Steven Check Check Capital Management
Steven Check is the founder of Check Capital Management, a value-oriented firm known for research-driven equity portfolios and a long-term client focus. The firm often emphasizes understandable businesses purchased with a margin of safety. Check’s public commentary and portfolio disclosures appeal to investors who prefer classical value frameworks.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CarMax
KMX
|
+$9.21M |
| 2 |
Spectrum Brands
SPB
|
+$8.02M |
| 3 |
HBI
Hanesbrands
HBI
|
+$6.35M |
| 4 |
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
|
+$5.81M |
| 5 |
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
|
+$3.41M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aflac
AFL
|
+$32.5M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$32.4M |
| 3 |
US Bancorp
USB
|
+$26.6M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$4.26M |
| 5 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$3.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 37.04% |
| 2 | Technology | 7.48% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.56% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 5.7% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 5.34% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $221K | 0.02% |
+2,530
| New | +$204K |
|
52
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $204K | 0.02% |
+5,922
| New | +$198K |
|
53
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$16.7M
| $61K | ﹤0.01% |
969
-31
| -3% | -$2.06K |
|
54
Accenture
ACN
$113B
| – | – |
-7,200
| Closed | -$880K |
|
55
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.4B
| – | – |
-2,799
| Closed | -$224K |
|
|
56
CALL
IBM
IBM
$222B
| – | – |
-3,138
| Closed | -$477K |
|
57
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.69B
| – | – |
-3,865
| Closed | -$284K |
|
58
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| – | – |
-10,510
| Closed | -$413K |
|
59
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$862M
| – | – |
-1,688
| Closed | -$257K |
|
60
CALL
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| – | – |
-2,400
| Closed | -$106K |
|
|
NEP
61
DELISTED
CHINA NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HLDGS LTD
NEP
| $0 | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
| – | – |
|
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Steven Check's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Steven Check held 62 positions worth $1.31B, up 2.5% from $1.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.
Steven Check withdrew a net $74.1M in Q4 2016, closing 7 positions and reducing 23 holdings. Its most notable exit was Accenture, an estimated $880K position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 37% of assets, down from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Steven Check opened a new position in CarMax worth $10.6M.
- Steven Check's largest Q4 2016 buy was CarMax: 164,152 shares worth $10.6M.
- Steven Check added most to Spectrum Brands in Q4 2016, an estimated $8.02M increase.
- Steven Check's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $32.5M.
- Steven Check fully exited Accenture in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $880K.
- Steven Check's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $1.31B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Steven Check opened 9 new positions and closed 7 in Q4 2016.
- Steven Check's portfolio value rose 2.5% quarter-over-quarter to $1.31B.
Based on Check Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 27 Jan 2017.