Central Securities Corp
In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed May 7, 2024), Central Securities Corp reported 27 stock positions worth $990.4 million. Its top holding was Progressive (PGR) at 9.1% of the portfolio, followed by Analog Devices (ADI, 8.0%) and Alphabet Class A (GOOGL, 6.9%). Compared with Q4 2023, it sold out of 1, added to 3 and reduced 6. The biggest buy was Rayonier (RYN, shares +43%) and the biggest sale Analog Devices (ADI, shares −9%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
- CIK
- 0000018748
- Portfolio Value
- $990.4M (Q1 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0000018748-24-000008 ↗ filed May 7, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 27 stocks · $990.4M
| PGR Progressive Corp. | 9.08% | 435,000 | $90.0M | No change |
| ADI Analog Devices Inc. | 7.99% | 400,000 | $79.1M | Reduce -9.1% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 6.86% | 450,000 | $67.9M | Reduce -5.3% |
| MSI Motorola Solutions Inc. | 5.38% | 150,000 | $53.2M | Reduce -6.3% |
| SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. | 5.11% | 700,000 | $50.6M | No change |
| AON Aon PLC Class A | 5.05% | 150,000 | $50.1M | No change |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 4.90% | 100,000 | $48.6M | No change |
| HES Hess Corp. | 4.78% | 310,000 | $47.3M | Reduce -15.1% |
| AXP American Express Co. | 4.60% | 200,000 | $45.5M | Reduce -13.0% |
| COF Capital One Financial Corp. | 4.51% | 300,000 | $44.7M | No change |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 4.10% | 225,000 | $40.6M | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.04% | 200,000 | $40.1M | No change |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 3.40% | 80,000 | $33.7M | No change |
| RYN Rayonier Inc. | 3.36% | 1,000,000 | $33.2M | Add +42.9% |
| KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. | 3.16% | 200,000 | $31.3M | No change |
| AER Aercap Holdings NV | 3.07% | 350,000 | $30.4M | Reduce -12.5% |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | 3.06% | 54,000 | $30.3M | No change |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 2.66% | 200,000 | $26.4M | No change |
| COHR Coherent Corp. | 2.45% | 400,000 | $24.2M | No change |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 2.07% | 47,836 | $20.5M | Add +19.6% |
| MELI MercadoLibre Inc. | 1.98% | 13,000 | $19.7M | Add +18.2% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 1.83% | 65,000 | $18.1M | No change |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 1.78% | 400,000 | $17.7M | No change |
| MDT Medtronic PLC | 1.63% | 185,000 | $16.1M | No change |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 1.44% | 90,000 | $14.2M | No change |
| BRC Brady Corporation Class A | 1.20% | 200,000 | $11.9M | No change |
| WOLF Wolfspeed Inc. | 0.51% | 170,000 | $5.0M | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| ADI Analog Devices Inc. | Reduce -9.1% | 7.99% | −1.50 |
| KW Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.41 |
| HES Hess Corp. | Reduce -15.1% | 4.78% | −0.94 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Reduce -5.3% | 6.86% | −0.35 |
| AER Aercap Holdings NV | Reduce -12.5% | 3.07% | −0.16 |
| AXP American Express Co. | Reduce -13.0% | 4.60% | −0.08 |
| MSI Motorola Solutions Inc. | Reduce -6.3% | 5.38% | −0.06 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 29 | $1.3B | GOOGL, ADI, PGR, COF, KEYS |
| Q1 2026 | 30 | $1.2B | GOOGL, ADI, PGR, SCHW, COF |
| Q4 2025 | 29 | $1.2B | GOOGL, ADI, PGR, COF, SCHW |
| Q3 2025 | 29 | $1.2B | GOOGL, PGR, ADI, SCHW, COF |
| Q2 2025 | 27 | $1.1B | PGR, ADI, GOOGL, META, SCHW |
| Q1 2025 | 27 | $1.1B | PGR, ADI, GOOGL, MSI, SCHW |
| Q4 2024 | 28 | $1.0B | PGR, GOOGL, ADI, MSI, SCHW |
| Q3 2024 | 27 | $1.0B | PGR, ADI, GOOGL, MSI, META |
| Q2 2024 | 28 | $1.0B | ADI, PGR, GOOGL, MSI, SCHW |
| Q1 2024 | 27 | $990.4M | PGR, ADI, GOOGL, MSI, SCHW |