Chou Associates Management 13F, Q2 2024

Francis Chou · quarter ending 30 June 2024 · filed 14 August 2024 · SEC CIK 1389403

$139.06M
Filed US book
30
Positions
39.6%
Largest position

Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed. The filing also lists 1 put and call lines, reported at the value of the underlying shares; they are not ownership and are not in these totals.

Largest positions, Q2 2024

The 25 largest of 30 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q1 2024 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q1 2024
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELBRK/A$55.10M39.6%+13% shares
ALPHABET INCGOOG$15.11M10.9%new
APPLE INCAAPL$9.27M6.7%new
SYNCHRONY FINANCIALSYF$9.12M6.6%+61% shares
STELLANTIS N.V$9.06M6.5%+1421% shares
ALLY FINL INCALLY$8.95M6.4%+45% shares
NAVIENT CORPORATIONNAVI$3.85M2.8%+44% shares
CITIGROUP INCC$3.66M2.6%unchanged
WELLS FARGO CO NEWWFC$3.54M2.5%+205% shares
POOL CORPPOOL$3.27M2.4%new
MOODYS CORPMCO$2.48M1.8%new
PAYPAL HLDGS INCPYPL$2.38M1.7%new
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC$2.12M1.5%+26% shares
BANK AMERICA CORPBAC$1.99M1.4%new
MBIA INCMBI$1.76M1.3%new
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INCCASH$1.55M1.1%new
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD$847.9K0.6%new
CHINA YUCHAI INTL LTD$667.6K0.5%unchanged
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$626.7K0.5%+88% shares
HERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS INCHTZWW$590.9K0.4%-67% shares
JEFFERIES FINL GROUP INCJEF$546.7K0.4%new
LOUISIANA PAC CORPLPX$484.6K0.3%new
LEAR CORPLEA$456.8K0.3%new
MAGNA INTL INCMGA$419.0K0.3%unchanged
IMPERIAL OIL LTDIMO$340.9K0.3%unchanged

What changed since Q1 2024

Against the Q1 2024 filing, Chou Associates Management opened 14 new positions, added to 8, trimmed 1, left 7 unchanged and exited 2. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

and 6 more

Exited

  • BHCwas $7.76M
  • BBwas $876.1K

Added to

  • BRK/A+13%$55.10M
  • SYF+61%$9.12M
  • STELLANTIS N.V+1421%$9.06M
  • ALLY+45%$8.95M
  • NAVI+44%$3.85M
  • WFC+205%$3.54M
  • LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC+26%$2.12M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL+88%$626.7K

Trimmed

  • HTZWW-67%$590.9K

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001104659-24-089315, filed by Chou Associates Management Inc.. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only; a 13F does not show short positions or holdings outside the US. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so the fund may have traded since. Educational information, not financial advice.