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Jeffrey Smith’s Staples Inc SPLS Stock Holding History

Jeffrey Smith’s Portfolio SPLS Stock Details SPLS Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2015
Q4 		– Sell
-8,000,000
Closed -$93.8M – 35
2015
Q3 		$93.8M Hold
8,000,000
– – 2.1% 11
2015
Q2 		$122M Sell
8,000,000
-6,225,000
-44% -$101M 2.76% 10
2015
Q1 		$232M Sell
14,225,000
-2,300,000
-14% -$38.6M 4.82% 6
2014
Q4 		$299M Buy
+16,525,000
New +$231M 6.79% 6

Other funds holding SPLS

Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management New York $34.1B AUM 23.81% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
AIG
American International Group New York $2.93M AUM 12.08% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group London, United Kingdom $141B AUM 34.18% 1-Year Est. Return
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs New York $1.15T AUM 47.82% 1-Year Est. Return
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.26% 1-Year Est. Return
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management Santa Fe, New Mexico $10.5B AUM 30.38% 1-Year Est. Return

Jeffrey Smith's SPLS Position: Q3 2015 in Review

Jeffrey Smith sold out of Staples Inc (SPLS) in Q3 2015, closing a stake of 8,136,527 shares — an estimated $115M sold.

Jeffrey Smith first reported a position in SPLS in Q4 2014 and held it in 3 quarters. The position peaked at $287M in Q4 2014. 523 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold SPLS as of Q3 2015.

  • Jeffrey Smith reported no remaining Staples Inc position as of Q3 2015 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Jeffrey Smith sold 8,136,527 Staples Inc shares in Q3 2015, an estimated $115M.
  • Jeffrey Smith first reported a position in Staples Inc in Q4 2014 and held it in 3 quarters.
  • Jeffrey Smith's Staples Inc position peaked at $287M in Q4 2014.
  • 523 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Staples Inc as of Q3 2015.

Based on Starboard Value's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.