Exploring the Strategic Moves of a Renowned Value Investor

David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) recently submitted the 13F filing for the fourth quarter of 2024, providing insights into his investment moves during this period. David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) founded Abrams Capital Management in 1999, where he is the CEO and portfolio manager. Before establishing the Boston-based firm, he worked with Bauposts Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) for 10 years. Describing itself as "opportunistic," Abrams Capital Management follows a fundamental, value-oriented approach to investing. The firm relies on a value approach that emphasizes a company's fundamentals to stocks. It typically invests for the long term in a concentrated number of holdings, spreading its assets across stocks, debt instruments, distressed debt, and illiquid investments, among other classes.

• Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with LOAR.

Key Position Increases

David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) also increased stakes in a total of 1 stock, among them:

• The most notable increase was Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), with an additional 56,935 shares, bringing the total to 2,124,130 shares. This adjustment represents a significant 2.75% increase in share count, a 0.17% impact on the current portfolio, with a total value of $402,097,810.

Summary of Sold Out

David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) completely exited 1 of the holdings in the fourth quarter of 2024, as detailed below:

• Camping World Holdings Inc (NYSE:CWH): David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) sold all 3,108,808 shares, resulting in a -1.21% impact on the portfolio.

Key Position Reduces

David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) also reduced positions in 3 stocks. The most significant changes include:

• Reduced Loar Holdings Inc (NYSE:LOAR) by 1,006,461 shares, resulting in a -2.62% decrease in shares and a -1.21% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $82.13 during the quarter and has returned -8.16% over the past 3 months and 5.22% year-to-date.
• Reduced Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) by 62,795 shares, resulting in a -10.12% reduction in shares and a -0.58% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $587.14 during the quarter and has returned 20.79% over the past 3 months and 21.97% year-to-date.

Portfolio Overview

At the fourth quarter of 2024, David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio)'s portfolio included 13 stocks, with top holdings including 44.5% in Loar Holdings Inc (NYSE:LOAR), 13.75% in Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE:LAD), 8.24% in Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG), 6.47% in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and 5.62% in Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET).

The holdings are mainly concentrated in 7 of all the 11 industries: Industrials, Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services, Energy, Financial Services, Technology, and Healthcare.

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