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Bob Robotti

Bob Robotti Robotti Robert

AUM $620M Turnover 9.52%
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
-10.16%
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
$202M
AUM Growth
-$53.3M
Cap. Flow
-$24.8M
Cap. Flow %
-12.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.89%
Holding
65
New
2
Increased
6
Reduced
42
Closed
3
Avg Time Held
1.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1 year
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1 year

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PHX icon
PHX Minerals
PHX
+$17.1M
2
SKX icon
Skechers
SKX
+$3.07M
3
JOY
Joy Global Inc
JOY
+$2.48M
4
LXU icon
LSB Industries
LXU
+$1.94M
5
BLDR icon
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
+$1.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 28.94%
2 Energy 26.8%
3 Consumer Discretionary 16.56%
4 Financials 8.22%
5 Materials 6.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
PHX icon
1
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$24.2M 11.97%
810,328
-556,628
-41% -$17.1M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
JEF icon
2
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$10.9B
$15.1M 7.48%
708,803
-874
-0.1% -$19.7K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
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3
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$6.66B
$15.1M 7.48%
2,774,498
-281,447
-9% -$1.83M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
LXU icon
4
LSB Industries
LXU
$813M
$13.3M 6.59%
484,961
-65,350
-12% -$1.94M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
CVCO icon
5
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.88B
$12.8M 6.34%
188,386
-7,056
-4% -$522K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
CNQ icon
6
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$100B
$9.8M 4.83%
519,906
-63,279
-11% -$1.31M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
HP icon
7
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.7B
$7.79M 3.85%
79,582
-1,580
-2% -$168K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
ATW
8
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$7.38M 3.65%
168,924
-26,102
-13% -$1.25M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
OMN
9
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$6.84M 3.39%
1,274,050
-128,742
-9% -$1.05M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
LECO icon
10
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.6B
$6.68M 3.31%
96,655
-3,465
-3% -$241K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
UMH icon
11
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.25B
$6.51M 3.22%
685,659
-11,800
-2% -$118K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
GME icon
12
GameStop
GME
$12.7B
$6.5M 3.22%
+631,500
New +$6.71M
2014 Q3
0 quarters
LQDT icon
13
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.45B
$5.95M 2.94%
+432,565
New +$6.21M
2014 Q3
0 quarters
AEIS icon
14
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$9.5B
$5.56M 2.75%
295,675
-78,550
-21% -$1.45M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
CKH
15
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$5.54M 2.74%
76,657
+110
+0.1% +$8.43K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
CALM icon
16
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.05B
$4.42M 2.19%
99,008
-7,930
-7% -$315K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
AXR icon
17
AMREP Corp
AXR
$113M
$3.29M 1.63%
706,269
-2,194
-0.3% -$12.8K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
SENEA icon
18
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.17B
$3.28M 1.62%
114,821
-7,675
-6% -$230K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
ROCK icon
19
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$945M
$3.19M 1.58%
233,066
-31,978
-12% -$490K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
CMPR icon
20
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.39B
$3.14M 1.56%
57,395
-12,820
-18% -$586K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
VWTR
21
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$2.75M 1.36%
137,785
-300
-0.2% -$6.57K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
GTI icon
22
DELISTED
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GTI
$2.66M 1.32%
581,025
+210,875
+57% +$1.81M
2013 Q3
4 quarters
SKX icon
23
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
$2.42M 1.2%
136,404
-167,955
-55% -$3.07M
2013 Q2
5 quarters
CVU icon
24
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$61.1M
$2.19M 1.08%
222,172
-8,750
-4% -$99.2K
2013 Q2
5 quarters
LCII icon
25
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.38B
$2.08M 1.03%
49,297
-1,460
-3% -$66.2K
2013 Q2
5 quarters

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Bob Robotti's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Bob Robotti held 65 positions worth $202M, down 21% from $255M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 59% of the portfolio.

Bob Robotti withdrew a net $24.8M in Q3 2014, closing 3 positions and reducing 42 holdings. Its most notable exit was Westlake Corp, an estimated $1.68M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 29% of assets, down from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Bob Robotti opened a new position in GameStop worth $6.5M.

  • Bob Robotti's largest Q3 2014 buy was GameStop: 631,500 shares worth $6.5M.
  • Bob Robotti added most to GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD in Q3 2014, an estimated $1.81M increase.
  • Bob Robotti's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was PHX Minerals, cutting an estimated $17.1M.
  • Bob Robotti fully exited Westlake Corp in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $1.68M.
  • Bob Robotti's ten largest holdings make up 59% of its $202M portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Bob Robotti opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2014.
  • Bob Robotti's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $202M.

Based on Robotti Robert's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.