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| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE |
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| VALUE | SHRS OR | SH/ | PUT/ | INVESTMENT | OTHER | VOTING AUTHORITY | |||||
| NAME OF ISSUER | TITLE OF CLASS | CUSIP | (x$1000) | PRN AMT | PRN | CALL | DISCRETION | MANAGER | SOLE | SHARED | NONE |
| AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD. | COM | 008474108 | 1,962,000 | 30,000 | SH | DFND | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ALPHABET, INC. | CAP STK CL A | 02079K305 | 7,723,160 | 42,400 | SH | DFND | 42,400 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ALPHABET, INC. | CAP STK CL A | 02079K305 | 9,107,500 | 50,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| ATKORE INC | COM | 047649108 | 84,061 | 623 | SH | DFND | 623 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | COM | 047649108 | 229,381 | 1,700 | SH | DFND | 1,700 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | COM | 047649108 | 4,924,945 | 36,500 | SH | DFND | 1 | 36,500 | 0 | 0 | |
| AUTOZONE, INC | COM | 053332102 | 115,600 | 39 | SH | DFND | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AUTOZONE, INC. | COM | 053332102 | 2,904,818 | 980 | SH | DFND | 980 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AUTOZONE, INC. | COM | 053332102 | 17,932,805 | 6,050 | SH | DFND | 1 | 6,050 | 0 | 0 | |
| B2GOLD CORP. | COM | 11777Q209 | 742,500 | 275,000 | SH | DFND | 275,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| B2GOLD CORP. | COM | 11777Q209 | 3,604,500 | 1,335,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 1,335,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC. | CL B NEW | 084670702 | 2,074,680 | 5,100 | SH | DFND | 5,100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BLUELINX HLDGS INC | COM NEW | 09624H208 | 82,105 | 882 | SH | DFND | 882 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BLUELINX HOLDINGS, INC. | COM NEW | 09624H208 | 710,277 | 7,630 | SH | DFND | 7,630 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BLUELINX HOLDINGS, INC. | COM NEW | 09624H208 | 5,892,597 | 63,300 | SH | DFND | 1 | 63,300 | 0 | 0 | |
| BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. | COM | 120076104 | 416,955 | 16,500 | SH | DFND | 16,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CENTENE CORP. | COM | 15135B101 | 7,359,300 | 111,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 111,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| CENTERRA GOLD INC | COM | 152006102 | 500,640 | 74,500 | SH | DFND | 74,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CLEAR SECURE INC | COM CL A | 18467V109 | 263,456 | 14,081 | SH | DFND | 14,081 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CLEAR SECURE INC | COM CL A | 18467V109 | 5,146,260 | 275,054 | SH | DFND | 1 | 275,054 | 0 | 0 | |
| CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICH | COM | 225310101 | 96,245 | 187 | SH | DFND | 187 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. | COM | 225310101 | 977,892 | 1,900 | SH | DFND | 1,900 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. | COM | 225310101 | 11,837,640 | 23,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 23,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| CROCS, INC. | COM | 227046109 | 305,015 | 2,090 | SH | DFND | 2,090 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CROCS, INC. | COM | 227046109 | 5,983,540 | 41,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 41,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| CUBESMART | COM | 229663109 | 632,380 | 14,000 | SH | DFND | 14,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DILLARDS INC | CL A | 254067101 | 109,217 | 248 | SH | DFND | 248 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DILLARDS INC | CL A | 254067101 | 435,986 | 990 | SH | DFND | 990 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DILLARDS INC | CL A | 254067101 | 8,939,917 | 20,300 | SH | DFND | 1 | 20,300 | 0 | 0 | |
| ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. | COM | 036752103 | 238,418 | 440 | SH | DFND | 440 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. | COM | 036752103 | 5,201,856 | 9,600 | SH | DFND | 1 | 9,600 | 0 | 0 | |
| ESSENT GROUP LTD. | COM | G3198U102 | 1,376,655 | 24,500 | SH | DFND | 24,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ESSENT GROUP LTD. | COM | G3198U102 | 11,238,000 | 200,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXCHANGE LISTED FDS TR | SABA INT RATE | 30151E806 | 2,129 | 100 | SH | DFND | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC | COM | 30225T102 | 1,558,296 | 10,027 | SH | DFND | 10,027 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE F | COM | 33766Y100 | 7 | 100 | SH | DFND | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| FRANCO-NEVADA CORP. | COM | 351858105 | 305,782 | 2,580 | SH | DFND | 2,580 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC | COM | 37955N106 | 656,591 | 135,101 | SH | DFND | 135,101 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC | COM | 37955N106 | 470,327 | 96,775 | SH | DFND | 96,775 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC | COM | 37955N106 | 985,137 | 202,703 | SH | DFND | 202,703 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GLOBAL SELF STORAGE INC | COM | 37955N106 | 24,723 | 5,087 | SH | SOLE | 5,087 | 0 | 0 | ||
| HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | SHS BEN INT | 42968F108 | 45,295 | 6,480 | SH | DFND | 1 | 6,480 | 0 | 0 | |
| INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. | COM CL A | 45841N107 | 711,080 | 5,800 | SH | DFND | 5,800 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. | COM CL A | 45841N107 | 9,317,600 | 76,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 76,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| ISHARES SILVER TRUST | ISHARES | 46428Q109 | 611,110 | 23,000 | SH | DFND | 23,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | COM | 46625H100 | 1,375,368 | 6,800 | SH | DFND | 6,800 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KINROSS GOLD CORP. | COM | 496902404 | 436,800 | 52,500 | SH | DFND | 52,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LAM RESEARCH CORP. | COM | 512807108 | 1,277,820 | 1,200 | SH | DFND | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LAM RESEARCH CORP. | COM | 512807108 | 10,329,045 | 9,700 | SH | DFND | 1 | 9,700 | 0 | 0 | |
| LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 50212V100 | 323,988 | 1,160 | SH | DFND | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 50212V100 | 6,563,550 | 23,500 | SH | DFND | 1 | 23,500 | 0 | 0 | |
| MASTERCARD, INC. | CL A | 57636Q104 | 4,411,600 | 10,000 | SH | DFND | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | CL A | 30303M102 | 579,853 | 1,150 | SH | DFND | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FD | COM | 592834105 | 57,600 | 6,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. | COM | 624756102 | 448,687 | 7,880 | SH | DFND | 7,880 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. | COM | 624756102 | 9,190,116 | 161,400 | SH | DFND | 1 | 161,400 | 0 | 0 | |
| NEW AMER HIGH INCOME FD INC | COM NEW | 641876800 | 2,199 | 300 | SH | DFND | 1 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| NEWMONT GOLDCORP CORP. | COM | 651639106 | 477,318 | 11,400 | SH | DFND | 11,400 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NMI HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 629209305 | 574,221 | 16,869 | SH | DFND | 16,869 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NMI HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 629209305 | 12,908,853 | 379,226 | SH | DFND | 1 | 379,226 | 0 | 0 | |
| NVR INC | COM | 62944T105 | 129,006 | 17 | SH | DFND | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NVR, INC. | COM | 62944T105 | 1,024,456 | 135 | SH | DFND | 135 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NVR, INC. | COM | 62944T105 | 7,930,045 | 1,045 | SH | DFND | 1 | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | |
| POOL CORP | COM | 73278L105 | 76,525 | 249 | SH | DFND | 249 | 0 | 0 | ||
| POOL CORP. | COM | 73278L105 | 2,120,577 | 6,900 | SH | DFND | 1 | 6,900 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUBLIC STORAGE | COM | 74460D109 | 489,005 | 1,700 | SH | DFND | 1,700 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RIO TINTO PLC | SPONSORED ADR | 767204100 | 4,845,855 | 73,500 | SH | DFND | 1 | 73,500 | 0 | 0 | |
| ROYAL GOLD, INC. | COM | 780287108 | 663,348 | 5,300 | SH | DFND | 5,300 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORT | COM NEW | 880198205 | 133 | 17 | SH | DFND | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPRNT | SHS NEW | 78518H202 | 25,344 | 3,600 | SH | DFND | 1 | 3,600 | 0 | 0 | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | COM | 83088M102 | 4,796,100 | 45,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 45,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| SNAP-ON, INC. | COM | 833034101 | 7,266,642 | 27,800 | SH | DFND | 1 | 27,800 | 0 | 0 | |
| SPDR GOLD SHARES ETF | GOLD SHS | 78463V107 | 774,036 | 3,600 | SH | DFND | 3,600 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INC | 2.75% CNV PFD C A | 84741T401 | 4,653 | 200 | SH | DFND | 1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
| SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INC | COM | 84741T104 | 26,160 | 2,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| SSR MINING, INC. | COM | 784730103 | 360,800 | 80,000 | SH | DFND | 80,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | COM | 858119100 | 109,687 | 847 | SH | DFND | 847 | 0 | 0 | ||
| STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. | COM | 858119100 | 1,023,050 | 7,900 | SH | DFND | 7,900 | 0 | 0 | ||
| STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. | COM | 858119100 | 20,720,000 | 160,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 160,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC | COM | 870875101 | 26,389 | 3,270 | SH | DFND | 1 | 3,270 | 0 | 0 | |
| UFP INDUSTRIES, INC. | COM | 90278Q108 | 280,000 | 2,500 | SH | DFND | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| UFP INDUSTRIES, INC. | COM | 90278Q108 | 7,817,600 | 69,800 | SH | DFND | 1 | 69,800 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNITED RENTALS INC | COM | 911363109 | 112,531 | 174 | SH | DFND | 174 | 0 | 0 | ||
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | COM | 911363109 | 475,347 | 735 | SH | DFND | 735 | 0 | 0 | ||
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | COM | 911363109 | 9,377,585 | 14,500 | SH | DFND | 1 | 14,500 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. | COM | 91324P102 | 1,515,049 | 2,975 | SH | DFND | 2,975 | 0 | 0 | ||
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. | COM | 91324P102 | 6,875,010 | 13,500 | SH | DFND | 1 | 13,500 | 0 | 0 | |
| VALERO ENERGY CORP. | COM | 91913Y100 | 286,714 | 1,829 | SH | DFND | 1,829 | 0 | 0 | ||
| VALERO ENERGY CORP. | COM | 91913Y100 | 8,369,260 | 53,389 | SH | DFND | 1 | 53,389 | 0 | 0 | |
| WABASH NATIONAL CORP. | COM | 929566107 | 321,878 | 14,738 | SH | DFND | 14,738 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WABASH NATIONAL CORP. | COM | 929566107 | 6,481,282 | 296,762 | SH | DFND | 1 | 296,762 | 0 | 0 | |
| WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. | COM | 962879102 | 314,520 | 6,000 | SH | DFND | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC | COM | 969904101 | 140,338 | 497 | SH | DFND | 497 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. | COM | 969904101 | 2,117,775 | 7,500 | SH | DFND | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. | COM | 969904101 | 13,553,760 | 48,000 | SH | DFND | 1 | 48,000 | 0 | 0 | |