Central Securities Corp

In its 13F for Q2 2024 (holdings as of June 30, 2024, filed August 13, 2024), Central Securities Corp reported 28 stock positions worth $1.0 billion. Its top holding was Analog Devices (ADI) at 9.0% of the portfolio, followed by Progressive (PGR, 8.8%) and Alphabet Class A (GOOGL, 8.1%). Compared with Q1 2024, it opened 1 new position, added to 4 and reduced 5. The biggest buy was a new position in Arthur J Gallagher (AJG) and the biggest sale Aon Class A (AON, shares −33%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
New York, NY
CIK
0000018748
Portfolio Value
$1.0B (Q2 2024)
SEC Filing
0000018748-24-000012 ↗ filed Aug 13, 2024

Holdings Value

0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B Q1 2024: $990.4M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $1.0B $1.0B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $1.0B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $1.0B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $1.1B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.1B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $1.2B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $1.2B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $1.2B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $1.3B Q2 2026

Holdings 28 stocks · $1.0B

ADI Analog Devices Inc. 9.00% 400,000 $91.3M No change
PGR Progressive Corp. 8.80% 430,000 $89.3M Reduce -1.1%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 8.08% 450,000 $82.0M No change
MSI Motorola Solutions Inc. 5.71% 150,000 $57.9M No change
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. 5.08% 700,000 $51.6M No change
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 4.97% 100,000 $50.4M No change
AXP American Express Co. 4.56% 200,000 $46.3M No change
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 4.28% 225,000 $43.5M No change
COF Capital One Financial Corp. 4.09% 300,000 $41.5M No change
HES Hess Corp. 4.00% 275,000 $40.6M Reduce -11.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.99% 200,000 $40.5M No change
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 3.52% 80,000 $35.8M No change
RYN Rayonier Inc. 3.30% 1,150,000 $33.5M Add +15.0%
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 3.05% 55,000 $31.0M Add +1.9%
AON Aon PLC Class A 2.89% 100,000 $29.4M Reduce -33.3%
COHR Coherent Corp. 2.86% 400,000 $29.0M No change
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. 2.69% 200,000 $27.4M No change
AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. filed as GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO 2.68% 105,000 $27.2M New
AER Aercap Holdings NV 2.53% 275,000 $25.6M Reduce -21.4%
TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. 2.29% 60,000 $23.3M Add +25.4%
MELI MercadoLibre Inc. 2.10% 13,000 $21.4M No change
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 1.95% 160,000 $19.8M Reduce -20.0%
V Visa Inc. Class A 1.94% 75,000 $19.7M Add +15.4%
MDT Medtronic PLC 1.43% 185,000 $14.6M No change
BRC Brady Corporation Class A 1.30% 200,000 $13.2M No change
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.30% 90,000 $13.2M No change
INTC Intel Corp. 1.22% 400,000 $12.4M No change
WOLF Wolfspeed Inc. 0.38% 170,000 $3.9M No change

Portfolio Sells Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

AON Aon PLC Class A Reduce -33.3% 2.89% −2.16
HES Hess Corp. Reduce -11.3% 4.00% −0.78
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -20.0% 1.95% −0.71
AER Aercap Holdings NV Reduce -21.4% 2.53% −0.55
PGR Progressive Corp. Reduce -1.1% 8.80% −0.28

Portfolio Buys Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. New 2.68% +2.68
TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. Add +25.4% 2.29% +0.22
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +15.4% 1.94% +0.11
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. Add +1.9% 3.05% −0.00
RYN Rayonier Inc. Add +15.0% 3.30% −0.06

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 29$1.3BGOOGL, ADI, PGR, COF, KEYS
Q1 2026 30$1.2BGOOGL, ADI, PGR, SCHW, COF
Q4 2025 29$1.2BGOOGL, ADI, PGR, COF, SCHW
Q3 2025 29$1.2BGOOGL, PGR, ADI, SCHW, COF
Q2 2025 27$1.1BPGR, ADI, GOOGL, META, SCHW
Q1 2025 27$1.1BPGR, ADI, GOOGL, MSI, SCHW
Q4 2024 28$1.0BPGR, GOOGL, ADI, MSI, SCHW
Q3 2024 27$1.0BPGR, ADI, GOOGL, MSI, META
Q2 2024 28$1.0BADI, PGR, GOOGL, MSI, SCHW
Q1 2024 27$990.4MPGR, ADI, GOOGL, MSI, SCHW