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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
+9.93%
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
$4.09B
AUM Growth
+$385M
Cap. Flow
+$81.9M
Cap. Flow %
2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
86.88%
Holding
26
New
2
Increased
5
Reduced
8
Closed
7
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.9 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
+$125M
2
ETSY icon
Etsy
ETSY
+$71.6M
3
HPE icon
Hewlett Packard
HPE
+$39.8M
4
BCO icon
Brink's
BCO
+$34.9M
5
JACK icon
Jack in the Box
JACK
+$17.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 51.07%
2 Healthcare 25.54%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.23%
4 Real Estate 4.11%
5 Communication Services 3.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
PRGO icon
1
Perrigo
PRGO
$2.3B
$840M 20.55%
9,641,425
– –
2016 Q3
5 quarters
AABA
2
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$734M 17.94%
10,502,806
-1,795,821
-15% -$125M
2017 Q2
2 quarters
MRVL icon
3
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$152B
$724M 17.71%
33,720,786
– –
2016 Q1
7 quarters
MLNX
4
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
$324M 7.92%
+5,006,621
New +$265M
2017 Q4
0 quarters
AAP icon
5
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.76B
$317M 7.74%
3,175,000
– –
2015 Q3
9 quarters
FTNT icon
6
Fortinet
FTNT
$94.1B
$154M 3.76%
17,582,030
-2,021,020
-10% -$16.5M
2017 Q1
3 quarters
CARS icon
7
Cars.com
CARS
$702M
$132M 3.23%
+4,575,000
New +$118M
2017 Q4
0 quarters
FCE.A
8
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$129M 3.15%
5,337,223
+1,969,723
+58% +$48.8M
2017 Q2
2 quarters
BMS
9
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$102M 2.49%
2,130,000
+630,000
+42% +$29.1M
2017 Q3
1 quarter
STC icon
10
Stewart Information Services
STC
$1.35B
$97.9M 2.39%
2,315,000
– –
2016 Q3
5 quarters
EVHC
11
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$89M 2.18%
2,574,852
-61,641
-2% -$2.16M
2017 Q3
1 quarter
TYPE
12
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$82M 2.01%
3,404,546
+1,403,319
+70% +$32.9M
2017 Q3
1 quarter
BAX icon
13
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
$77.1M 1.89%
1,192,500
-162,500
-12% -$10.4M
2015 Q3
9 quarters
CTSH icon
14
Cognizant
CTSH
$28.8B
$71M 1.74%
1,000,000
-150,000
-13% -$11M
2016 Q4
4 quarters
BCO icon
15
Brink's
BCO
$4.81B
$67.3M 1.65%
855,205
-431,155
-34% -$34.9M
2015 Q1
11 quarters
IWN icon
16
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.2B
$66.1M 1.62%
526,000
-135,000
-20% -$16.9M
2016 Q1
7 quarters
MAC icon
17
Macerich
MAC
$7.2B
$39.4M 0.96%
600,000
+100,000
+20% +$6.12M
2017 Q3
1 quarter
ASRT icon
18
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
$37.8M 0.92%
78,255
-10,000
-11% -$3.89M
2016 Q1
7 quarters
IWM icon
19
PUT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$78.6B
$6.74M 0.16%
2,962,500
+1,062,500
+56% +$160M
2013 Q4
16 quarters
ETSY icon
20
Etsy
ETSY
$7.62B
– –
-4,240,000
Closed -$71.6M –
HPE icon
21
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$66.7B
– –
-2,704,973
Closed -$39.8M –
JACK icon
22
Jack in the Box
JACK
$278M
– –
-175,000
Closed -$17.8M –
MBI icon
23
MBIA
MBI
$241M
– –
-1,200,000
Closed -$10.4M –
QMCO icon
24
Quantum Corp
QMCO
$665M
– –
-46,994
Closed -$5.75M –
ILG
25
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
– –
-625,000
Closed -$16.7M –

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Jeffrey Smith's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Jeffrey Smith held 26 positions worth $4.09B, up 10% from $3.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 87% of the portfolio.

Jeffrey Smith's Q4 2017 filing shows 2 new, 5 increased, 8 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.: 5,006,621 shares worth $324M. The largest sale was Altaba Inc, an estimated $125M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 51% of assets, up from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jeffrey Smith's largest Q4 2017 buy was Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.: 5,006,621 shares worth $324M.
  • Jeffrey Smith added most to Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. in Q4 2017, an estimated $48.8M increase.
  • Jeffrey Smith's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Altaba Inc, cutting an estimated $125M.
  • Jeffrey Smith fully exited Etsy in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $71.6M.
  • Jeffrey Smith's ten largest holdings make up 87% of its $4.09B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Jeffrey Smith opened 2 new positions and closed 7 in Q4 2017.
  • Jeffrey Smith's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $4.09B.

Based on Starboard Value's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.