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Abrams Capital

Q4 2015 13F · by David Abrams, founder

As of
Dec 31, 2015
Filed
Feb 12, 2016
US stock
$1.8B · prev $1.4B
Positions
16 · prev 14
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%

Moves9 since the prior filing

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 9 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 3.7% a year, about 27.2 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions62% of US stock

  1. WU The Western Union Company held held21.2%
  2. MSFT Microsoft Corp held held15.1%
  3. BEN Franklin Templeton, Inc. new+10.62 pp new+10.6210.6%
  4. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. held held8.2%
  5. unresolved Cleco Corp added+2.17 pp added+2.176.7%

Positions16 in this filing · 0 exited

WUThe Western Union Company21.16%21,608,707$387Mheld—11 q
MSFTMicrosoft Corp15.11%4,980,000$276Mheld—8 q
BENFranklin Templeton, Inc.10.62%5,275,662$194Mnew+10.62 ppnew
WFCWells Fargo & Co.8.23%2,770,000$151Mheld—9 q
unresolvedCleco Corp6.74%2,362,366$123Madded+97%+2.17 pp2 q
unresolvedTime Warner Cable Inc6.71%661,000$123Mnew+6.71 ppnew
unresolvedManitowoc Inc6.06%7,225,600$111Madded+44%+0.68 pp2 q
BNEDBarnes & Noble Education, Inc4.47%8,220,792$82Madded+15%−2.03 pp2 q
INXNInterxion Holding NV3.87%2,347,788$71Mheld—6 q
unresolvedBarnes & Noble Inc3.53%7,418,774$65Madded+7%−2.47 pp8 q
unresolvedVimpelcom Ltd-spon ADR3.26%18,200,000$60Madded+78%+0.26 pp4 q
OPBOpus Bank3.23%1,596,395$59Mtrimmed−22%−2.39 pp7 q
unresolvedGlobal Eagle Entmt Inc2.70%5,000,000$49Mheld—9 q
9M1NMoneygram International Inc1.76%5,130,000$32Mheld—5 q
unresolvedKeryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc1.52%5,500,000$28Madded+10%+0.26 pp2 q
unresolvedClear Channel Outdoor Hldgs1.03%3,354,390$19Mheld—11 q

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 8 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet