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Jeff Smith

Starboard Value LP · Activist value Takes activist stakes in underperforming companies and pushes for operational and board changes, frequently running proxy contests to win director seats.

Jeff Smith is an American hedge fund manager who has headed Starboard Value, an activist hedge fund founded in 2002, since April 2011; Fortune once called him 'the most feared man in corporate America.'

Wikipedia ↗ source: sec.gov

$4.5B reported 13F equity 22 positions as of 2026Q2 13F: latest change 2026-08-14

Portfolio allocation (reported 13F equity)

Long US-listed equity positions only; options excluded.

$4.5B13F equity
  • ISHARES TR15.1%
  • QORVO INC11.6%
  • KENVUE INC11.5%
  • DYNATRACE INC8.6%
  • ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES7.4%
  • MATCH GROUP INC NEW6.5%
  • ACACIA RESH CORP6.3%
  • RIOT PLATFORMS INC6.1%
  • BILL HOLDINGS INC5.6%
  • LAMB WESTON HLDGS INC5.5%
  • Others15.7%

Reported 13F equity value — not a return, not AUM

Long US-listed equity positions only; filed with a ~45-day lag.

2026Q1 — $4.6B reported 13F equity2026Q2 — $4.5B reported 13F equity$4.6B$4.5B2026Q12026Q2
#TickerSecurity (as filed) % of 13FShares Reported priceCurrentValueActivity
1 — ISHARES TR 15.1% 8,877,781 $77.11 — $684.6M Added +52%
2 — QORVO INC 11.6% 5,611,526 $93.27 — $523.4M Trimmed −25%
3 — KENVUE INC 11.5% 27,307,632 $19.11 — $521.8M Held +0%
4 — DYNATRACE INC 8.6% 8,866,692 $43.91 — $389.3M New
5 — ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES 7.4% 57,189,420 $5.86 — $335.1M Held +0%
6 — MATCH GROUP INC NEW 6.5% 7,775,125 $38.05 — $295.8M Trimmed −32%
7 — ACACIA RESH CORP 6.3% 61,123,595 $4.66 — $284.8M Held +0%
8 — RIOT PLATFORMS INC 6.1% 10,114,576 $27.38 — $276.9M Trimmed −35%
9 — BILL HOLDINGS INC 5.6% 7,025,748 $36.16 — $254.1M Added +0%
10 — LAMB WESTON HLDGS INC 5.5% 5,733,982 $43.18 — $247.6M Trimmed −6%
11 — CARMAX INC 3.8% 3,206,438 $52.89 — $169.6M Trimmed −48%
12 — FLOWSERVE CORP 2.4% 1,441,600 $74.16 — $106.9M New
13 — FLUOR CORP 1.8% 1,586,327 $52.39 — $83.1M Trimmed −45%
14 — GPGI INC 1.8% 5,027,028 $15.85 — $79.7M Held +0%
15 — TRIPADVISOR INC 1.5% 5,096,996 $13.71 — $69.9M Trimmed −53%
16 — NEWS CORP NEW 1.5% 2,431,081 $28.06 — $68.2M Trimmed −6%
17 — NEWS CORP NEW 1.1% 2,040,100 $24.83 — $50.7M Trimmed −64%
18 — HEALTHCARE RLTY TR 0.9% 1,936,267 $20.17 — $39.1M Trimmed −72%
19 — BLOOMIN BRANDS INC 0.8% 4,180,992 $9.14 — $38.2M Trimmed −48%
20 — BITCOIN INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUI 0.1% 300,000 $10.00 — $3.0M Held +0%
21 — BITCOIN INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUI 0.0% 149,999 $0.32 — $47460 Held +0%
— — BECTON DICKINSON & CO — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HLDGS I — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — GEN DIGITAL INC — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — ROGERS CORP — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — RIOT PLATFORMS INC · Put — 2,423,400 — — $1.9M Added +206%
— — ISHARES TR · Put — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — ISHARES TR · Put — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%

TradingPilot analysis of the reported 13F equity book

As of 2026Q2, Jeff Smith's reported 13F book holds 21 equity positions; the top 5 are 54% of it.

  1. ISHARES TR — 15.1% of 13F
  2. QORVO INC — 11.6% of 13F
  3. KENVUE INC — 11.5% of 13F
  4. DYNATRACE INC — 8.6% of 13F
  5. ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES — 7.4% of 13F

This quarter: 2 new, 2 added, 11 trimmed, 4 sold out.

Biggest share moves:
  • GEN DIGITAL INC — Sold-Out (−7,806,922 sh)
  • TRIPADVISOR INC — Trimmed (−5,678,000 sh)
  • CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HLDGS I — Sold-Out (−5,459,031 sh)
  • RIOT PLATFORMS INC — Trimmed (−5,430,000 sh)
  • HEALTHCARE RLTY TR — Trimmed (−4,885,000 sh)