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Francis Chou Chou Associates Management

AUM $217M
1-Year Est. Return 23.58%
 

Francis Chou is the founder of Chou Associates Management and a Canadian value investor known for deep-value and special-situation securities. His funds have historically owned a mix of equities and distressed or complex instruments when prices offered a margin of safety. Chou’s annual reports are read for candid discussion of mistakes, opportunities, and long-term results.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.49%
1 Year Est. Return
+23.58%
3 Year Est. Return
+66.36%
5 Year Est. Return
+125.96%
10 Year Est. Return
+766.48%
AUM
$381M
AUM Growth
-$1.1M
Cap. Flow
+$6.24M
Cap. Flow %
1.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
85.42%
Holding
25
New
2
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 29.01%
2 Materials 18.48%
3 Consumer Discretionary 18.12%
4 Technology 11.18%
5 Healthcare 5.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
RFP
1
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$70.4M 18.48%
4,081,218
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$65.3M 17.13%
300
NOK icon
3
Nokia
NOK
$57B
$37.9M 9.95%
5,000,000
SHLD
4
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$37.1M 9.73%
896,088
JPM.WS
5
DELISTED
JPMorgan Chase
JPM.WS
$24.8M 6.51%
1,126,347
C icon
6
Citigroup
C
$221B
$21.1M 5.54%
410,000
WFC.WS
7
DELISTED
Wells Fargo & Company Ws
WFC.WS
$20.4M 5.36%
997,500
SNY icon
8
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$20.3M 5.32%
410,000
NXH
9
Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. Common Stock
NXH
$396M
$14.1M 3.7%
775,003
GS icon
10
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
$14.1M 3.7%
75,000
SHOS
11
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
$10.2M 2.68%
1,322,209
MBI icon
12
MBIA
MBI
$250M
$10.1M 2.64%
1,080,797
SRSC
13
DELISTED
SEARS Canada Inc.
SRSC
$7.15M 1.88%
775,149
ASCMA
14
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$5.57M 1.46%
+140,000
New +$6.23M
BAC.WS.A
15
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
$4.91M 1.29%
836,825
BB icon
16
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$4.71M 1.24%
529,040
CHT icon
17
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$33.7B
$4.24M 1.11%
132,088
CBI
18
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$3.32M 0.87%
67,446
RYAAY icon
19
Ryanair
RYAAY
$28.9B
$1.14M 0.3%
41,437
AZN icon
20
AstraZeneca
AZN
$257B
$893K 0.23%
13,000
CYD icon
21
China Yuchai International
CYD
$1.5B
$504K 0.13%
25,537
GSK icon
22
GSK
GSK
$105B
$413K 0.11%
14,400
BP icon
23
BP
BP
$115B
$391K 0.1%
12,052
SHLDW
24
DELISTED
Sears Holdings Corporation - Warrant
SHLDW
$15K ﹤0.01%
+581
New +$13.3K

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Francis Chou's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Francis Chou held 25 positions worth $381M, down 0.29% from $382M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 85% of the portfolio.

Francis Chou's Q1 2015 filing shows 2 new positions. Its largest new stake was Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A: 140,000 shares worth $5.57M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 29% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Francis Chou's largest Q1 2015 buy was Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A: 140,000 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Francis Chou's ten largest holdings make up 85% of its $381M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Francis Chou opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q1 2015.
  • Francis Chou's portfolio value fell 0.29% quarter-over-quarter to $381M.

Based on Chou Associates Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 Apr 2015.