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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
+11.36%
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
$264M
AUM Growth
+$26.6M
Cap. Flow
+$7.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
86.06%
Holding
27
New
4
Increased
–
Reduced
2
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DVA icon
DaVita
DVA
+$9.4M
2
SAVE
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
+$1.85M
3
ALGT icon
Allegiant Air
ALGT
+$666K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SD icon
SandRidge Energy
SD
+$1.97M
2
NOK icon
Nokia
NOK
+$1.18M
3
RFP
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
+$250K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.33%
2 Healthcare 27.73%
3 Materials 18.53%
4 Technology 3.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.76%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RFP
1
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$47.3M 17.94%
4,571,960
-24,872
-0.5% -$250K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$42.3M 16.03%
150
– –
BHC icon
3
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$38.3M 14.53%
1,648,992
– –
WFC.WS
4
DELISTED
Wells Fargo & Company Ws
WFC.WS
$22M 8.33%
997,500
– –
GS icon
5
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
$16.5M 6.27%
75,000
– –
SNY icon
6
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$16.4M 6.22%
410,000
– –
C icon
7
Citigroup
C
$221B
$14.1M 5.33%
210,000
– –
JPM.WS
8
DELISTED
JPMorgan Chase
JPM.WS
$10.6M 4.01%
166,977
– –
DVA icon
9
DaVita
DVA
$11.1B
$9.77M 3.7%
+140,743
New +$9.4M
MBI icon
10
MBIA
MBI
$250M
$9.77M 3.7%
1,080,797
– –
ENDP
11
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$8.3M 3.15%
880,000
– –
BB icon
12
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$5.1M 1.93%
529,040
– –
NOK icon
13
Nokia
NOK
$57B
$3.74M 1.42%
650,000
-200,000
-24% -$1.18M
SHOS
14
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
$2.78M 1.05%
1,322,209
– –
SHLD
15
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$2.68M 1.02%
1,131,610
– –
BAC.WS.A
16
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
$2.44M 0.92%
149,476
– –
SAVE
17
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$1.82M 0.69%
+50,000
New +$1.85M
CYD icon
18
China Yuchai International
CYD
$1.5B
$1.59M 0.6%
73,364
– –
PKX icon
19
POSCO
PKX
$17.3B
$1.56M 0.59%
21,000
– –
RFP
20
CALL
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$1.55M 0.59%
+150,000
New +$1.51M
ASCMA
21
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$860K 0.33%
306,000
– –
ALGT icon
22
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.24B
$600K 0.23%
+4,317
New +$666K
RYAAY icon
23
Ryanair
RYAAY
$28.9B
$523K 0.2%
11,438
– –
TEVA icon
24
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43.5B
$365K 0.14%
15,000
– –
NXH
25
Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. Common Stock
NXH
$396M
$224K 0.08%
8,851
– –
1
2

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Francis Chou's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Francis Chou held 27 positions worth $264M, up 11% from $237M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 86% of the portfolio.

Francis Chou's Q2 2018 filing shows 4 new, 2 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DaVita: 140,743 shares worth $9.77M. The largest sale was SandRidge Energy, an estimated $1.97M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 31% of assets, down from 37% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Materials.

  • Francis Chou's largest Q2 2018 buy was DaVita: 140,743 shares worth $9.77M.
  • Francis Chou's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Nokia, cutting an estimated $1.18M.
  • Francis Chou fully exited SandRidge Energy in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $1.97M.
  • Francis Chou's ten largest holdings make up 86% of its $264M portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Francis Chou opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2018.
  • Francis Chou's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $264M.

Based on Chou Associates Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.