Central Securities Corporation: If You Like Blue Chips Below NAV, Year After Year [Seeking Alpha]
Central Securities Corporation (CET)
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CET's capital-first mandate avoids leverage, options, and managed distributions, focusing on concentrated, high-conviction blue chip holdings for NAV growth. Over five years, CET's total return (+106.2%) outperformed the S&P 500, driven by realized gains and disciplined portfolio management, not discount narrowing. With a buy rating at current prices, CET suits long-term, capital-compounding investors comfortable with variable, semiannual distributions and minimal income engineering. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Central Securities Corporation ( CET ) has traded at a double-digit discount to its NAV for the last five years. From available data of 32 years, across 129 quarters, it has traded at double-digit discounts in 114 This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself,
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- This Cheap 5.3% Dividend Soars With Stocks (Perfect For 2026) [Forbes]Forbes
- Central Securities Corporation Announces Reinvestment Price of Shares for Distribution Payable December 19, 2025 [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Central Securities Corporation Announces Reinvestment Price of Shares for Distribution Payable December 19, 2025Business Wire
- CET: This Solid Fund Will Soon Pay Out A Large Year-End Distribution [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Central Securities Corporation Releases Report to StockholdersBusiness Wire
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Sec Filings
- 1/6/26 - Form 4
- 12/30/25 - Form 4/A
- 12/30/25 - Form 3/A
- CET's page on the SEC website