Guru Martin Whitman 's Third Avenue Value Fund portfolio update lists 37 stocks, three of them new, and a total value of $2.29 billion. The fund's quarter-over-quarter turnover is 8%. The portfolio is currently weighted by sector with financial services at 26.3%, real estate at 26.3% and technology at 12.4%. Guru Whitman has averaged a return of 5.15% over 12 months, and Third Avenue Management has averaged a return of 7.97% over 12 months.
Here are the US companies Guru Martin Whitman reduced or sold in the third quarter of 2013:
Forest City Enterprises Inc. ( FCE.A ): Sold Out
Impacts Portfolio: -2.3%
Up 15% over 12 months, Forest City Enterprises Inc., a real estate company, has a market cap of $3.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $18.58 with a P/E ratio of 3,096.80 and a P/B of 2.30.
Guru Action: As of July 31, 2013, Martin Whitman sold out his holding unloading 2,891,089 shares at an average price of $18.15, for a gain of 2.4%.
His five-year trading history shows major gains in every quarter except for the third quarter of 2008, when he made a new buy of 100.800 shares at an average price of $28.88, taking a loss of 35.7%.
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KeyCorp ( KEY ): Reduced
Impacts Portfolio: -1.71%
Up 36% over 12 months, the Ohio banking company, KeyCorp has a market cap of $10.66 billion; its shares were traded at around $11.70 with a P/E ratio of 13.00 and a P/B of 1.10.
Guru Action: As of July 31, 2013, Martin Whitman reduced his position by 31.64%, selling 3,973,908 shares at an average price of $11.95, for a loss of 2.1%.
He has gained 49% on 12,558,132 shares bought at an average price of $7.83. Selling, he took a loss of 2% on 3,973,908 shares sold at an average price of $11.95 per share. His remaining shares are 8,584,224.
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. ( BK ): Reduced
Impacts Portfolio: -0.93%
Up 31% over 12 months, Bank of New York Mellon Corp., a banking and asset management company, has a market cap of $35.22 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.61 with a P/E ratio of 18.50 and a P/B of 1.00.
Guru Action: As of July 31, 2013, Martin Whitman reduced his position by 15.83%, selling 773,529 shares at an average price of $30.67, for a loss of 0.2%.
His six-quarter trading history shows he gained 40% on 5,812,879 shares bought at an average price of $21.92 per share, and he also gained 4% on selling 1,698,529 shares at an average price of $29.33 per share. His remaining shares are 4,114,350.
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Applied Materials Inc. ( AMAT ): Reduced
Impacts Portfolio: -0.22%
Up 63% over 12 months, Applied Materials Inc., a semiconductor equipment and materials company, has a market cap of $21.52 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.89 with a P/E ratio of 827.30 and a P/B of 3.10.
Guru Action: As of July 31, 2013, Martin Whitman reduced his position by 7.46%, selling 350,000 shares at an average price of $15.97, for a gain of 11.9%.
His eight-quarter trading history shows he gained 59% on 4,689,207 shares bought at an average price of $11.22 per share, and he also gained 12% on selling 350,000 shares at an average price of $15.97 per share. His remaining shares are 4,339,207.
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Martin Whitman is the chairman of the board at Third Avenue Asset Management. His trading summary:
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