Bill Miller Miller Value Partners
Bill Miller is a legendary value-oriented investor best known for a long streak of beating the S&P 500 while managing Legg Mason Value Trust, and later for Miller Value Partners. His process has always been flexible, incorporating both traditional value and growth-at-a-reasonable-price ideas when fundamentals support them. Miller remains a closely followed voice for contrarian equity ideas.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$19.2M |
| 2 |
Alaunos Therapeutics
TCRT
|
+$11.7M |
| 3 |
WLH
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
|
+$8.98M |
| 4 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$8.5M |
| 5 |
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
|
+$7.19M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
P
Pandora Media Inc
P
|
+$55.2M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$28.6M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$28.2M |
| 4 |
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
|
+$18M |
| 5 |
RH
RH
|
+$15.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.89% |
| 2 | Financials | 20.58% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.67% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.83% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 11.14% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.37B
| $836K | 0.04% |
8,357
+4,732
| +131% | +$1.04M |
|
77
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
| $785K | 0.04% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
|
PPLT
78
abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF
PPLT
$2.2B
| $752K | 0.03% |
100,000
| – | – |
|
|
FTR
79
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $705K | 0.03% |
296,165
+51,925
| +21% | +$220K |
|
|
KG
80
Kestrel Group
KG
$60.3M
| $685K | 0.03% |
20,758
-63,123
| -75% | -$3.4M |
|
81
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $627K | 0.03% |
12,000
| – | – |
|
82
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $617K | 0.03% |
4,500
| – | – |
|
|
BAC.WS.A
83
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
| $512K | 0.02% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
84
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.5B
| $312K | 0.01% |
6,000
| – | – |
|
|
NE
85
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $304K | 0.01% |
116,200
+24,400
| +27% | +$116K |
|
86
Century Communities
CCS
$1.98B
| $293K | 0.01% |
17,000
| – | – |
|
87
Halozyme
HALO
$12.3B
| $293K | 0.01% |
20,000
-150,000
| -88% | -$2.39M |
|
88
Unisys
UIS
$200M
| $282K | 0.01% |
24,240
-14,700
| -38% | -$231K |
|
89
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $273K | 0.01% |
5,933
| – | – |
|
|
ALSK
90
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
| $216K | 0.01% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
|
P
91
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $202K | 0.01% |
25,000
-6,383,650
| -100% | -$55.2M |
|
|
GNC
92
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| $174K | 0.01% |
73,350
-22,725
| -24% | -$76.4K |
|
93
Community Health Systems
CYH
$424M
| $167K | 0.01% |
59,220
-86,845
| -59% | -$298K |
|
94
Barclays
BCS
$90.2B
| $138K | 0.01% |
19,131
+1,825
| +11% | +$14.7K |
|
|
CS
95
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $112K | 0.01% |
10,272
-368,373
| -97% | -$4.56M |
|
96
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.43B
| $102K | ﹤0.01% |
13,263
-4,830
| -27% | -$48.3K |
|
97
LG Display
LPL
$3.28B
| $95K | ﹤0.01% |
11,640
-3,860
| -25% | -$30.3K |
|
|
EXPR
98
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $90K | ﹤0.01% |
883
-346
| -28% | -$53.5K |
|
|
MDR
99
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
| $75K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,459
| New | +$121K |
|
|
ASNA
100
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
| $70K | ﹤0.01% |
1,391
+215
| +18% | +$15.2K |
|
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Bill Miller's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Bill Miller held 116 positions worth $2.2B, down 29% from $3.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.
Bill Miller withdrew a net $115M in Q4 2018, closing 14 positions and reducing 33 holdings. Its most notable exit was ProShares UltraPro S&P 500, an estimated $18M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, down from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Bill Miller opened a new position in Arlington Asset Investment Corp. worth $5.9M.
- Bill Miller's largest Q4 2018 buy was Arlington Asset Investment Corp.: 815,000 shares worth $5.9M.
- Bill Miller added most to Micron Technology in Q4 2018, an estimated $19.2M increase.
- Bill Miller's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Pandora Media Inc, cutting an estimated $55.2M.
- Bill Miller fully exited ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $18M.
- Bill Miller's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $2.2B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Bill Miller opened 6 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2018.
- Bill Miller's portfolio value fell 29% quarter-over-quarter to $2.2B.
Based on Miller Value Partners's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.