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 |
Tidewater
TDW
|
+$4.08M |
| 2 |
LSB Industries
LXU
|
+$2.09M |
| 3 |
Insteel Industries
IIIN
|
+$1.67M |
| 4 |
RadNet
RDNT
|
+$454K |
| 5 |
StealthGas
GASS
|
+$275K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATW
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
|
+$1.01M |
| 2 |
Helmerich & Payne
HP
|
+$791K |
| 3 |
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
|
+$649K |
| 4 |
XRM
Xerium Technologies Inc (new)
XRM
|
+$392K |
| 5 |
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
|
+$340K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 28.69% |
| 2 | Energy | 22.55% |
| 3 | Industrials | 19.78% |
| 4 | Materials | 13.44% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 5.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BMCH
1
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
| $63.5M | 19.35% |
3,257,763
-5,009
| -0.2% | -$90.9K |
|
2
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.55B
| $23.8M | 7.26% |
2,172,902
+4,445
| +0.2% | +$48.2K |
|
|
3
LSB Industries
LXU
$801M
| $18.5M | 5.65% |
2,862,750
+359,747
| +14% | +$2.09M |
|
|
PHX
4
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
| $17.8M | 5.41% |
754,201
-4,458
| -0.6% | -$94.8K |
|
5
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.48B
| $17.2M | 5.25% |
172,723
+400
| +0.2% | +$38.5K |
|
|
ATW
6
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
| $15.5M | 4.72% |
1,181,154
-102,250
| -8% | -$1.01M |
|
7
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.1B
| $15.2M | 4.62% |
271,165
+320
| +0.1% | +$17.5K |
|
|
8
Tidewater
TDW
$4.74B
| $14.9M | 4.53% |
135,078
+46,366
| +52% | +$4.08M |
|
|
9
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
| $13.8M | 4.2% |
663,188
-34,743
| -5% | -$649K |
|
|
EXTN
10
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $11.3M | 3.43% |
471,616
+675
| +0.1% | +$12.8K |
|
|
OSB
11
DELISTED
Norbord Inc.
OSB
| $10.4M | 3.17% |
412,613
-1,466
| -0.4% | -$36.5K |
|
|
OMN
12
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $10.3M | 3.14% |
1,031,139
-36,825
| -3% | -$325K |
|
13
Methode Electronics
MEI
$507M
| $9.01M | 2.74% |
217,925
+80
| +0% | +$2.93K |
|
|
14
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$599M
| $8.49M | 2.59% |
238,298
+49,250
| +26% | +$1.67M |
|
|
UMH
15
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.41B
| $7.76M | 2.36% |
515,814
-13,825
| -3% | -$177K |
|
16
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.4B
| $7.55M | 2.3% |
98,485
+155
| +0.2% | +$11.1K |
|
17
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$106B
| $6.86M | 2.09% |
439,477
-12,130
| -3% | -$192K |
|
|
CKH
18
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $6.29M | 1.92% |
91,308
+134
| +0.1% | +$7.88K |
|
19
AMREP Corp
AXR
$122M
| $5.31M | 1.62% |
715,504
-280
| -0% | -$2.06K |
|
|
20
RadNet
RDNT
$6.05B
| $4.79M | 1.46% |
742,316
+67,350
| +10% | +$454K |
|
21
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.38B
| $4.39M | 1.34% |
105,408
-1,225
| -1% | -$50.6K |
|
|
22
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
| $4.09M | 1.25% |
52,884
-11,132
| -17% | -$791K |
|
23
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.36B
| $4.05M | 1.23% |
415,194
-2,600
| -0.6% | -$24.8K |
|
24
Western Digital
WDC
$166B
| $3.87M | 1.18% |
75,318
+99
| +0.1% | +$4.56K |
|
25
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.41B
| $3.71M | 1.13% |
195,325
| – | – |
|
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Bob Robotti's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Bob Robotti held 51 positions worth $328M, up 13% from $291M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.
Bob Robotti's Q4 2016 filing shows 2 new, 18 increased, 18 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures: 6,000 shares worth $221K. The largest sale was Atwood Oceanics, an estimated $1.01M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 29% of assets, down from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.
- Bob Robotti's largest Q4 2016 buy was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures: 6,000 shares worth $221K.
- Bob Robotti added most to Tidewater in Q4 2016, an estimated $4.08M increase.
- Bob Robotti's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Atwood Oceanics, cutting an estimated $1.01M.
- Bob Robotti fully exited Joy Global Inc in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $268K.
- Bob Robotti's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $328M portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Bob Robotti opened 2 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2016.
- Bob Robotti's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $328M.
Based on Robotti Robert's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.