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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
FRPH icon
51
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$435M
$368K 0.14%
+16,000
New +$398K
PSMT icon
52
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.33B
$328K 0.13%
5,553
– –
BRK.B icon
53
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$251K 0.1%
1,233
-441
-26% -$92.1K
CSV icon
54
Carriage Services
CSV
$547M
$237K 0.09%
+15,310
New +$268K
AEIS icon
55
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.4B
$229K 0.09%
5,325
– –
MRK icon
56
Merck
MRK
$376B
$229K 0.09%
3,144
– –
LOV
57
DELISTED
Spark Networks SE American Depositary Shares
LOV
$213K 0.08%
26,978
– –
FRAN
58
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$168K 0.07%
14,407
-16,295
-53% -$475K
HNRG icon
59
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$725M
$109K 0.04%
21,491
-21,428
-50% -$125K
LQDT icon
60
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.36B
$71K 0.03%
11,475
– –
HLX icon
61
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.53B
$66K 0.03%
12,250
– –
DHX icon
62
DHI Group
DHX
$182M
$19K 0.01%
12,440
– –
HDSN
63
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$237M
$12K ﹤0.01%
13,950
– –
ESES
64
DELISTED
Eco-Stim Energy Solutions Inc. Common Stock
ESES
$2K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
BB icon
65
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$114K
BDC icon
66
Belden
BDC
$4.79B
– –
-4,000
Closed -$286K
ELF icon
67
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.02B
– –
-35,000
Closed -$446K
GTN icon
68
Gray Television
GTN
$509M
– –
-21,411
Closed -$375K
LBRDA
69
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
– –
-3,000
Closed -$253K
SPB icon
70
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2B
– –
-4,000
Closed -$299K
NWLI
71
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
– –
-727
Closed -$232K
AUD
72
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
– –
-248,240
Closed -$1.96M
HBP
73
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
– –
-25,000
Closed -$106K
CKH
74
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
– –
-84,251
Closed -$4.16M
GLF
75
DELISTED
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Common Stock
GLF
– –
-61,700
Closed -$2.3M
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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.