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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
-0.32%
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
$2.61B
AUM Growth
-$115M
Cap. Flow
-$69.9M
Cap. Flow %
-2.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
85.45%
Holding
19
New
–
Increased
4
Reduced
1
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
UHAL icon
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
+$62.7M
2
SCU
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
+$9.74M
3
QCP
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
+$9.61M
4
ENT
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
ENT
+$4.61M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WBT
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
+$71.1M
2
MGI
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
+$60.6M
3
SYT
Syngenta Ag
SYT
+$24.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 50.08%
2 Communication Services 15.86%
3 Technology 12.57%
4 Industrials 9.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WU icon
1
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
$440M 16.85%
21,608,707
– –
BEN icon
2
Franklin Templeton, Inc.
BEN
$17.4B
$335M 12.83%
7,945,023
– –
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$328M 12.57%
4,980,000
– –
TWX
4
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$298M 11.42%
3,050,000
– –
WFC icon
5
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$186M 7.13%
3,342,343
– –
WTW icon
6
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
$155M 5.94%
1,183,287
– –
WBT
7
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$148M 5.67%
7,541,066
-3,714,257
-33% -$71.1M
DBRG icon
8
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
$141M 5.4%
2,727,036
– –
UHAL icon
9
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$13.9B
$103M 3.94%
2,696,920
+1,668,320
+162% +$62.7M
BKS
10
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$96.4M 3.69%
10,418,775
– –
QCP
11
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
$94.3M 3.61%
5,000,000
+540,815
+12% +$9.61M
BNED icon
12
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$418M
$84.1M 3.22%
87,715
– –
VEON icon
13
VEON
VEON
$4.09B
$76.6M 2.94%
750,838
– –
SCU
14
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
$50.3M 1.93%
2,223,859
+328,860
+17% +$9.74M
KERX
15
DELISTED
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc
KERX
$35.2M 1.35%
5,719,176
– –
CCO icon
16
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.21B
$20.3M 0.78%
3,354,390
– –
ENT
17
DELISTED
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
ENT
$18.8M 0.72%
235,362
+35,362
+18% +$4.61M
MGI
18
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
– –
-5,130,000
Closed -$60.6M
SYT
19
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
– –
-315,024
Closed -$24.9M

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David Abrams's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, David Abrams held 19 positions worth $2.61B, down 4.2% from $2.72B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 85% of the portfolio.

David Abrams's Q1 2017 filing shows 4 increased, 1 reduced and 2 closed positions. The largest sale was Welbilt, Inc., an estimated $71.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 50% of assets, up from 49% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

  • David Abrams added most to U-Haul Holding Co in Q1 2017, an estimated $62.7M increase.
  • David Abrams's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Welbilt, Inc., cutting an estimated $71.1M.
  • David Abrams fully exited MoneyGram International, Inc. New in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $60.6M.
  • David Abrams's ten largest holdings make up 85% of its $2.61B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • David Abrams opened 0 new positions and closed 2 in Q1 2017.
  • David Abrams's portfolio value fell 4.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.61B.

Based on Abrams Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.