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Chou Associates

Q2 2018 13F · by Francis Chou, portfolio manager

As of
Jun 30, 2018
Filed
Aug 7, 2018
US stock
$260M · prev $233M
Positions
24 · prev 22
Options notional
$2M
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture98.4% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 98.4%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 1.0%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.6%

Moves7 since the prior filing

+4.7 pp in · +0.4 pp out

Options: 1 move on a notional base, in the table below.

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 9 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 5.2% a year, about 19.2 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions64% of US stock

  1. 7AB1 Resolute Forest Products trimmed+1.82 pp trimmed+1.8218.2%
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held16.3%
  3. unresolved Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl held held14.8%
  4. unresolved Wells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St held held8.5%
  5. GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. held held6.4%

Positions24 in this filing · 1 exited

7AB1Resolute Forest Products18.23%4,571,960$47Mtrimmed−1%+1.82 pp21 q
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.16.30%150$42Mheld—21 q
unresolvedValeant Pharmaceuticals Intl14.76%1,648,992$38Mheld—10 q
unresolvedWells Fargo Warrants, 34.01 St8.46%997,500$22Mheld—21 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.6.37%75,000$17Mheld—21 q
SNYSanofi6.32%410,000$16Mheld—21 q
CCitigroup Inc.5.41%210,000$14Mheld—21 q
unresolvedJpmorgan Chase & Co4.08%166,977$11Mheld—15 q
DVADaVita Inc.3.76%140,743$10Mnew+3.76 ppnew
MBIMBIA Inc.3.76%1,080,797$10Mheld—21 q
ENDPQEndo International PLC3.20%880,000$8Mheld—6 q
BBBlackBerry Limited1.97%529,040$5Mheld—20 q
NOKNokia Corporation1.44%650,000$4Mtrimmed−24%−0.56 pp21 q
SHOSSears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.1.07%1,322,209$3Mheld—16 q
SHLDSears Holdings Corp1.03%1,131,610$3Mheld—21 q
unresolvedBank Of America Corporation0.94%149,476$2Mheld—21 q
SAVEQSpirit Airlines, Inc.0.70%50,000$2Mnew+0.70 ppnew
CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd.0.61%73,364$2Mheld—21 q
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.0.60%21,000$2Mheld—12 q
ASCMAAscent Capital Group, Inc. Series A0.33%306,000$860,000held—9 q
ALGTAllegiant Travel Company0.23%4,317$600,000new+0.23 ppnew
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc0.20%4,575$523,000held—11 q
TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited0.14%15,000$365,000held—6 q
NXHNeighborhood Intelligence, Inc.0.09%6,650$224,000held—21 q
SDSandRidge Energy, Inc.—−135,903—exited−0.85 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 1

Contract% of notionalSharesNotional
7AB1 CALL100.00%150,000$2M

Notes 1

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Atlanticus Holdings Corp100.00%5,300,000$3M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 4 unresolved
SEC cross-check
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