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Francis Chou - Chou Associates

As of Q2 2026, Francis Chou reported 31 long-equity positions worth $216.59M in aggregate.

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Latest quarter
+2.11%
1-year
+14.39%
3-year
+45.08%
5-year
+16.55%
3-year vs S&P 500
-27.31%
5-year vs S&P 500
-56.68%
5-year top 5
+21.83%

Return from mechanically copying the disclosed 13F equity portfolio after each filing and rebalancing at the next. The vs S&P 500 figures subtract SPY over that manager's own rebalance dates, so both sides cover the same days; both are price return, excluding dividends. Method & limitations.

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Updated 2026-06-06 from SEC 13F data.

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1RFPRESOLUTE FST PRODS INC14.87%Add +10.2%4,127,259$54.56MNo quoteNo quote
2BRK/ABERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELCUSIP 08467010813.93%-300$51.12MNo quoteNo quote
3SHLDSEARS HLDGS CORP13.06%Add +17.5%803,526$47.92MNo quoteNo quote
4DELLDELL INC9.38%-2,500,000$34.43M$13.77No quote
5NOKNOKIA CORP8.87%Reduce -90.0%500,000$32.55M$65.10No quote
6SNYSANOFI5.66%-410,000$20.76M$50.63No quote
7OSTKOVERSTOCK COM INC DEL5.62%Reduce -36.1%694,471$20.61MNo quoteNo quote
8CCITIGROUP INC5.42%-410,000$19.89M$48.51No quote
9JPMWSJPMORGAN CHASE & CO5.15%-1,126,347$18.88MNo quoteNo quote
10WFCWSWELLS FARGO & CO NEW3.82%-997,500$14.01MNo quoteNo quote
11GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC3.23%-75,000$11.87M$158.21No quote
12MBIMBIA INC3.01%-1,080,797$11.06M$10.23No quote
13-ACTAVIS INC3.01%Reduce -58.6%76,705$11.05MNo quoteNo quote
14BACWSABANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION1.39%-836,825$5.1MNo quoteNo quote
15CHTCHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD1.14%-132,088$4.17MNo quoteNo quote
16RSHRADIOSHACK CORP0.74%-794,071$2.71MNo quoteNo quote
17PTGIPRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GR0.42%-451,022$1.53MNo quoteNo quote
18BBBLACKBERRY LTD0.40%New185,000$1.46M$7.88No quote
19RYAAYRYANAIR HLDGS PLC0.23%Reduce -37.0%17,000$846K$49.76No quote
20SSPRINT CORP0.19%New110,770$688KNo quoteNo quote
21CYDCHINA YUCHAI INTL LTD0.17%-25,537$607K$23.77No quote
22BPBP PLC0.11%-10,000$420K$42.00No quote
23VODVODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW0.10%-10,000$352KNo quoteNo quote
24UTSIUTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP0.09%-113,627$312KNo quoteNo quote
26SSPRINT NEXTEL CORP-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
25RIMMRESEARCH IN MOTION LTD-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote

Other instruments

Bonds, warrants, or non-share principal positions reported alongside the equity portfolio.

1-MANNKIND CORPNOTE 3.750%12/1OTHER7,300,000$722.7M
2-COMPUCREDIT HLDGS CORPNOTE 5.875%11/3OTHER12,300,000$497.52M
3-LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INCNOTE 6.500%10/0OTHER1,470,000$220.72M
4ATLC 5.875 11/30/35COMPUCREDIT HLDGS CORPNOTE 5.875%11/3OTHER0$0