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Abrams Capital

Q1 2015 13F · by David Abrams, founder

As of
Mar 31, 2015
Filed
May 14, 2015
US stock
$1.3B · prev $1.9B
Positions
12 · prev 15
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%

Moves8 since the prior filing

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 6 equal-sized positions

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

Moderate turnover · 28% a year, about 3.6 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions76% of US stock

  1. WU The Western Union Company held held33.4%
  2. MSFT Microsoft Corp held held15.1%
  3. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. held held11.2%
  4. unresolved Directv added+5.72 pp added+5.728.9%
  5. unresolved Barnes & Noble Inc held held7.3%

Positions12 in this filing · 4 exited

WUThe Western Union Company33.44%21,608,707$450Mheld—8 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp15.06%4,980,000$202Mheld—5 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.11.21%2,770,000$151Mheld—6 q
unresolvedDirectv8.86%1,400,000$119Madded×2.0+5.72 pp2 q
unresolvedBarnes & Noble Inc7.27%4,114,389$98Mheld—5 q
OPBOpus Bank5.21%2,270,265$70Mheld—4 q
unresolvedGlobal Eagle Entmt Inc4.95%5,000,000$67Mheld—6 q
INXNInterxion Holding NV4.92%2,347,788$66Mheld—3 q
9M1NMoneygram International Inc2.81%4,375,590$38Madded+89%+1.72 pp2 q
unresolvedCst Brands Inc2.59%794,686$35Mtrimmed−70%−3.43 pp8 q
unresolvedClear Channel Outdoor Hldgs2.52%3,354,390$34Mheld—8 q
unresolvedVimpelcom Ltd-spon ADR1.15%2,959,958$16Mnew+1.15 ppnew
unresolvedCovidien PLC—−2,950,000—exited−15.63 pp—
AIGAmerican International Group, Inc.—−4,801,276—exited−13.93 pp—
RYAMRayonier Advanced Materials Inc.—−2,430,800—exited−2.81 pp—
JCPJ.C. Penney Company, Inc.—−1,500,000—exited−0.50 pp—

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 6 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet