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Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey Smith Starboard Value

AUM $4.52B Turnover 28.57%
1-Year Est. Return 19.34%
 

Jeffrey Smith is the CEO of Starboard Value, one of the most active and successful activist investment firms of the past decade. Starboard is known for detailed operational white papers, board campaigns, and efforts to improve margins and capital allocation at portfolio companies. Smith’s firm is a regular presence in corporate governance and activist-investing news.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-1.34%
1 Year Est. Return
+19.34%
3 Year Est. Return
+55.97%
5 Year Est. Return
+85.4%
10 Year Est. Return
+430.11%
AUM
$4.43B
AUM Growth
-$372M
Cap. Flow
-$128M
Cap. Flow %
-2.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
80.62%
Holding
40
New
12
Increased
3
Reduced
14
Closed
4
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
M icon
Macy's
M
+$198M
2
BCO icon
Brink's
BCO
+$67.3M
3
EPC icon
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
+$35.5M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$31.7M
5
BDBD
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
+$26.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 35.87%
2 Miscellaneous 33.49%
3 Materials 12.35%
4 Industrials 9.41%
5 Energy 3.15%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
IWM icon
1
PUT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$75.9B
$1.07B 24.22%
8,600,000
-1,570,000
-15% -$196M
2013 Q4
6 quarters
DRI icon
2
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.8B
$827M 18.65%
13,015,997
– –
2013 Q4
6 quarters
MWV
3
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$417M 9.4%
8,836,440
-1,257,396
-12% -$61.7M
2014 Q2
4 quarters
ODP icon
4
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$377M 8.51%
4,355,361
-65,870
-1% -$6.06M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
M icon
5
Macy's
M
$6.24B
$197M 4.45%
+2,924,534
New +$198M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
NSP icon
6
Insperity
NSP
$1.9B
$170M 3.83%
6,671,952
– –
2014 Q4
2 quarters
YHOO
7
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$139M 3.15%
3,549,604
-3,274,816
-48% -$141M
2014 Q3
3 quarters
BCO icon
8
Brink's
BCO
$4.45B
$127M 2.85%
4,299,400
+2,224,400
+107% +$67.3M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
SPLS icon
9
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$125M 2.81%
8,136,527
-2,120,284
-21% -$34.5M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
SPLS icon
10
CALL
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$122M 2.76%
8,000,000
-6,225,000
-44% -$101M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
ADEA icon
11
Adeia
ADEA
$1.97B
$74.1M 1.67%
7,371,000
-2,457,000
-25% -$25.2M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
ODP icon
12
CALL
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$70.1M 1.58%
810,000
– –
2014 Q4
2 quarters
WPP icon
13
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$68.8M 1.55%
7,500,000
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
HUM icon
14
CALL
Humana
HUM
$50.2B
$66.9M 1.51%
+350,000
New +$65M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
LXU icon
15
LSB Industries
LXU
$798M
$61.9M 1.4%
1,969,500
-273,000
-12% -$8.93M
2013 Q4
6 quarters
RLD
16
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$61M 1.38%
4,950,000
– –
2014 Q1
5 quarters
MCRL
17
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$51.3M 1.16%
3,689,432
-3,092,568
-46% -$43.6M
2014 Q2
4 quarters
BABA icon
18
Alibaba
BABA
$250B
$50M 1.13%
593,700
+368,700
+164% +$31.7M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
BWXT icon
19
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$12.1B
$49M 1.1%
2,087,074
-2,631,176
-56% -$61.8M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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20
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$18.4B
$47.7M 1.08%
658,900
+168,900
+34% +$12.5M
2013 Q3
7 quarters
EPC icon
21
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.29B
$45.2M 1.02%
+343,900
New +$35.5M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
QMCO icon
22
Quantum Corp
QMCO
$696M
$43.2M 0.97%
160,594
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
ACM icon
23
Aecom
ACM
$8.53B
$24.3M 0.55%
+734,200
New +$24.2M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
BDBD
24
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$20.6M 0.46%
+2,964,100
New +$26.7M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
ISSI
25
DELISTED
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTN INC
ISSI
$18.3M 0.41%
827,441
-1,946,709
-70% -$38.5M
2014 Q3
3 quarters

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Jeffrey Smith's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Jeffrey Smith held 40 positions worth $4.43B, down 7.7% from $4.81B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 81% of the portfolio.

Jeffrey Smith's Q2 2015 filing shows 12 new, 3 increased, 14 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Macy's: 2,924,534 shares worth $197M. The largest sale was Yahoo Inc, an estimated $141M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 36% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Materials.

  • Jeffrey Smith's largest Q2 2015 buy was Macy's: 2,924,534 shares worth $197M.
  • Jeffrey Smith added most to Brink's in Q2 2015, an estimated $67.3M increase.
  • Jeffrey Smith's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Yahoo Inc, cutting an estimated $141M.
  • Jeffrey Smith fully exited Bank of New York Mellon in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $30.2M.
  • Jeffrey Smith's ten largest holdings make up 81% of its $4.43B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Jeffrey Smith opened 12 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2015.
  • Jeffrey Smith's portfolio value fell 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $4.43B.

Based on Starboard Value's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.