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Chou Associates

Q3 2019 13F · by Francis Chou, portfolio manager

As of
Sep 30, 2019
Filed
Nov 7, 2019
US stock
$162M · prev $211M
Positions
21 · prev 22
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture99.0% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 99.0%
  • 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 0.0%

Moves8 since the prior filing

0.0 pp in · −8.4 pp out

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

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 6 equal-sized positions

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

Low turnover · 0.0% a year

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions79% of US stock

  1. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held28.8%
  2. BHC Bausch Health Companies Inc held held22.2%
  3. 7AB1 Resolute Forest Products held held13.2%
  4. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. trimmed+0.82 pp trimmed+0.8210.6%
  5. DVA DaVita Inc. held held4.3%

Positions21 in this filing · 1 exited

BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.28.83%150$47Mheld—26 q
BHCBausch Health Companies Inc22.20%1,648,992$36Mheld—5 q
7AB1Resolute Forest Products13.24%4,571,960$21Mheld—26 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.10.55%339,542$17Mtrimmed−22%+0.82 pp5 q
DVADaVita Inc.4.25%120,743$7Mheld—6 q
MBIMBIA Inc.3.71%652,531$6Mtrimmed−32%−0.49 pp26 q
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.3.21%44,275$5Mtrimmed−59%−2.57 pp5 q
CCitigroup Inc.2.88%67,695$5Mtrimmed−48%−1.43 pp26 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.2.55%20,000$4Mtrimmed−60%−2.29 pp26 q
BBBlackBerry Limited1.71%529,040$3Mheld—25 q
BACBank of America Corporation1.68%93,376$3Mheld—5 q
SAVEQSpirit Airlines, Inc.1.12%50,000$2Mheld—6 q
ENDPQEndo International PLC0.75%380,000$1Mtrimmed−57%−0.97 pp11 q
MGAMagna International0.66%20,000$1Mheld—4 q
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.0.61%21,000$990,000held—17 q
CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd.0.59%73,364$950,000held—26 q
SNYSanofi0.57%20,000$927,000held—26 q
ALGTAllegiant Travel Company0.40%4,317$646,000held—6 q
unresolvedFiat Chrysler Automobiles NV s0.24%30,000$388,000held—4 q
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc0.19%4,575$304,000held—16 q
TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited0.06%15,000$103,000held—11 q
SHOSSears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.—−1,296,960—exited−1.46 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 1

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Atlanticus Holdings Corp100.00%3,150,000$2M

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 1 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet