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Chou Associates

Q4 2015 13F · by Francis Chou, portfolio manager

As of
Dec 31, 2015
Filed
Feb 11, 2016
US stock
$467M · prev $291M
Positions
24 · prev 24
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture98.2% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 98.2%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 1.8%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves4 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 · 1.1% a year, more than 30 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions70% of US stock

  1. Ascent Capital Group Inc convertible held held37.8%
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held12.7%
  3. 7AB1 Resolute Forest Products added−4.59 pp added−4.597.6%
  4. unresolved Jpmorgan Chase & Co held held5.7%
  5. NOK Nokia Corporation held held5.6%

Positions24 in this filing · 1 exited

Ascent Capital Group Incconvertible37.82%2,683,000$177Mheld—6 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.12.71%300$59Mheld—11 q
7AB1Resolute Forest Products7.63%4,704,909$36Madded+10%−4.59 pp11 q
unresolvedJpmorgan Chase & Co5.71%1,126,347$27Mheld—5 q
NOKNokia Corporation5.64%3,750,000$26Mheld—11 q
CCitigroup Inc.4.54%410,000$21Mheld—11 q
unresolvedWells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St4.38%997,500$20Mheld—11 q
SHLDSears Holdings Corp3.95%896,088$18Mheld—11 q
SNYSanofi3.74%410,000$17Mheld—11 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.2.89%75,000$14Mheld—11 q
SHOSSears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.2.27%1,322,209$11Mheld—6 q
NXHNeighborhood Intelligence, Inc.1.53%582,271$7Mheld—11 q
MBIMBIA Inc.1.50%1,080,797$7Mheld—11 q
unresolvedAscent Cap Group Inc1.22%340,000$6Madded+7%−1.76 pp2 q
BBBlackBerry Limited1.05%529,040$5Mheld—10 q
unresolvedBank Of America Corporation1.04%836,825$5Mheld—11 q
SRSCQSears Canada Inc0.85%775,149$4Mheld—5 q
unresolvedChicago Bridge & Iron Co N C0.56%67,446$3Mheld—2 q
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc0.31%16,575$1Mnew+0.31 ppnew
AZNNAstrazeneca Plc-spons ADR0.19%13,000$885,000held—9 q
CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd.0.17%73,364$789,000held—11 q
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.0.16%21,000$743,000held—2 q
unresolvedGlaxosmithkline PLC0.08%18,000$364,000held—9 q
BPBP p.l.c.0.07%10,000$313,000held—11 q
unresolvedRyanair Holdings PLC ADR—−17,000—exited−0.46 pp—

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
4 defects · 6 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 43632108
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 16725109
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 16725109 not on the Official 13(f) List for 2015-12-31
  • A security outside the official 13F list — CUSIP 43632108 not on the Official 13(f) List for 2015-12-31