Chou Associates Management 13F, Q4 2024

Francis Chou · quarter ending 31 December 2024 · filed 13 February 2025 · SEC CIK 1389403

$145.40M
Filed US book
31
Positions
40.3%
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, Q4 2024

The 25 largest of 31 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q3 2024 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q3 2024
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELBRK/A$58.56M40.3%-4% shares
ALPHABET INCGOOG$15.69M10.8%unchanged
SYNCHRONY FINANCIALSYF$14.02M9.6%+12% shares
APPLE INCAAPL$11.02M7.6%unchanged
ALLY FINL INCALLY$8.12M5.6%unchanged
STELLANTIS N.V$5.96M4.1%unchanged
WELLS FARGO CO NEWWFC$4.18M2.9%unchanged
CITIGROUP INCC$4.06M2.8%unchanged
POOL CORPPOOL$3.63M2.5%unchanged
PAYPAL HLDGS INCPYPL$3.50M2.4%unchanged
MOODYS CORPMCO$2.79M1.9%unchanged
BANK AMERICA CORPBAC$2.20M1.5%unchanged
MBIA INCMBI$2.07M1.4%unchanged
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INCCASH$2.02M1.4%unchanged
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPOXY/WS$1.87M1.3%unchanged
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD$989.2K0.7%unchanged
JEFFERIES FINL GROUP INCJEF$861.4K0.6%unchanged
CHINA YUCHAI INTL LTD$699.2K0.5%unchanged
LOUISIANA PAC CORPLPX$609.5K0.4%unchanged
MAGNA INTL INCMGA$417.9K0.3%unchanged
LEAR CORPLEA$378.8K0.3%unchanged
IMPERIAL OIL LTDIMO$308.1K0.2%unchanged
ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDBABA$288.3K0.2%unchanged
SIRIUSXM HOLDINGS INCSIRI$287.0K0.2%-47% shares
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLCRYAAY$258.8K0.2%unchanged

What changed since Q3 2024

Against the Q3 2024 filing, Chou Associates Management opened 1 new position, added to 1, trimmed 4, left 25 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

  • SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG$103.4K

Exited

Added to

Trimmed

  • BRK/A-4%$58.56M
  • SIRI-47%$287.0K
  • LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-90%$153.1K
  • HTZWW-100%$2.1K

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001104659-25-012614, 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.