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Central Securities Corp

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in Central Securities Corp in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.41%10.15% (-0.26%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $133M (-$2.26M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8581 (-4)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
81
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.71%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Raymond James Financial
1
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$13.5M +$6.63K +143 +0%
BI
2
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$11.5M +$166K +3,575 +1%
BBPWM
3
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$9.35M +$712K +15,352 +8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.59M +$648K +13,976 +8%
SFS
5
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$8.13M +$611K +13,172 +8%
Pathstone Holdings
6
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$7.86M -$204K -4,394 -3%
1CP
7
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$6.52M -$1.51M -32,464 -18%
TAM
8
Third Avenue Management
New York
$5M
CIC
9
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$4.55M +$888K +19,136 +23%
WAM
10
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$3.59M +$2.66M +57,358 +255%
TJHA
11
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$3.17M -$545K -11,753 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.99M +$117K +2,521 +4%
AA
13
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$2.93M -$754K -16,261 -20%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.72M +$56.7K +1,222 +2%
MC
15
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$2.7M
DWA
16
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$2.55M
CTA
17
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$2.19M
First Trust Advisors
18
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.05M -$8.3K -179 -0.4%
CL
19
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.92M
Cetera Investment Advisers
20
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.9M +$26.7K +576 +1%
IWC
21
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$1.68M -$21.2K -457 -1%
RGC
22
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$1.54M -$17.3K -372 -1%
CIA
23
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.52M -$53.3K -1,150 -3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
24
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.33M
UCI
25
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$1.28M -$13.9K -300 -1%

CET Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

81 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Securities Corp (CET) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $133M — down 1.7% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of CET and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.66M. The largest seller was Sanctuary Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.52M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held Central Securities Corp (CET) as of Q1 2025, down from 85 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $133M of Central Securities Corp stock for Q1 2025, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Central Securities Corp positions in Q1 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Central Securities Corp buyer in Q1 2025 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $2.66M added.
  • The largest Central Securities Corp seller in Q1 2025 was Sanctuary Advisors, an estimated $2.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.