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Overview/ Abrams Capital Management, L.P./ Q4 2018

Abrams Capital Management, L.P.

David Abrams · As of Q4 2018 · filed Feb 14, 2019

Q4 2018

Holdings

19 positions · Δ vs prior quarter
BEN FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC
$297.7M
12.3%
10,037,706 +92,683 +0.9% Added
ORLY O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
$296.1M
12.2%
859,981 −23,213 −2.6% Reduced
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL-SP ADR
$285.6M
11.8%
18,522,372 −1,000,000 −5.1% Reduced
UHAL U-HAUL HOLDING CO
$189.0M
7.8%
576,045 Held
WU WESTERN UNION CO
$178.0M
7.4%
10,434,763 −10,730,735 −50.7% Reduced
LAD LITHIA MOTORS INC
$175.6M
7.3%
2,300,000 +300,000 +15.0% Added
WTW WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
$168.5M
7.0%
1,109,811 −73,476 −6.2% Reduced
KMI KINDER MORGAN INC
$134.8M
5.6%
8,761,405 Held
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A
$131.0M
5.4%
999,649 +999,649 New
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL A
$129.7M
5.4%
124,117 Held
ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
$126.8M
5.2%
1,902,528 +317,437 +20.0% Added
PACDEUR PACIFIC DRILLING SA
$99.0M
4.1%
7,414,537 +7,414,537 New
SPH SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
$57.6M
2.4%
2,988,346 Held
CWH CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC-A
$44.3M
1.8%
3,858,808 +1,530,708 +65.7% Added
AKBA AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$31.3M
1.3%
5,656,462 +4,537,176 +405.4% Added
BNEDUSD BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC
$23.5M
1.0%
5,872,465 Held
OCH ZIFF CAP MGMT GROUP
$20.5M
0.8%
22,238,592 Held
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS
$17.4M
0.7%
3,354,390 Held
GLOBAL EAGLE ENTMT INC
$13.5M
0.6%
6,069,147 −453,282 −6.9% Reduced

Sold positions

5 closed in Q4 2018 · shares & value as of prior filing
Holding Shares sold Prior value
SHIRE PLC
2,247,133 $407.3M
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO
3,192,304 $303.3M
AABAUSD ALTABA INC
3,769,842 $256.8M
AETNA INC NEW
823,555 $167.1M
KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC
9,108,867 $31.0M

Holdings reflect long positions disclosed in 13F filings only and exclude short positions, cash, and other non-13F assets. Holdings data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Not investment advice. Full disclaimer.