Copyright (c) 2006 Stockpickr. All rights reserved. http://www.stockpickr.com/ en-us Enter a portfolio, get recommendations automatically from hedge funds, mutual funds, super investors. http://www.stockpickr.com/images/stockpickr.jpg http://www.stockpickr.com/ 144 17 http://www.stockpickr.com/port/John-Rogers-Ariel-ARGFX/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Ariel Investments, LLC run by John Rogers were valued at $4.7 billion. During the quarter the fund had 100 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (44.96%), Technology (17.83%), Financials (15.75%), Consumer/Non-Cyclical (6.43%), and Healthcare (5.70%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (2 positions): PBI, AXP New positions (29 positions): VIA-B, LAZ, MS, APOL, EDGW, MYRX, ARP, FORD, API Decreased positions (59 positions): GCI, RCL, CBS, CBG, TIF, JNS, BEN, JLL, IGT, HES Increased positions (29 positions): BDK, ZMH, HCC, RX, MS, MHK, HEW, EFX, APOL, XOM Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:52:02 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/John-Keeley/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Keeley Asset Management Corp were valued at $6.6 billion. During the quarter the fund had 372 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Capital Goods (17.79%), Financials (17.39%), Energy (12.37%), Services (12.02%), and Basic Materials (11.57%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (34 positions): TESO, PVA, ATI, LNN, DOV, BAS, WGOV, FFNW New positions (28 positions): TOL, PHM, PETM, DHI, EXH, DRQ, IR, ARG, XHB Decreased positions (193 positions): CMP, AIMC, SVU, HON, HCBK, AME, CPN, PXD Increased positions (123 positions): CFN, MGM, LM, BAC, FMER, DBB, CAH, BXS, MTW Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:49:01 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Ruane-Cunniff/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc were valued at $7.8 billion. During the quarter the fund had 153 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (31.98%), Services (25.64%), Capital Goods (10.22%), Healthcare (8.49%), and Basic Materials (6.98%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (17 positions): CTSH, TIF, FBR, PSS, DFS, GGG, FELE New positions (10 positions): AAP, PX, AOC, EOG, CACC, BDX, L, CB, BMY Decreased positions (60 positions): CAT, FBAK, ITW, DW, KALU, EXPD, PETM, DIS Increased positions (10 positions): WRB, CHK, KFT, V, CUZ, PG, WMT, JNJ Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Ruane, C... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:25:09 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Viking-Global-Investors/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Viking Global Investors LP run by Andreas Halvorsen were valued at $7.9 billion. During the quarter the fund had 66 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (36.61%), Services (15.50%), Technology (9.19%), Capital Goods (6.10%), and Healthcare(5.22%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (13 positions): CTSH, CECO, TMO, HMA, MCK, COV, AMT New positions (19 positions): ESRX, CI, FLS, AOC, ABC, C, HPQ, PEP, HAL Decreased positions (17 positions): QCOM, LPS, PCLN, UHS, DIS, ACE, TEX, GS Increased positions (16 positions): RAH, CSX, OMI, GR, APOL, XTO, BEN, V, SHW Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:03:05 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Lone-Pine-Capital/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Lone Pine Capital LLC run by Steve Mandel were valued at $8.1 billion. During the quarter the fund had 54 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Technology (26.59%), Services (19.81%), Financial (13.01%), Basic Materials (9.32%), and Consumer/Non-Cyclical (8.14%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (12 positions): NKE, GOOG, URBN, ECL, UNP, XTO, MSM, SD New positions (16 positions): AAPL, GMCR, WAG, CX, WLT, FLIR, MXB Decreased positions (13 positions): FMX, PM, COH, AMX, PROJ, KO, V, SFD, QCOM Increased positions (10 positions): DISCA, SWN, MR, VPRT, JPM, LMDIA, HPQ, MON Here are the top holdings as of September 30, 20... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:37:43 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Ron-Baron-Baron-Partners-Fund/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Baron Partners Fund run by Ron Baron were valued at $13.8 billion. During the quarter the fund had 233 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Consumer Services (27.0%), Industrials(21.9%), Financials (14.0%), Healthcare (12.3%), and Energy (8.5%). Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Ron Baron is the founder and manager of Baron Capital Management, Baron Asset Fund and Baron Growth Fund. The funds invests in small and mid-size growth companies. He has a classic bottom-up approach, invests for the long term and looks for defensible niches. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:17:01 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Pzena-Investment-Management-LLC/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Pzena Investment Management LLC run by Richard Pzena were valued at $10.8 billion. During the quarter the fund had 149 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (30.73%), Technology (19.48%), Services (9.22%), Capital Goods (8.39%), and Consumer Cyclical (8.10%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (19 positions): C, SWM, TWX, CNW, DLM, IR, MCO, BEN, BBBY New positions (9 positions): XOM, ANF, POR, GGG, ACN, MTSC, DOX, COLB, AXS Decreased positions (57 positions): WLP, MOT, ABC, ALU, COF, MAT, AVP Increased positions (58 positions): AET, C, HIG, XOM, BA, NOC, LOW, LLL, SLE, PNC Here are the top 30 holdings as of S... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:34 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Paulson-amp-Co-Inc-Holdings/ John Paulson's hedge-fund, Paulson & Co., disclosed its holdings for the third quarter of 2009. Why do we care? In the past, Paulson has capitalized on problems that caught others by surprise. During the tech bubble that left many in pain, he gained popularity by shorting firms and betting on mergers. However it was his bet against the housing market that really put him on the map. While others remained exuberantly optimistic about the housing market, Paulson was looking for a way to play its inevitable downfall. His bet against the housing market eventually led to his fund’s 600% jump netting staggering returns amounting to $15 billion. During the quarter the fund closed positions in GS, T, PHM, STT, KIM, HUM. It a... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:28:55 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Appaloosa-Management/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Appaloosa Management LP run by Mason Hawkins were valued at $2.4 billion. During the quarter the fund had 39 total positions. The sector weightings are in: Financial (91.18%), Technology (3.75%), Services (2.90%), Consumer Cyclical (2.11%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (2 positions): RF, PHH New positions (8 positions): C, HIG, MSFT, BBT, GKK, MPG, BEE, NCT Decreased positions (7 positions): ETFC, RAD, GT, AIG.A, FITB, WFC.L, BAC Increased positions (9 positions): BC, RBS Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Appaloosa has averaged 30%+ annual returns since its inception in 1993. In 2003 they earned 150% alone... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:51:01 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Ken-Heebner/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Capital Growth Management LP were valued at $7.1 billion. During the quarter the fund had 116 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (29.59%), Services (19.15%), Technology (16.03%), Basic Materials (13.57%), and Consumer Cyclical (8.51%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (39 positions): AMZN, PBR, ABT, JCP, CME, CEO, ICE, BAX, PNC New positions (38 positions): FCX, AAPL, PRU, MA, TXN, CS, CHK, SLG, VALE Decreased positions (20 positions): MAC, BAC, ORCL, AGO, NKE, VTR, ESRX Increased positions (13 positions): PCU, CMI, FDX, DRH, LHO, HTS, VNO, BIDU Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:56 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Wintergreen-WGRNX/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Wintergreen Advisers, LLC were valued at $494.4 million. During the quarter the fund had 15 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (46.73%), Capital Goods (18.98%), Energy (16.20%), Consumer/Non-Cyclical (13.33%), and Services (2.80%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (0 positions): none New positions (0 positions): none Decreased positions (1 position): RAI Increased positions (5 positions): BRK-B, KO, FFH, KOF, MCD Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:38 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Glenn-Greenberg/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Chieftain Capital Management Inc. were valued at $2.8 billion. During the quarter the fund had 12 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Capital Goods (24.67%), Healthcare (23.79%), Financial (13.26%), Services (12.86%), and Transportation (12.10%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (1 position): AXP New positions (0 positions): none Decreased positions (4 positions): CMCSK, WAT, XTXI, XTEX Increased positions (7 positions): LMT, USB, LH, RYAAY, VAR, PCP, DELL Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:14:40 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Fidelity-Contrafund-FCNTX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of five stars and is run by William Danoff. Here are some of its top holdings as of Sept. 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:02:08 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Allianz-NFJ-Small-Cap-Value-Instl-PSVIX/ This fund has a five-star rating from Morningstar. As of Sept. 30, 2009, here are some of its largest holdings. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:59:59 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Robert-Karr-Joho-Capital/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Joho Capital LLC were valued at $684 million. During the quarter the fund had 8 total positions. The sector weightings are in: Technology (78.02%) and Services (21.98%) During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (1 position): IIJI New positions (0 positions): none Decreased positions (3 position): MR, CTRP Increased positions (4 positions): GOOG, EDU, NTES Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:58:10 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Foundation-Trust/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation trust were valued at $10.8 billion. During the quarter the fund had 38 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (52.90%), Services (22.61%), Energy(6.98%), Transportation (6.57%), and Consumer/Non-Cyclical (6.16%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (1 position): SGEN New positions (0 positions): noe Decreased positions (1 position): CROX Increased positions (6 positions): BRK-B, WM, MCD, CAT, KO, AMX Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:23:12 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Brian-Rogers-T-Rowe-Price-Equity-Income-Fund-PRFDX/ Brian Rogers is the manager of the T. Row Price Equity Income fund. Mr. Rogers has been with T. Rowe Price since 1981, after getting undergraduate and MBA degrees from Harvard University. The fund is considered to be Large Value and has a Morningstar rating of 4 out of 5 stars and was valued at $15.72 billion as of 9/30/2009. The top five sector weightings are in: Financials (23.7%), Industrials (12.8%), Oil and Gas (11.1%), Consumer Services (9.9%), and Utilities (4.72%). Notable actions: Positions closed out: YHOO, NSC New positions: LMT, NYX, ERTS, WMB Decreased positions: CBS, WHR, GS Increased positions: CNP Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:37:52 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Edward-Owens/ Edward Owens is the well known manager of the $15 billion dollar Vanguard Health Care fund. He has run the fund since 1984 and has posted stellar returns. Returns since inception (1984): +19% annually Note: Added MRK as a new position: 6 million shares Note: Sold as of 12-31-06: SRA, MYL, SHR, TMO, BVF, AET As of 12-31-06 filing. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:23:24 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Charles-Brandes/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Brandes Investment Partners, LP were valued at $21.0 billion. During the quarter the fund had 237 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (27.17%), Technology (23.50%), Healthcare (14.35%), Financial (12.70%), and Consumer Cyclical (4.72%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (27 positions): GCI, TTDKY, IFNNY, STX, EK, TMS, CAT, WDC, IP New positions (21 positions): TEL, FLEX, WSH, VOD, TSO, MDZ, KB, COP, TX Decreased positions (163 positions): DOW, TII, MOT, HD, INTC, XL, UIS, AZN, UN Increased positions (72 positions): C, E, VLO, LLY, CX, KR, BP, LOW, MMC Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:25:58 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Southeastern-Asset-Management/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Southeastern Asset Management run by Mason Hawkins were valued at $20.6 billion. During the quarter the fund had 39 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (42.81%), Financial (15.89%), Energy(13.31%), Technology (12.14%), and Capital Goods (6.80%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (1 positions): EBAY New positions (0 positions): none Decreased positions (21 positions): IR, LMDIA, DELL, CX, SYMC, MAR, SCI, ECA Increased positions (11 positions): YUM, DIS, MKL, CHK, TWTC, AOC, FICO, RE, FAF Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:23 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Vanguard-PRIMECAP-VPMCX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of five stars and is run by Howard Schow. As of 9/30/2009 funds at Primecap Management Co. were valued at $55.2 billion. During the quarter the fund had 236 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Technology (33.32%), Healthcare (21.27%), Services (10.87%), Transportation (8.60%), and Energy (7.31%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (2 positions): IILG, JPM New positions (5 positions): ERTS, K, IMGN, NTCT, INET Decreased positions (95 positions): CTXS, ORCL, BIIB, BK, ROVI, SNE, ACI, EBAY Increased positions (97 positions): AMGN, ERIC, LLY, BA, MMC, ROK, FLEX, LUV, DNDN Here are the top 30 holdings as of Sep... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:46:38 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Chris-Davis/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Davis Selected Advisers were valued at $62.4 billion. During the quarter the fund had 181 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (30.22%), Services (23.15%), Energy (14.92%), Technology (11.20%), and Healthcare (7.70%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (24 positions): SLG, POT, EBAY, AMB, JOE, NRG, KRC New positions (7 positions): SPG, PLD, LHO, C, YSI, ATI, LBTYK Decreased positions (46 positions): CSCO, INTC, COP, TV, JCI, WFMI, KMX, GOOG, ETFC Increased positions (93 positions): JNJ, FFH, KO, BDX, LH, BXP, BRK-B, TCO, VTR, ARE Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:12:51 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Dodge-amp-Cox/ As of 9/30/2009 funds at Dodge & Cox were valued at $80.2 billion. During the quarter the fund had 196 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (22.07%), Healthcare (20.07%), Technology(17.47%), Financial (14.93%), and Energy (11.58%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (6 positions): STO, KYO, HMA, IP, Y, PCBC New positions (5 positions): NOK, STI, ISRG, ECL, AGN Decreased positions (131 positions): CSC, PFE, WLP, SNE, OXY, RDS-B, CAH, CS, STO, HPQ Increased positions (18 positions): VOD, SYMC, GE, BK, USB, CX, MICC, MRK Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:25:24 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Leucadia/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in the Ian Cumming's run Leucadia National (LUK) were valued at $1.88 billion. Leucadia National has nearly 100% of holdings in the Financial sector Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:20 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Wallace-Weitz/ As of 9/30/2009 funds run by Wallace Weitz, were valued at $1.67 billion. During the quarter the fund had 62 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (44.61%), Financial (22.09%), Technology(12.31%), Capital Goods (5.74%), and Conglomerates (3.23%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (2 positions): USM, EBAY New positions (4 positions): LOPE, DISCK, BRO, HSNI Decreased positions (24 positions): AXP, WLP, UNH, WPO, NWSA, USG, LOW, CAB, WFC, Increased positions (15 positions): INS, POT, LH, WMT, DEO, APOL, CSTR, PG, COP Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:35:27 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/The-Children-s-Investment-Fund/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in the London-based TCIF were valued at $2.5 billion. The top five sector weightings are in: Consumer/Non-Cyclical (40.43%), Other (36.14%), Capital Goods (13.66%), Technology (8.58%), and Services (1.05%) During the quarter the following actions were taken: Positions closed out (0): none New positions (10): LMT, TAP, ORCL, PEP, ABV, HRB, FISV, CMP, MO, POT Decreased positions (1): SAP Increased positions (3): V, KO, PM Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:01:38 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Edward-Lampert/ Edward Lampert is the founder, chairman, and CEO of ESL Investments, a $10 billion dollar investment fund which has reportedly returned close to 30% annually since inception. Many consider “Eddie” to be the next Warren Buffett. He is well known recently for taking over Sears Holdings Corporation of which he is now Chairman. After leaving Yale University, he worked at Goldman Sachs in the firm's risk arbitrage department from March 1985 to February 1988. He left the bank to form ESL Investments, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, in April 1988. Mr. Lampert's investment style can best be described as "concentrated value", often focusing on the retail sector. He has, in large part, been credited for forming and m... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:24 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Blue-Ridge-Capital/ Managed by John Griffin, former right hand man of Julian Robertson as President of Tiger Management. From 1993 to 1996, he was President of Tiger Management, which he joined in 1987 after two years as a Financial Analyst in the Merchant Banking Group of Morgan Stanley. As an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Columbia Business School, he teaches “Seminar in Advanced Investment Research.” Blue Ridge Capital is an investment partnership started by Mr. Griffin in June of 1996. The firm seeks high absolute returns by owning shares in businesses with outstanding investment characteristics and selling short the stock of companies with fundamental problems. Investment decisions are based on detailed, company-specific research ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:51 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Renaissance-Technologies/ Renaissance Technologies is a NY-based hedge fund started by Jim Simons in 1982. Its Medallion Fund is considered in the industry to be one of the most successful hedge funds. As of 9/30/2009 funds in Renaissance Technologies were valued at $27.1 billion. The fund has nearly 3,500 positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (25.82%), Technology (20.33%), Financials (9.94%), Healthcare (8.87%), and Basic Materials (6.69%). During the quarter some of the following notable actions were taken: Positions closed out (454 positions): RIMM, CVX, TWC, HAL, NOV, HON, PRU, SPG, GE, PEP New positions (371 positions): NKE, SYMC, RTP, ATVI, FCX, POT, EXC, FWLT Decreased positions (1,954 positons): WMT, LO, MCD, PG, PFE, ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:12 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Ken-Fisher/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Fisher Asset Management were valued at $30.8 billion. During the quarter the fund had 527 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (17.36%), Technology (14.55%), Energy (13.56%), Basic Materials (12.68%), and Services (10.67%). During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken: Positions closed out (18 positions): YHOO, KEG, ACWI, CNQ, PSA, UCBH, UMPQ New positions (23 positions): BNS, EEQ, CKR, DRQ, MAT, SO, COL, LNN Decreased positions (145 positions): COP, PGSVY, BC, AAPL, BRCD, TWC, GLW Increased positions (298 positions): NVDA, JBL, ASML, FST, FCS, GHL, JAKK Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:04 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Yale-University/ The Yale University endowment, which totals over $22 billion, has been managed by David Swensen since 1985. Realizing an annual return of more than 17.2 percent on his investments over the last ten years. Swensen has added more than $16 billion to Yale's coffers, and his consistent track record has attracted the notice of Wall Street portfolio managers. Prior to becoming the manager at Yale, Swensen was a 6 year veteran of Wall Street at Lehman Brothers and at Solomon Brothers, focusing on complicated swap transactions and development of new technologies related to finance. When he joined the Yale Endowment as Portfolio Manager at the age of 31, he was an unconventional choice, as he was relatively young for someone entrusted with s... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:31 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Greenlight-Capital-David-Einhorn/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Greenlight Capital Inc. were valued at $2.6 billion. During the quarter the fund had 62 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (24.69%), Healthcare (20.48%), Technology (17.18%), Services (10.75%), and Energy (7.04%). During the quarter some of the following notable actions were taken: Positions closed out (10 positions): HAR, AYE, HLX, DAN, KFN, MXGL, LIZ, UNG New positions (4 positions): TRV, ADP, ABX, NVTL Decreased positions (7 positions): TDC, HMA, ATPG, WFR, TKTM, SATS Increased positions (8 positions): CFN, CAH, URS, MSFT, RE, HNT Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:39 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Wilbur-Ross/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Invesco Private Capital, Inc. were valued at $716.6 million. During the quarter the fund had 20 total positions. The five sector weightings are in: Financial (79.12%), Energy (15.68%), Services (2.98%), Technology (2.10%), and Healthcare (0.12%). During the quarter some of the following actions were taken: Positions closed out (0 positions): none New positions (7 positions): VEU, IYR, XRT, RTH, WOOD, XLF, XLI Decreased positions (2 positons): PCS, HEES Increased positions (0 positions): none Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:02 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Atticus-Capital/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Atticus Capital were valued at $682 million. During the quarter the fund had 65 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Financial (37.91%), Energy (19.35%), Services (18.11%), Basic Materials (9.10%), and Consumer/Non-Cyclical (8.68%). During the quarter some of the following notable actions were taken: Positions closed out (29 positions): PFE, MRK, ORCL, V, BBL, QCOM, WMT New positions (9 positions): ICE, MCD, BA, SBS, RNR, C, VRSN, GMCR, SGMS Decreased positions (48 positons): NYX, BID, LVS, PG, TRH, MA, ACI, PEP, CLF, BAC, JPM, WFC Increased positions (17 positions): VLO, USO, MTL, COP, MEE, ACLI, TSO Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:50:39 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Navellier-amp-Associates/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Navellier & Associates were valued at $2.7 billion. During the quarter the fund had 327 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (26.81%), Technology (21.50%), Basic Materials (13.63%), Energy (10.93%), and Healthcare (8.44%). During the quarter some of the following notable actions were taken: Positions closed out (55 positions): QCOM, WMT, POT, NSC, CVX, MON, FMC, HES New positions (49 positions): CTSH, MHS, TLM, MRK, RKT, DLM, CGA, BUD Decreased positions (212 positons): AMZN, PCU, ESRX, KSS, ORCL, IBM, BRCM Increased positions (115 positions): WMT, LO, MCD, PG, PFE, T, ESI, KMB Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:32:09 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/T-Boone-Pickens-BP-Capital/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in BP Capital Management LP were valued at $188.3 million. Positions were allocated across the energy sector (94%). During the quarter the following actions were taken: Positions closed out: none New positions: HES, SD, MMR, WFT, GST Decreased positions: none Increased positions: RIG, DVN, OXY, CHK, COG, STR, FST, APC Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:05:22 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Pershing-Square-Capital-Management-Bill-Ackman/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. were valued at $3.29 billion. Positions were allocated accross only the Technology sector (31%) and the Services sector (69%). During the quarter the following actions were taken: Positions closed out: none New positions: CXW Decreased positions: ADP Increased positions: MCD, TGT Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:47 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Keeley-Small-Cap-Value-KSCVX-1/ This fund is rated three stars by Morningstar. Here are some of its largest holdings as of Oct. 31, 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:28:49 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Janus-Venture-JAVTX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of three stars. Here are some of its largest holdins as of Sept. 30, 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:33 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Seth-Klarman-Baupost-Group/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Baupost Group were valued at $1.25 billion. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (40.05%), Healthcare (14.25%), Basic Materials (13.82%), Technology (8.59%), and Energy (7.97%) During the quarter the following actions were taken: Positions closed out: NWS, HRZ, PDLI New positions: ENZN Decreased positions: CSE, FACT, ELOS, VOXX Increased positions: VSAT Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:19 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/George-Soros/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Soros Fund Management LLC were valued at $4.52 billion. The fund has a high turnover rate and had 579 equity positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Energy (34.85%), Services (24.91%), Basic Materials (11.05%), Financial (8.84%), and Technology (4.78%). During the quarter here are some actions of significance that were taken: Positions closed out: HXM, PXD, SD, IRF, LZ, SOA, CA, HNZ, CEG, WAB New positions: EM, F, SPY, COH, AMAT, M, ESRX, KSS, MEE Decreased positions: PBR, PXP, CVA, CFL, BEXP, LSCC, HOLX Increased positions: POT, HES, GLD, IOC, VZ, DTV, BBY, T, AZO, MON Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:56 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Carl-Icahn/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Icahn Capital LP were valued at $2.97 billion. During the quarter the following actions were taken: Positions closed out: EMIS, GFGF, ENDP New positions: GENZ, FRX Decreased positions: YHOO Increased positions: LGF Here are the holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:41:04 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Warren-Buffett/ As of Berkshire Hathaway's most recent 13F filing with the SEC for the third quarter, Buffett's portfolio was worth $56.55 billion. During this period, Berkshire sold out positions in ETN and WBC while initiating new positions in XOM, TRV, and RSG. Positions were also increased in WMT and WFC while positions in COP, MCO, NRG, STI, and WLP were reduced. Here are Buffett's top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:52 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Bruce-Berkowitz/ As of 9/30/2009 funds in Fairholme Capital Management LLC were valued at $8.4 billion. During the quarter the following actions were taken: Positions closed out: BA, AXP, UNH, GD, HBC, HOFD, GYRO, WSC, MSVP New positions: CAH Decreased positions: PFE, HTZ, FRX, WLP, NOC, WCG, URI, FUR, BMY Increased positions: SHLD, JOE, HUM, BRK-B, SPR, LUK, BRK-A, RRR, WTM Here are the top 20 holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:44 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Royce-Value-Plus-Service-RYVPX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars. Here are some of its biggest holdings as of Sept. 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:58:16 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Vanguard-Global-Equity-VHGEX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of three stars. Here are some of its top holdings as of Sept. 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:12 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Tocqueville-TOCQX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars. Here are some of its top holdings as of Sept. 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:27:17 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Mohnish-Pabrai/ As of 9-30-2009 filing. New positions: IBKR Sold out positons: CRESW Added to positions: POT, TEX, BPO, WFC, BRK-B, CRESY Reduced positions: LUK, HNR, PNCL, TX Monish Pabrai is a value investor noted for the similarity of his approach to that of his mentor Warren Buffet and his superior returns. Pabrai manages over $340 Million in his Pabrai Fund and according to his latest marketing documents has returned an annualized 28.6% (after fees) since inception in 1999. Here are his holdings as of September 30, 2009. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:39:12 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Vanguard-Total-Stock-Mkt-Idx-VTSMX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of three stars. Here are some of its holdings as of June 30, 2009. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:17:02 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Royce-Total-Return-Instl-RTRIX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 4 stars and is run by Charles Royce. Here are some of its top holdings as of June 30, 2009. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:16:03 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/T-Rowe-Price-New-Horizons-PRNHX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars and is run by John Laporte. Here are some of its holdings as of June 30, 2009. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:39:09 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/T-Rowe-Price-Real-Estate-TRREX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars and is run by David Lee. Current Returns: 1-Year: -31.49% 3-Year: -14.23% 5-Year: 1.02% Here are some of its holdings, as of June 30, 2009 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:40:40 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Vanguard-500-Index-VFINX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of three stars and is run by Michael Buek. Here are some of its top holdings as of June 30, 2009. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:31:11 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Columbia-Acorn-Fund-ACRNX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars. Here are some of its holdings as of June 30, 2009. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:50:49 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Hartford-Capital-Appreciation-HLS-IA-HIACX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 5 stars and is run by Saul Pannell. Here are some of its holdings as of June 30, 2009. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:03:32 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Blackrock-Equity-Dividend-I-MADVX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 5 stars and is run by Robert Shearer. Here are some of its top holdings as of July 31, 2009. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:13:53 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Turner-Emerging-Growth-TMCGX/ This fund has a rating of four stars from Morningstar. Here are some of its top holdings as of May 31, 2009. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:53:40 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Morgan-Stanley-Inst-Small-Co-MSSGX/ The fund received four stars from Morningstar and is managed by David Cohen. Here are some of its holdings as of June 30, 2009. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:56:47 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Pacific-Advisors-Small-Cap-A-PASMX/ The fund ranks in the top 2% of all the stocks in the category of small blend funds over the last five years. Here are some of its holdings as of March 31, 2009 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:56:21 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/PowerShares-Water-Resources-PHO/ ETF PowerShares Water Resources (AMEX:PHO) tracks the Palisades Water index, which invests in the common stocks of companies in the water industry. Here are some of its holdings, updated June 30, 2009 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:50:39 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Mazama-Capital-Management-Inc/ From Mazama's website: "Mazama Capital Management, Inc. is a leading independent employee-owned investment advisory firm focusing exclusively on the management of growth equity portfolios for large institutional clients, including public and private pension plans, registered investment companies, foundations and endowments." Here are some of Mazama's holdings as of March 31, 2009 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:04:10 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Tiger-Global-Management/ Tiger Global is a hedge fund run by ex-principals of legendary trader Julian Robertson's Tiger Management. Here are some of the funds holdings as of June 30, 2009. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:00:01 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Maverick-Capital/ $10 billion Dallas-based hedge fund founded by Lee Ainslie in 1993. Here are some of the fund's holdings as of June 30, 2009. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:34:18 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Bruce-Fund-BRUFX/ Morningstar gives the fund four stars. The fund ranks in the top 2% of all funds in its category of Moderate Allocation Funds over the last six months. Here are some of the portfolio holdings of the Bruce Fund as of June 30, 2009. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:21:10 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/T-Rowe-Price-Media-amp-Telecom-PRMTX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars and is managed by Henry Ellenbogen. The fund currently ranks number one of all funds in the communications category over the last five years. Selection of top holdings updated as of 6/30/09 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:11:44 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/AMG-Essex-Small-Micro-Cap-Growth-Fund-MBRSX/ Nancy Prial is the manager of the Managers AMG Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth Fund (MBRSX). Top holdings as of 5/31/09 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:00:51 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Highbridge-Statistical-Market-Neutral-Fund-HSKAX/ Top holdings as of 5/31/09 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:58:12 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Kayne-Anderson-Energy-Total-Return-Fund-Inc-KYE/ Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund Top holdings as of 7/31/2009 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:54:32 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/MFS-Utilities-A-MMUFX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 4 stars and is run by Maura Shaughnessy. The fund ranks in the top 7% of all funds in the utilities fund category over the last five years. Holdings updated as of 3/31/09 filing. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:35:17 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Arnold-Van-Den-Berg/ Arnold Van Den Berg founded Van Den Berg Management in 1974. The firm does business as Century Management. Holdings updated as of 3/31/09 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:22:27 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Fidelity-Value-FDVLX/ From the Fidelity website. Normally invests primarily in common stocks of companies that possess valuable fixed assets or that Fidelity Management & Research Company(FMR) believes are undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the issuing company's assets, earnings, or growth potential. In its 2007 Fund Survey, Forbes Magazine picked this fund as one of its “Best Buys” for a Balanced Fund in 2007, using various criteria such as fund expenses, diversification and returns. Over the last three months (as of July 2009), the fund has ranked in the top 20% of all the funds in its category of mid-cap value funds. As of 10/31/07 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:02:59 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Artisan-MidCap-Value-ARTQX/ Artisan MidCap Value has a 5 star Morningstar rating and is run by James Kieffer. Kieffer is a managing director of Artisan Partners. He joined the firm as an investment analyst in 1997. Kieffer holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is maximum long-term capital growth. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in the common stocks of undervalued medium-sized companies. Holdings as of 3/31/09 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:25:25 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Blue-Harbour-Group/ $1.1 billion dollar Greenwich, CT based investment firm. Holdings as of 3/31/09 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:21:08 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Fidelity-Low-Priced-Stock-FLPSX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 4 stars and is run by Joel Tillinghast. Tillinghast has been a portfolio manager with Fidelity Investments since 1989. Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in low-priced stocks, which can lead to investments in small and medium-sized companies. The Fund invests in domestic and foreign issuers, and will invest in either "growth" or "value" stocks or both. The fund has ranked in the top 10% of all mid-cap blend funds over the last five years. Holdings as of 7/31/07 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:32:13 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Franklin-Utilities-C-FRUSX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 4 stars and is run by John Kohli. Kohli is vice president of Advisers. He has been a manager of the fund since 1998. He has primary responsibility for the investments. He has final authority over all aspects of the fund's investment portfolio, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1992. Kohli holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Franklin Utilities Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is both capital appreciation and current income. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of publi... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:11:55 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Legg-Mason-Partners-Aggressive-Growth-A-SHRAX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 2 stars and is run by Richard Freeman. Freeman has been with SBFM or its predecessor firms since 1983. Previously, he worked at Shearson Lehman Brothers. Prior to that, he was a vice president of research at Chemical Bank and at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Freeman is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. Legg Mason Partners Aggressive Growth Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of small to medium-sized emerging growth companies believed to be experiencing,or that will experience, growth in earnings that exceeds the average earnings growth rate of companies which comprise the S&P 500.... Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:31:14 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Fifth-Third-Disciplined-LgCpVal-Instl-FEINX/ Holdings as of 6-30-08 filing. This fund has a Morningstar rating of 3 stars and is run by James Kirk. Kirk is a portfolio manager with Fifth Third Asset Management, Inc. his employer since August 2002. Previously, he was chief investment strategist and chief investment officer with National City Investment Management Co. Fifth Third Disciplined Large Cap Value Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective. The Fund invests 80% of its total assets in equity securities of large capitalization companies. This consists of companies with at least $5 billion in market capitalization. The fund ranks in the top 45% of all funds in its... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:37:22 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Neuberger-Berman-Genesis-Tr-NBGEX/ According to the Neuberger Berman website, the NB Genesis Fund “Invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies. Seeks undervalued companies whose current product lines and balance sheets are strong. The Portfolio regards companies with market capitalizations of up to $1.5 billion at the time of investment as small-cap companies.” As of Q3 2006 the fund has assets under management of $10.8 Billion. The fund is 95% invested in stocks with portfolio turnover of close to 20%. Genesis’ biggest industry exposure is in Energy, Healthcare and Industrials. The fund is managed by Judith M. Vale, who has been the Lead Manager since 1994. Previous to working at NB, Vale was a portfolio manager ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:16:41 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Goldman-Sachs-Large-Cap-Value-Inst-GSLIX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 4 stars and is run by Eileen Rominger. Rominger is a managing director, chief investment officer and portfolio manager at GSAM. She joined GSAM as a portfolio manager and chief investment officer of the value team in August 1999. From 1981 to 1999, Rominger worked at Oppenheimer Capital, most recently as a senior portfolio manager. Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in large-cap US issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Fund ranks in the top 25%... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:40:46 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Winslow-Green-Growth-WGGFX/ Winslow Green Growth Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is capital appreciation through environmentally responsible investing. From Barron's 6-18-07: "Jack Robinson founded Winslow Management in 1983 to seek out stocks that met his criteria for both environmental responsibility and growth potential, and found that he "really didn't have to sacrifice earnings at all."" Robinson looks for small-cap growth stocks that offer either a product or service that benefits the environment, or is at least environmentally conscious. "They don't necessarily have a green product or service, but they are not part of the problem," Robinson says." SmartMoney had a recent arti... Wed, 13 May 2009 10:22:29 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Vanguard-Wellesley-Income-VWINX/ From the Vanguard Website: Investment strategy The fund invests approximately 60% to 65% of its assets in investment-grade corporate, U.S. Treasury, and government agency bonds, as well as mortgage-backed securities. The remaining 35% to 40% of fund assets are invested in common stocks of companies that have a history of above-average dividends or expectations of increasing dividends. Investment policy • The fund may invest, to a limited extent, in stock futures and options contracts, which are traditional types of derivatives. • The fund may temporarily depart from its normal investment policies—for instance, by allocating substantial assets to cash investments—in response to extraordinar... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:38:20 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Hawkins-Capital/ Hawkins Capital is a $500 million Houston based hedge fund. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:48:16 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Lord-Abbett-Small-Cap-Value-Y-LRSYX/ This fund has a Morningstar rating of 5 stars and is run by Gerard S.E. Heffernan Jr. Lord Abbett Research Fund Inc - Small-Cap Value Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small companies that fall within the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. The fund is ranked in the top 3% for the last five years of all the funds in their category of small blend funds. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:59:10 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Harvard-Management-Company/ Harvard Management Company (HMC) is an investment arm of the Harvard University's Endowment Fund. HMC currently manages the $29.2 billion Harvard University endowment, the largest endowment in higher education, which enables Harvard to invest in a wide variety of traditional to unconventional stock and bonds. Its recently well-known president Jack Meyer managed HMC from 1990 to September 30, 2005, with the beginning endowment worth $4.8 billion and his ending-tenure endowment valuation of $25.9 billion. The annualized endowment return during his 15 year tenure was 21 %. Meyer focuses on finding market anomalies and taking large, hedged, leveraged bets on them. A comparable for-profit fund could not trade as frequently as does HMC, be... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:14:02 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Cascade-Investment/ Cascade Investment is Bill Gates' (Chairman of Microsoft) investment vehicle. Increased position, as of 12/31/08 filing: Eastman Kodak (EK: 7.95 million shares) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:13:51 CDT http://www.stockpickr.com/port/David-Dreman/ Mr. Dreman is the founder, and Chairman of Dreman Value Management, L.L.C. and also the firm’s Chief Investment Officer. Dreman Value Management, L.L.C. focuses on the assets of mutual funds, pension, foundation and endowment funds, as well as high net-worth individuals. Archive of Dreman's articles in Forbes. From dreman.com: “Dreman Value Management is one of the pioneers of Contrarian value investing. Our investment philosophy is based on a disciplined, low P/E approach to stock selection. 1. We invest in undervalued companies that exhibit strong fundamentals, above-market dividend yields and historic earnings growth, which our analysis indicates will persist. 2. Our strategy is to own strong, funda... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:51:33 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Eminence-Capital/ Eminence Capital is a $4 billion dollar New York-based hedge fund. Updated 1-28-09 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:03:09 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Prince-Al-Waleed/ Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal is a member of the Saudi Royal Family known for his international investments and multi-billion dollar business transactions. He started in the business world by brokering deals with foreign firms who wanted access to the Kingdom, moved on to large land and construction projects and eventually settled with making equity and real estate purchases throughout the world. He came to prominence in the early 1990s by making a substantial investment in Citicorp when that firms share where trading at a deep discount due to financial difficulties. Since then, he has gone on to purchase substantial stakes in many public companies throughout the world. Forbes ranks Al-Waleed as the 8th wealthiest person in the world, givi... Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:29:05 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/David-J-Greene-and-Company/ David J. Greene and Company was started in 1938 and currently manages approximately $2 billion. From website: "Value investing has been a passion of David J. Greene and Company since our inception in 1938. We have consistently employed original research and a unique perspective to uncover stocks we believe are priced significantly below their worth, where a catalyst is likely to move the stock’s price in the direction of its intrinsic value. We find investment opportunities by researching situations intensively and seeing the facts in ways others do not. The ability to discern hidden possibilities was David J. Greene's gift, which has evolved into the investment philosophy and process that characterize our Firm today." Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:00:55 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Steel-Partners/ As of 9-30-08 $1.2 billion under management, down $600 million for the quarter As of 6-30-08 filing. New positions: TOH Steel Partners is a $2 billion dollar activist hedge fund based in San Francisco. It is run by Warren Lichtenstein. The fund invests in all layers of the capital structure with a long-term shareholder mentality and prefers to buy a business, or a piece of a business, at an attractive valuation (i.e., a discount to intrinsic value). The fund strives to be either the largest or one of the largest, stakeholders in a company allowing us to influence its direction. The fund needs a built-in margin of safety to protect its downside and be able to invest with a long-term orientation. The fund’s first obje... Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:53:28 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Leon-Cooperman/ Leon G. Cooperman founded Omega Advisors, Inc., a hedge fund based in New York City. Prior to starting Omega, Mr. Cooperman spent 25 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was a General Partner, and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Goldman's Asset Management division. Mr. Cooperman received his MBA from Columbia University and his undergraduate degree from Hunter College. Omega now has $2.3 billion under management, down more than $1 billion from the previous quarter. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:36:26 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Fidelity-International-Discovery-FIGRX/ Updated Jan. 12, 2009 A Morningstar-rated five-star fund managed by William J. Kennedy. The fund has had an average annual return of 5.06% over the last 10 years, far outperforming the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index which returned only 1.03%. This fund was featured in Fortune magazines 2007 investors guide as one of the seven funds to own in 2007. In the Fortune article, the magazine is quoted as saying: “Lately, Kennedy has been finding the best values among large-cap European names. The 50 largest companies in Europe are trading for around 12.5 times earnings, he notes, compared with a multiple of 15.9 for the S&P 500. At the same time, those European giants c... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:30:54 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Rockefeller-Financial-Services/ Rockefeller, based in New York City, has $2.4 billion under management, down $300 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2008. Updated on Jan. 12, 2009 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:21:47 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Fortress-Investment-Group/ Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $34.3 billion (per a recent company press release) in assets under management. Fortress is headquartered in New York and has affiliates with offices in Dallas, San Diego, Toronto, London, Rome, Frankfurt and Sydney. From "Hedge Fund Hell: Fortress Under Siege" on TheStreet.com (Jan. 6, 2008): "Fortress' liquid hedge-fund segment -- which includes Drawbridge Global Macro and Fortress Commodities Funds -- accounts for $9.1 billion worth of capital, and clients can ask for their money back at the end of every quarter. The most recent available figures show that clients demanded $5.6 billion of their cash back in 2008. Fortre... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:07:44 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Vanguard-PRIMECAP-Core-VPCCX/ This fund is currently run by Joel Fried. Fried is executive vice president of PRIMECAP Management Company. He joined PRIMECAP Management Company in June 1986. Prior to joining PRIMECAP, he spent one year as a financial analyst with Hughes Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft. Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in stocks of companies whose future earnings potential is not considered to be reflected in their current market prices. The fund has rank in the top 5% of all funds in its category of large growth funds for the last six months, the last year, and the last three years. ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:42:45 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Jana-Partners/ New positions: OCR, ORCL, NOV, CPWR, MSFT, WYE, CMC, RAI, HNT Jana Partners is a $2.1 billion dollar activist fund based in San Francisco. The fund, run by Barry Rosenstein, has a value-oriented and research-intensive approach to special situation public securities, capitalizing on the transactional legal and finance backgrounds of the prinicpals. It has core long and short positions in companies in which it constantly reviews strategic alternatives. It also invests in underfollowed orphan equities and other event-driven strategies. Returns: 2003: +45% 2004: +26% 2005: +12% 2006: +16% In a 2004 article about leadership in BizNewOrleans.com, Rosenstein talks about the Martha Stewart case and his own views on stress and man... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:18:47 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Clough-Capital/ $1.7 billion dollar Boston-based hedge fund. New positions: NFG, FXI, SSW As of 6-30-08 filing. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:17:26 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Legg-Mason-Partners-Financial-Servi-A-LW-SBFAX/ The fund has a Morgningstar rating of five stars and is managed by Amy LaGuardia. Legg Mason Partner Financial Services Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies principally engaged in providing financial services to consumers and industries. The fund is ranked in the top 3% of all funds in its category of financial mutual funds. As of 1/5/09 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:54:03 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Royce-amp-Associates/ Royce's investment approach, according to the company's Web site: "At Royce & Associates, smaller company investing is our only business... We follow a disciplined value approach and strive to build portfolios that provide investors with solid absolute performance with a focus on reducing volatility. We invest in smaller companies, primarily those with market capitalizations up to $5 billion... The value approaches that our portfolio managers use share one significant trait: We are looking for what we believe are terrific stocks trading for less than our estimate of the company’s worth as a business -- its enterprise value. We base our assessment of a company’s enterprise value on either what we believe a... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:20:05 CST http://www.stockpickr.com/port/Heartland-Value-HRTVX/ The Heartland Value Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The fund invests in common stocks of companies with market capitalizations of less than $1.5 billion, selected on a value basis. The fund has been up in 18 out of the last 23 years. From Barron's (1-8-07): "Heartland Value (HRTVX), with $2 billion in assets, though the survivor of a nasty six-year-old scandal involving municipal funds, still produces top-grade long-range performance in the equity arena. William J. Nasgovitz, 62, its portfolio chief, says the fund has produced an average annual return of 15.7% over its 22-year history. The secret? Heavy doses of micro-caps, stocks with market values of $300 million or less. That, Nasgovitz asserts, is "wh... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:13:09 CST