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Chou Associates

Q4 2019 13F · by Francis Chou, portfolio manager

As of
Dec 31, 2019
Filed
Feb 17, 2020
US stock
$172M · prev $162M
Positions
19 · prev 21
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture98.9% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 98.9%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 1.1%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves6 since the prior filing

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 5 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 positions80% of US stock

  1. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held held29.6%
  2. BHC Bausch Health Companies Inc trimmed+5.99 pp trimmed+5.9928.2%
  3. 7AB1 Resolute Forest Products held held11.2%
  4. WFC Wells Fargo & Co. trimmed−3.99 pp trimmed−3.996.6%
  5. DVA DaVita Inc. trimmed+0.15 pp trimmed+0.154.4%

Positions19 in this filing · 2 exited

BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc.29.65%150$51Mheld—27 q
BHCBausch Health Companies Inc28.19%1,618,992$48Mtrimmed−2%+5.99 pp6 q
7AB1Resolute Forest Products11.18%4,571,960$19Mheld—27 q
WFCWells Fargo & Co.6.56%209,542$11Mtrimmed−38%−3.99 pp6 q
DVADaVita Inc.4.40%100,743$8Mtrimmed−17%+0.15 pp7 q
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.3.59%44,275$6Mheld—6 q
MBIMBIA Inc.3.53%652,531$6Mheld—27 q
CCitigroup Inc.3.15%67,695$5Mheld—27 q
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.2.68%20,000$5Mheld—27 q
BBBlackBerry Limited1.98%529,040$3Mheld—26 q
SAVEQSpirit Airlines, Inc.1.17%50,000$2Mheld—7 q
MGAMagna International0.64%20,000$1Mheld—5 q
PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc.0.62%21,000$1Mheld—18 q
BACBank of America Corporation0.58%28,376$999,000trimmed−70%−1.10 pp6 q
SNYSanofi0.58%20,000$1Mheld—27 q
CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd.0.57%73,364$978,000held—27 q
ALGTAllegiant Travel Company0.44%4,317$751,000held—7 q
unresolvedFiat Chrysler Automobiles NV s0.26%30,000$441,000held—5 q
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc0.23%4,575$401,000held—17 q
ENDPQEndo International PLC—−380,000—exited−0.75 pp—
TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited—−15,000—exited−0.06 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 0

None in this filing

Notes 1

Issue% of notesPrincipalValue
Atlanticus Holdings Corp100.00%3,075,000$2M

Source

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