Starboard Value 13F, Q4 2023

Jeff Smith · quarter ending 31 December 2023 · filed 14 February 2024 · SEC CIK 1517137

$4.80B
Filed US book
26
Positions
16.6%
Largest position

Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed. The filing also lists 2 put and call lines, reported at the value of the underlying shares; they are not ownership and are not in these totals.

Largest positions, Q4 2023

The 25 largest of 26 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q3 2023 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q3 2023
GODADDY INCGDDY$797.56M16.6%-25% shares
HUMANA INCHUM$455.13M9.5%+18% shares
GEN DIGITAL INCGEN$424.66M8.8%unchanged
WIX COM LTD$411.26M8.6%-10% shares
SALESFORCE INCCRM$404.30M8.4%-11% shares
ALGONQUIN PWR UTILS CORPAQN$391.78M8.2%+6% shares
ISHARES TRIWN$280.37M5.8%+17% shares
FORTREA HLDGS INCFTRE$265.07M5.5%new
ACACIA RESH CORPACTG$239.60M5.0%unchanged
BLOOMIN BRANDS INCBLMN$237.61M5.0%unchanged
NEWS CORP NEWNWS$224.59M4.7%new
AECOMACM$167.21M3.5%-37% shares
VERTIV HOLDINGS COVRT$125.34M2.6%-37% shares
MERCURY SYS INCMRCY$78.44M1.6%-7% shares
ROGERS CORPROG$59.96M1.3%-17% shares
GREEN DOT CORPGDOT$52.41M1.1%unchanged
ISHARES TRIWR$44.69M0.9%+35% shares
NEWS CORP NEWNWSA$41.73M0.9%new
LIVEPERSON INC$22.16M0.5%unchanged
Q2 HLDGS INCQTWO 0.75 06/01/26$18.16M0.4%unchanged
RB GLOBAL INCRBA$16.80M0.3%unchanged
LIVEPERSON INC$15.25M0.3%new
SPRING VALLEY ACQUISTN CORP$9.19M0.2%unchanged
WIX COM LTD$6.83M0.1%unchanged
ALCHEMY INVTS ACQUISITN CORP$3.65M0.1%unchanged

What changed since Q3 2023

Against the Q3 2023 filing, Starboard Value opened 4 new positions, added to 4, trimmed 7, left 11 unchanged and exited 3. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

  • FTRE$265.07M
  • NWS$224.59M
  • NWSA$41.73M
  • LIVEPERSON INC$15.25M

Exited

  • ISRAEL ACQUISITIONS CORPwas $5.28M
  • MONTEREY CAP ACQUISITION CORwas $3.99M
  • DENALI CAPITAL ACQUISITN CORwas $3.29M

Added to

  • HUM+18%$455.13M
  • AQN+6%$391.78M
  • IWN+17%$280.37M
  • IWR+35%$44.69M

Trimmed

  • GDDY-25%$797.56M
  • WIX COM LTD-10%$411.26M
  • CRM-11%$404.30M
  • ACM-37%$167.21M
  • VRT-37%$125.34M
  • MRCY-7%$78.44M
  • ROG-17%$59.96M

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0000921895-24-000478, filed by Starboard Value LP. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only; a 13F does not show short positions or holdings outside the US. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so the fund may have traded since. Educational information, not financial advice.