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Chou Associates

Q4 2016 13F · by Francis Chou, portfolio manager

As of
Dec 31, 2016
Filed
Feb 8, 2017
US stock
$305M · prev $265M
Positions
25 · prev 25
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture97.4% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 97.4%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 2.6%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves6 since the prior filing

The book

Concentrated · behaves like 12 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 4.8% a year, about 20.6 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions54% of US stock

  1. unresolved Jpmorgan Chase & Co held held16.4%
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held12.0%
  3. unresolved Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl added−4.05 pp added−4.059.3%
  4. 7AB1 Resolute Forest Products added−0.03 pp added−0.038.7%
  5. C Citigroup Inc. held held8.0%

Positions25 in this filing · 1 exited

unresolvedJpmorgan Chase & Co16.37%1,126,347$50Mheld—9 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.12.03%150$37Mheld—15 q
unresolvedValeant Pharmaceuticals Intl9.35%1,960,843$28Madded+36%−4.05 pp4 q
7AB1Resolute Forest Products8.72%4,963,423$27Madded+1%−0.03 pp15 q
CCitigroup Inc.8.00%410,000$24Mheld—15 q
unresolvedWells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St6.99%997,500$21Mheld—15 q
NOKNokia Corporation5.92%3,750,000$18Mheld—15 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.5.90%75,000$18Mheld—15 q
SNYSanofi5.44%410,000$17Mheld—15 q
MBIMBIA Inc.3.80%1,080,797$12Mheld—15 q
SHLDSears Holdings Corp3.45%1,131,610$11Mtrimmed−21%−2.74 pp15 q
NXHNeighborhood Intelligence, Inc.3.35%582,271$10Mheld—15 q
unresolvedBank Of America Corporation2.73%836,825$8Mheld—15 q
SHOSSears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.2.04%1,322,209$6Mheld—10 q
ASCMAAscent Capital Group, Inc. Series A1.63%306,000$5Mtrimmed−10%−1.34 pp3 q
BBBlackBerry Limited1.20%529,040$4Mheld—14 q
unresolvedChicago Bridge & Iron Co N V0.70%67,446$2Mheld—3 q
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc0.45%16,575$1Mheld—5 q
SRSCQSears Canada Inc0.43%775,149$1Mheld—9 q
SDSandRidge Energy, Inc.0.37%48,240$1Mnew+0.37 ppnew
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.0.36%21,000$1Mheld—6 q
CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd.0.33%73,364$1Mheld—15 q
AZNNAstrazeneca Plc-spons ADR0.23%13,000$711,000held—13 q
unresolvedGlaxosmithkline PLC0.11%18,000$347,000held—13 q
unresolvedGeneral Mtrs Co0.07%13,019$223,000held—3 q
BPBP p.l.c.—−10,182—exited−0.13 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 3

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Atlanticus Holdings Corp44.32%7,800,000$4M
Sandridge Energy Inc30.90%2,033,132$3M
Ascent Capital Group Inc24.78%2,683,000$2M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 7 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet