
14
DELISTED
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (The) ADR repstg USD Pfd Sh
RBS.PRR
$2.38M 0.14%
+115,305
New +$2.57M
RBS.PRP
15
DELISTED
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (The) ADR representing Pref
RBS.PRP
$1.21M 0.07%
+57,380
New +$1.29M

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David Abrams's Q2 2013 Portfolio in Review

Q2 2013 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for David Abrams, which disclosed 15 positions worth $1.73B. Its ten largest holdings account for 92% of the portfolio.

Its largest position is SLM Corp: 42,666,321 shares worth $349M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 54% of assets, followed by Industrials and Healthcare.

  • David Abrams's largest Q2 2013 buy was SLM Corp: 42,666,321 shares worth $349M.
  • David Abrams's ten largest holdings make up 92% of its $1.73B portfolio in Q2 2013.
  • David Abrams disclosed 15 positions in Q2 2013, its first 13F filing on record.

Based on Abrams Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2013, filed 13 Aug 2013.