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Chou Associates

Q2 2017 13F · by Francis Chou, portfolio manager

As of
Jun 30, 2017
Filed
Aug 14, 2017
US stock
$319M · prev $297M
Positions
25 · prev 25
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture98.5% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 98.5%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 1.6%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves4 since the prior filing

The book

Concentrated · behaves like 12 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 20% a year, about 5.0 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions52% of US stock

  1. unresolved Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl added+7.88 pp added+7.8816.6%
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held12.0%
  3. unresolved Jpmorgan Chase & Co held held9.9%
  4. unresolved Wells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St held held7.0%
  5. 7AB1 Resolute Forest Products held held6.9%

Positions25 in this filing · 0 exited

unresolvedValeant Pharmaceuticals Intl16.64%3,053,843$53Madded+30%+7.88 pp6 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.12.03%150$38Mheld—17 q
unresolvedJpmorgan Chase & Co9.92%626,347$32Mheld—11 q
unresolvedWells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St6.97%997,500$22Mheld—17 q
7AB1Resolute Forest Products6.88%4,963,423$22Mheld—17 q
CCitigroup Inc.6.53%310,000$21Mtrimmed−24%−1.74 pp17 q
SNYSanofi6.19%410,000$20Mheld—17 q
TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited5.28%505,000$17Madded×2.3+2.95 pp2 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.5.24%75,000$17Mheld—17 q
ENDPQEndo International PLC3.34%950,000$11Mheld—2 q
MBIMBIA Inc.3.21%1,080,797$10Mheld—17 q
SHLDSears Holdings Corp3.16%1,131,610$10Mheld—17 q
NXHNeighborhood Intelligence, Inc.2.99%582,271$10Mheld—17 q
NOKNokia Corporation2.42%1,250,000$8Mtrimmed−55%−2.61 pp17 q
unresolvedBank Of America Corporation2.04%536,825$6Mheld—17 q
BBBlackBerry Limited1.66%529,040$5Mheld—16 q
ASCMAAscent Capital Group, Inc. Series A1.48%306,000$5Mheld—5 q
SHOSSears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.1.12%1,322,209$4Mheld—12 q
SDSandRidge Energy, Inc.0.85%156,623$3Mheld—3 q
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc0.56%16,575$2Mheld—7 q
unresolvedChicago Bridge & Iron Co N V0.42%67,446$1Mheld—5 q
CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd.0.42%73,364$1Mheld—17 q
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.0.41%21,000$1Mheld—8 q
SRSCQSears Canada Inc0.17%775,149$529,000held—11 q
unresolvedGeneral Mtrs Co0.07%13,019$226,000held—5 q

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 2

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Atlanticus Holdings Corp57.03%5,800,000$3M
Ascent Capital Group Inc42.97%2,683,000$2M

Source

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