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Bob Robotti Robotti Robert

AUM $620M
1-Year Est. Return 55.18%
 

Bob Robotti is the founder of Robotti & Company, a value-oriented investment firm with a long history of fundamental research. He is known for concentrating in sectors where he believes the market misunderstands asset value, including energy services and industrial businesses at various points in the cycle. Robotti’s filings attract investors who track small- and mid-cap value specialists.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-26.46%
1 Year Est. Return
+55.18%
3 Year Est. Return
+107.07%
5 Year Est. Return
+430.79%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,462.34%
AUM
$256M
AUM Growth
-$124M
Cap. Flow
-$16.8M
Cap. Flow %
-6.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.9%
Holding
77
New
7
Increased
11
Reduced
34
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WDC icon
Western Digital
WDC
+$6.77M
2
RDC
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
+$3.64M
3
TDW icon
Tidewater
TDW
+$2.8M
4
WLK icon
Westlake Corp
WLK
+$2.59M
5
GCAP
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CVCO icon
Cavco Industries
CVCO
+$10.2M
2
CKH
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
+$4.16M
3
JEF icon
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
+$3.49M
4
LXU icon
LSB Industries
LXU
+$3.28M
5
ESV
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
+$3.12M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.91%
2 Energy 20.88%
3 Industrials 19.87%
4 Materials 17.63%
5 Real Estate 5.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AEO icon
26
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.71B
$2.53M 0.99%
131,117
-3,200
-2% -$66.6K
DAN icon
27
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.41B
$2.53M 0.99%
185,475
-67,470
-27% -$1.02M
GCAP
28
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$2.27M 0.89%
368,650
+343,650
+1,375% +$2.5M
FTI icon
29
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.4B
$2.16M 0.84%
148,179
-10,207
-6% -$190K
RDC
30
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$2.08M 0.81%
+248,000
New +$3.64M
GASS icon
31
StealthGas
GASS
$358M
$1.99M 0.78%
720,894
-82,937
-10% -$278K
NKE icon
32
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.85M 0.73%
25,000
– –
SMHI icon
33
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$1.63M 0.64%
138,621
-61,483
-31% -$1.09M
GRUB
34
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$1.54M 0.6%
+10,000
New +$1.88M
ROCK icon
35
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.38B
$1.26M 0.49%
35,429
– –
VWTR
36
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$1.2M 0.47%
130,815
-3,850
-3% -$40.7K
UHAL icon
37
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$13.9B
$1.02M 0.4%
31,000
+5,000
+19% +$169K
MTOR
38
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$949K 0.37%
+56,120
New +$957K
GLIBA
39
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$947K 0.37%
23,000
+4,000
+21% +$186K
RVI
40
DELISTED
Retail Value Inc. Common Shares
RVI
$906K 0.35%
385,869
– –
DHIL
41
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$747K 0.29%
5,000
-500
-9% -$82.9K
TKR icon
42
Timken Company
TKR
$8.67B
$657K 0.26%
17,600
+3,875
+28% +$157K
WBC
43
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$644K 0.25%
+6,000
New +$664K
OPTU
44
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
$611K 0.24%
37,000
+7,000
+23% +$122K
TDW.WS.B
45
DELISTED
Tidewater Inc. Series B Warrants to purchase shares of common stock (expiring July 31, 2023)
TDW.WS.B
$511K 0.2%
363,011
-6,947
-2% -$20.6K
DWSN icon
46
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$106M
$508K 0.2%
150,237
-80,030
-35% -$380K
PCMI
47
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$472K 0.18%
26,791
– –
VNTR
48
DELISTED
Venator Materials PLC
VNTR
$469K 0.18%
112,000
+32,000
+40% +$207K
TDW.WS.A
49
DELISTED
Tidewater Inc. Series A Warrants to purchase shares of common stock (expiring July 31, 2023)
TDW.WS.A
$457K 0.18%
272,035
-4,441
-2% -$15.1K
GLW icon
50
Corning
GLW
$129B
$454K 0.18%
15,040
– –
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Bob Robotti's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Bob Robotti held 77 positions worth $256M, down 33% from $380M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Bob Robotti withdrew a net $16.8M in Q4 2018, closing 11 positions and reducing 34 holdings. Its most notable exit was Seacor Holdings Inc., an estimated $4.16M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.

Against the trend, Bob Robotti opened a new position in Rowan Companies Plc worth $2.08M.

  • Bob Robotti's largest Q4 2018 buy was Rowan Companies Plc: 248,000 shares worth $2.08M.
  • Bob Robotti added most to Western Digital in Q4 2018, an estimated $6.77M increase.
  • Bob Robotti's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Cavco Industries, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
  • Bob Robotti fully exited Seacor Holdings Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $4.16M.
  • Bob Robotti's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $256M portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Bob Robotti opened 7 new positions and closed 11 in Q4 2018.
  • Bob Robotti's portfolio value fell 33% quarter-over-quarter to $256M.

Based on Robotti Robert's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 15 Feb 2019.