Bob Robotti Robotti Robert
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DWSN
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
DWSN
|
+$70.3K |
| 2 |
ATW
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
|
+$32K |
| 3 |
GTI
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GTI
|
+$18.4K |
| 4 |
StealthGas
GASS
|
+$7.37K |
| 5 |
Liquidity Services
LQDT
|
+$4.95K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LCI Industries
LCII
|
+$2.41M |
| 2 |
Advanced Energy
AEIS
|
+$888K |
| 3 |
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
|
+$780K |
| 4 |
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
|
+$702K |
| 5 |
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
|
+$502K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrials | 31.93% |
| 2 | Energy | 20.47% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.47% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.95% |
| 5 | Materials | 8.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.55B
| $18.8M | 10.84% |
2,819,174
-17,056
| -0.6% | -$107K |
|
|
PHX
2
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
| $16M | 9.24% |
809,576
-17,672
| -2% | -$368K |
|
3
LSB Industries
LXU
$801M
| $15.5M | 8.92% |
486,615
-6,309
| -1% | -$173K |
|
4
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.48B
| $14.2M | 8.21% |
189,666
-2,520
| -1% | -$187K |
|
5
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
| $14M | 8.07% |
701,301
-10,040
| -1% | -$207K |
|
|
OMN
6
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $11M | 6.34% |
1,290,003
-18,900
| -1% | -$148K |
|
7
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$106B
| $7.78M | 4.49% |
524,323
-2,161
| -0.4% | -$30.9K |
|
|
UMH
8
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.41B
| $6.96M | 4.01% |
691,134
-3,825
| -0.6% | -$37K |
|
9
GameStop
GME
$8.17B
| $6.42M | 3.7% |
676,080
-3,420
| -0.5% | -$32.2K |
|
10
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.4B
| $6.2M | 3.58% |
94,890
-865
| -0.9% | -$58.6K |
|
11
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
| $5.38M | 3.1% |
79,026
-450
| -0.6% | -$29.4K |
|
|
CKH
12
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $5.19M | 2.99% |
77,075
-1,174
| -2% | -$81.2K |
|
|
13
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.36B
| $4.95M | 2.86% |
501,315
+550
| +0.1% | +$4.95K |
|
14
AMREP Corp
AXR
$122M
| $3.61M | 2.08% |
700,793
+1,003
| +0.1% | +$4.74K |
|
|
ATW
15
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
| $3.58M | 2.06% |
127,214
+1,075
| +0.9% | +$32K |
|
|
16
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.38B
| $3.27M | 1.89% |
199,393
-32,448
| -14% | -$502K |
|
|
17
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11.4B
| $2.94M | 1.7% |
114,610
-34,904
| -23% | -$888K |
|
|
VWTR
18
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $2.4M | 1.38% |
148,125
-320
| -0.2% | -$5.33K |
|
|
19
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.31B
| $2.27M | 1.31% |
76,092
-28,647
| -27% | -$780K |
|
|
20
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$71.4M
| $1.8M | 1.04% |
147,228
-59,194
| -29% | -$702K |
|
21
Coty
COTY
$2.41B
| $1.7M | 0.98% |
70,000
| – | – |
|
22
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.33B
| $1.57M | 0.9% |
18,435
-370
| -2% | -$30.7K |
|
|
XRM
23
DELISTED
Xerium Technologies Inc (new)
XRM
| $1.55M | 0.89% |
95,487
-50
| -0.1% | -$781 |
|
|
24
StealthGas
GASS
$358M
| $1.31M | 0.75% |
199,750
+1,225
| +0.6% | +$7.37K |
|
|
CRV
25
DELISTED
COAST DISTRIBTN SYSTEM INC(THE
CRV
| $1.23M | 0.71% |
355,654
| – | – |
|
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Bob Robotti's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Bob Robotti held 57 positions worth $173M, down 2.8% from $178M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.
Bob Robotti withdrew a net $7.05M in Q1 2015, closing 4 positions and reducing 30 holdings. Its most notable exit was LCI Industries, an estimated $2.41M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 32% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Bob Robotti opened a new position in DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO worth $26K.
- Bob Robotti's largest Q1 2015 buy was DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO: 6,127 shares worth $26K.
- Bob Robotti added most to Atwood Oceanics in Q1 2015, an estimated $32K increase.
- Bob Robotti's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Advanced Energy, cutting an estimated $888K.
- Bob Robotti fully exited LCI Industries in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $2.41M.
- Bob Robotti's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $173M portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Bob Robotti opened 2 new positions and closed 4 in Q1 2015.
- Bob Robotti's portfolio value fell 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $173M.
Based on Robotti Robert's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.