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Abrams Bison

Q4 2014 13F · by Gavin Abrams, portfolio manager

As of
Dec 31, 2014
Filed
Feb 17, 2015
US stock
$1.5B · prev $1.5B
Positions
9 · prev 10
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture100.0% US stock

Full picture · of what this 13F reports is US stock

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 100.0%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves5 since the prior filing

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 6 equal-sized positions

  1. Very concentrated
  2. Concentrated
  3. Focused
  4. Diversified

Low turnover · 17% a year, about 6.0 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions81% of US stock

  1. LB Bath & Body Works, Inc. held held28.8%
  2. GD General Dynamics Corporation held held17.4%
  3. KMX CarMax Inc. added+6.33 pp added+6.3314.6%
  4. SIG Signet Jewelers Limited held held10.6%
  5. BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corporation held held9.3%

Positions9 in this filing · 2 exited

LBBath & Body Works, Inc.28.79%4,920,030$426Mheld—2 q
GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation17.35%1,863,900$257Mheld—4 q
KMXCarMax Inc.14.63%3,249,674$216Madded+25%+6.33 pp3 q
SIGSignet Jewelers Limited10.59%1,190,808$157Mheld—4 q
BNYBank of New York Mellon Corporation9.25%3,370,000$137Mheld—4 q
unresolvedAon PLC7.50%1,170,000$111Mtrimmed−31%−2.75 pp4 q
PXDPioneer Natural Resource Co.6.52%647,666$96Mheld—4 q
RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.4.11%625,657$61Mheld—4 q
unresolvedAmec PLC1.26%1,435,400$19Mnew+1.26 ppnew
unresolvedFoster Wheeler AG—−4,292,740—exited−9.33 pp—
PFEPfizer Inc.—−900,000—exited−1.83 pp—

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 2 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet