Okumus Capital LLC
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Date updated:05-21-2008

As of 3-31-08 filing.

New Positions: CDNS, CA, QSFT
Sold Out: BBBY, CMCSA, URI, MCO

Ahmet Okumus founded Okumus Capital in 1997 and has served as President and Portfolio Manager since its formation. He heads the research and trading team and also provides leadership and strategic direction for the firm.

Ahmet is a staunch disciple of the Graham and Dodd style of value investing. Ahmet, over the last 17 years, has applied the principles of deep value investing in his research, security analysis and stock selection. His track record has consistently been at the very top of all US equity managers.

He set up his first hedge fund, Okumus Opportunity Fund, in 1997. This fund has compounded at nearly 35% net per year since inception. None of the funds managed by Okumus Capital have experienced a down year in their history.

His talent has been recognized by financial media and he was featured as one of America's top stock investors in Jack Schwager’s book “Stock Market Wizards”. 100% of Ahmet’s net worth is invested in the funds managed by the firm. He is the largest investor in the funds and his investment represents approximately 20% of the firm assets which is in excess of $800M.

Ahmet Okumus

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  • CDNS
    Cadence Design Sy
  • $9.71
  • -0.92%
  • $9.89

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People owning CDNS also tend to own: AAPLMRVLAMDTIVOWDCIOCKOSN

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  • MHP
    Mcgraw Hill Cos T
  • $35.60
  • -3.52%
  • $36.91

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People owning MHP also tend to own: MCOMNSTACASALDALLBACGE

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  • LTD
    Limited Brands In
  • $16.90
  • +1.20%
  • $17.02

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People owning LTD also tend to own: ABTBMYBUDCCMCSKFDCHD

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  • ODP
    Office Depot Inc
  • $10.81
  • -0.28%
  • $10.92

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People owning ODP also tend to own: ARBBBBYCMCSAHOTTLTDMMCO

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  • ARB
    Arbitron Inc
  • $46.82
  • -0.40%
  • $47.04

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People owning ARB also tend to own: ACWBBGBKUNABMYCACSARDIO

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  • PZZA
    Papa John's Intl
  • $25.64
  • -1.61%
  • $26.23

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People owning PZZA also tend to own: BGBHEBIGCPTSDYNGWRGYMB

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  • M
    Macy's Inc
  • $18.50
  • -1.75%
  • $18.97

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People owning M also tend to own: CSCOJCPKSSTGTCOHDWAKTC

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  • SHOO
    Steven Maddens Lt
  • $18.78
  • +3.59%
  • $18.20

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People owning SHOO also tend to own: ARBCACDNSHOTTLTDMMHP

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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