Poplar Forest Capital’s Staples Inc SPLS Stock Holding History

Poplar Forest Capital’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 Q3	–	Sell	-1,589,798	Closed	-$24.3M	–	75
2015 Q2	$24.3M	Sell	1,589,798 -71,080	-4%	-$1.16M	1.84%	27
2015 Q1	$27M	Buy	1,660,878 +160,066	+11%	+$2.69M	1.98%	28
2014 Q4	$27.2M	Sell	1,500,812 -900,385	-37%	-$12.6M	2.26%	24
2014 Q3	$29.1M	Buy	2,401,197 +86,704	+4%	+$1.02M	2.58%	18
2014 Q2	$25.1M	Buy	2,314,493 +124,817	+6%	+$1.48M	2.49%	22
2014 Q1	$24.8M	Buy	2,189,676 +203,282	+10%	+$2.66M	2.65%	21
2013 Q4	$31.6M	Sell	1,986,394 -117,522	-6%	-$1.83M	3.98%	14
2013 Q3	$30.8M	Buy	2,103,916 +101,688	+5%	+$1.59M	3.87%	13
2013 Q2	$31.8M	Buy	+2,002,228	New	+$28.7M	4.42%	5

Other funds holding SPLS

Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Pzena Investment Management New York $34.1B AUM 23.81% 1-Year Est. Return

AIG

American International Group New York $2.93M AUM 12.08% 1-Year Est. Return

T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return

Schroder Investment Management Group London, United Kingdom $141B AUM 34.18% 1-Year Est. Return

Goldman Sachs New York $1.15T AUM 47.82% 1-Year Est. Return

BIT

BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.07% 1-Year Est. Return

Poplar Forest Capital's SPLS Position: Q3 2015 in Review

Poplar Forest Capital sold out of Staples Inc (SPLS) in Q3 2015, closing a stake of 1,589,798 shares — an estimated $24.3M sold.

Poplar Forest Capital first reported a position in SPLS in Q2 2013 and held it in 9 quarters. The position peaked at $31.8M in Q2 2013. 523 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold SPLS as of Q3 2015.

Poplar Forest Capital reported no remaining Staples Inc position as of Q3 2015 after selling out during the quarter.
Poplar Forest Capital sold 1,589,798 Staples Inc shares in Q3 2015, an estimated $24.3M.
Poplar Forest Capital first reported a position in Staples Inc in Q2 2013 and held it in 9 quarters.
Poplar Forest Capital's Staples Inc position peaked at $31.8M in Q2 2013.
523 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Staples Inc as of Q3 2015.

Based on Poplar Forest Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 6 Nov 2015.