Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management
Joel Greenblatt is a co-founder of Gotham Asset Management and a well-known value investor, professor, and author. He gained wide recognition for The Little Book That Beats the Market and for popularizing a systematic value approach often called the “magic formula.” Greenblatt’s career spans special-situation investing, quantitative value strategies, and investor education.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$63.7M |
| 2 |
Lam Research
LRCX
|
+$55.3M |
| 3 |
IM
Ingram Micro
IM
|
+$54.2M |
| 4 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$52.4M |
| 5 |
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
|
+$50.8M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bunge Global
BG
|
+$103M |
| 2 |
OCR
OMNICARE INC
OCR
|
+$81.2M |
| 3 |
Motorola Solutions
MSI
|
+$71.8M |
| 4 |
Textron
TXT
|
+$69.5M |
| 5 |
Hormel Foods
HRL
|
+$64.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrials | 24.19% |
| 2 | Technology | 20.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.49% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.18% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$291M
| $2.84M | 0.03% |
89,187
-169,296
| -65% | -$5.9M |
|
|
TUP
502
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $2.8M | 0.03% |
56,618
-550,926
| -91% | -$30.9M |
|
503
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| $2.78M | 0.03% |
22,289
-83,373
| -79% | -$11.6M |
|
|
COL
504
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
| $2.76M | 0.03% |
33,703
+29,646
| +731% | +$2.54M |
|
505
Spire
SR
$4.78B
| $2.75M | 0.03% |
50,514
+33,323
| +194% | +$1.77M |
|
506
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $2.75M | 0.03% |
+9,410
| New | +$3.11M |
|
507
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.09B
| $2.73M | 0.03% |
46,426
-38,216
| -45% | -$2.39M |
|
508
Unilever
UL
$138B
| $2.71M | 0.03% |
59,021
-35,163
| -37% | -$1.68M |
|
|
GCI
509
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
| $2.67M | 0.03% |
+181,577
| New | +$2.38M |
|
|
ICON
510
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
| $2.67M | 0.03% |
19,765
+15,373
| +350% | +$2.66M |
|
|
WAIR
511
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $2.67M | 0.03% |
218,553
+186,910
| +591% | +$2.62M |
|
512
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.9B
| $2.62M | 0.03% |
147,432
-127,836
| -46% | -$2.19M |
|
513
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.93B
| $2.62M | 0.03% |
64,741
+49,902
| +336% | +$2.58M |
|
514
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$23.6B
| $2.6M | 0.03% |
37,420
-20,697
| -36% | -$1.52M |
|
515
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.34B
| $2.54M | 0.02% |
187,682
+37,559
| +25% | +$574K |
|
516
Papa John's
PZZA
$788M
| $2.54M | 0.02% |
+37,134
| New | +$2.67M |
|
517
B&G Foods
BGS
$281M
| $2.54M | 0.02% |
69,718
-592,203
| -89% | -$18.7M |
|
518
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$23.5B
| $2.54M | 0.02% |
40,715
-452,960
| -92% | -$30.5M |
|
519
Tenaris
TS
$26.6B
| $2.52M | 0.02% |
104,740
-57,037
| -35% | -$1.45M |
|
|
DMND
520
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
| $2.5M | 0.02% |
+81,084
| New | +$2.54M |
|
521
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
| $2.48M | 0.02% |
32,528
+27,453
| +541% | +$2.23M |
|
|
SPLS
522
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
| $2.47M | 0.02% |
210,542
-114,866
| -35% | -$1.62M |
|
523
Citigroup
C
$221B
| $2.41M | 0.02% |
+48,544
| New | +$2.65M |
|
524
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
| $2.39M | 0.02% |
50,172
-119,815
| -70% | -$5.59M |
|
525
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
| $2.37M | 0.02% |
+24,082
| New | +$2.56M |
|
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Joel Greenblatt's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Joel Greenblatt held 1,147 positions worth $10.2B, down 14% from $12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.6% of the portfolio.
Joel Greenblatt withdrew a net $510M in Q3 2015, closing 252 positions and reducing 326 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bunge Global, an estimated $103M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 24% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Joel Greenblatt opened a new position in Edgewell Personal Care worth $45.8M.
- Joel Greenblatt's largest Q3 2015 buy was Edgewell Personal Care: 561,866 shares worth $45.8M.
- Joel Greenblatt added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2015, an estimated $63.7M increase.
- Joel Greenblatt's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Motorola Solutions, cutting an estimated $71.8M.
- Joel Greenblatt fully exited Bunge Global in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $103M.
- Joel Greenblatt's ten largest holdings make up 7.6% of its $10.2B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Joel Greenblatt opened 239 new positions and closed 252 in Q3 2015.
- Joel Greenblatt's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $10.2B.
Based on Gotham Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.