Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership 13F annual report

Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership is an investment fund managing more than $145 million ran by Alan Parsow. There are currently 49 companies in Mr. Parsow’s portfolio. The largest investments include Kennedy-wilson Hldgs and Berkshire Hathaway, together worth $72 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$145 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 5th August 2024, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership’s top holding is 4,256,900 shares of Kennedy-wilson Hldgs currently worth over $41.4 million and making up 28.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 50 shares of Berkshire Hathaway worth $30.6 million, whose value grew 10.0% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is White Mtns Ins Group Ltd worth $29.3 million and the next is Berkshire Hathaway worth $22.7 million, with 55,770 shares owned.

Currently, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership's portfolio is worth at least $145 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership

The Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership office and employees reside in Omaha, Nebraska. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Alan Parsow serves as the Sole Manager of Parsow Management LLC, the General Partner at Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership revealed that it had opened a new position in Cisco Sys Inc. and bought 3,500 shares worth $166 thousand.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Berkshire Hathaway by buying 180 additional shares. This makes their stake in Berkshire Hathaway total 55,770 shares worth $22.7 million. Berkshire Hathaway dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership is getting rid of from its portfolio. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership closed its position in International Favorsfragrance on 12th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 4,000 shares for $344 thousand. Alan Parsow also disclosed a decreased stake in Kennedy-wilson Hldgs by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $41.4 million and 4,256,900 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership are Greenbrier Partners and Builders Union Fund L.P.. They manage $145 million and $145 million respectively.


Alan Parsow investment strategy

Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 37.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 59.2% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 35% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 8.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $177 billion.

The complete list of Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 12th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Kennedy-wilson Hldgs
0.01%
4,256,900
$41,377,000 28.51%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
50
$30,612,000 21.09%
White Mtns Ins Group Ltd
0.56%
16,110
$29,279,000 20.18%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
0.32%
55,770
$22,687,000 15.63%
Alphabet Inc
0.92%
21,500
$3,916,000 2.70%
Alphabet Inc
3.83%
17,600
$3,228,000 2.22%
Apple Computer Inc
0.75%
13,455
$2,834,000 1.95%
Cadiz Inc.
2.25%
655,247
$2,025,000 1.40%
CME Group Inc
15.56%
5,200
$1,022,000 0.70%
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
225.64%
63,500
$977,000 0.67%
Occidental Pete Corp.
525.00%
12,500
$788,000 0.54%
CTO Realty Growth Inc
3.93%
44,000
$768,000 0.53%
Boeing Co.
28.98%
3,650
$664,000 0.46%
Snowflake Inc.
228.57%
4,600
$621,000 0.43%
Dow Inc
8.51%
8,600
$456,000 0.31%
Proshares Short Sp 500
No change
38,000
$434,000 0.30%
Citigroup Inc
1.54%
6,400
$406,000 0.28%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
494.74%
5,650
$388,000 0.27%
International Favorsfragrance
Closed
4,000
$344,000
DuPont de Nemours Inc
9.97%
3,421
$275,000 0.19%
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd
8.82%
3,700
$266,000 0.18%
Pfizer Inc.
29.63%
7,000
$196,000 0.14%
Taylor Devices Inc.
46.91%
4,300
$193,000 0.13%
Cisco Sys Inc.
Opened
3,500
$166,000 0.11%
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
10.53%
21,000
$156,000 0.11%
Proshares Tr Pshs Short
No change
4,800
$139,000 0.10%
Acacia Research Corp
5.45%
26,000
$130,000 0.09%
Biohaven Ltd
Opened
3,600
$125,000 0.09%
Mp Materials Corp Com
No change
8,000
$102,000 0.07%
Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
5.13%
41,000
$91,000 0.06%
Jetblue Awys Corp
2.14%
14,300
$87,000 0.06%
Nephros Inc
No change
36,000
$76,000 0.05%
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Opened
125
$69,000 0.05%
Bank Amer Corp
27.27%
1,600
$64,000 0.04%
Reading International, Inc.
No change
42,540
$60,000 0.04%
Crispr Therapeuitcs Ag Namen
Opened
1,000
$54,000 0.04%
Five Point Holdings LLC
No change
17,000
$50,000 0.03%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc
Opened
16,000
$45,000 0.03%
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
250.00%
3,500
$42,000 0.03%
CVS Health Corp
Opened
700
$41,000 0.03%
United Contl Holdgs Inc.
Closed
820
$39,000
National Westn Life Group In
No change
78
$39,000 0.03%
Chevron Corp.
Closed
240
$38,000
Barclays Bank Plc Ipth Sr B
No change
3,500
$38,000 0.03%
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.
17.33%
8,800
$31,000 0.02%
Ge Healthcare Technologies I
Opened
400
$31,000 0.02%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
67.27%
270
$31,000 0.02%
Viacomcbs Inc.
60.00%
2,000
$21,000 0.01%
Kinder Morgan Inc
Closed
1,000
$18,000
AMN Healthcare Services Inc.
Opened
300
$15,000 0.01%
Diamond Offshore Drilling In
No change
436
$7,000 0.00%
Richardson Electrs Ltd
92.00%
200
$2,000 0.00%
Creative Realities Inc
No change
26
$0 0.00%
No transactions found
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