Hedge Fund Greenlight Capital Buys MRVL, CBS, LM, GM, GDX, AAPL

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Nov 15, 2011
Renowned hedge fund manager David Einhorn just reported his third quarter portfolio. Einhorn has made his fame for his long term performance and his successful short selling. As of 09/30/2011, his firm Greenlight Capital owns 39 stocks with a total value of $4.7 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

His portfolio is overweight in technology and healthcare, light in industrial and basic materials.

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This is the sector weightings of his portfolio:

Technology31.7%
Health Care11.6%
Consumer Services11.3%
Financials9.1%
Consumer Goods8%
Oil & Gas5.8%
Industrials5.1%
Telecom4.8%
Basic Materials2.6%
Not Assigned1.1%


These are the top 5 holdings of David Einhorn

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) - 1,313,700 shares, 10.7% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 21.92%
  2. Market Vectors ETF Trust Market Vectors Gold Miner (GDX) - 7,264,971 shares, 8.6% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 104.82%
  3. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) - 15,170,942 shares, 8.1% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2.37%
  4. CareFusion Corp. (CFN) - 12,799,424 shares, 6.6% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 34.38%
  5. General Motors (GM) - 14,733,000 shares, 6.4% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 330.79%


New Purchase: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Marvell Technology Group Ltd.. His purchase prices were between $11.94 and $15.52, with an estimated average price of $14.19. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 5.18%. His holdings were 16,640,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. Marvell Technology is a designer, developer and supplier of mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuit for high-speed, high-density, digital data storage and broadband digital data networking markets. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has a market cap of $8.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $14.84 with a P/E ratio of 11.1 and P/S ratio of 2.5. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 33.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Marvell Technology Group Ltd. the business predictability rank of 2-star.

New Purchase: Cbs (CBS)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Cbs. His purchase prices were between $20.97 and $29.54, with an estimated average price of $25.1. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.18%. His holdings were 5,000,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. CBS Corporation is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the edge of the media industry. Cbs has a market cap of $17.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.08 with a P/E ratio of 14.2 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of Cbs stocks is 1.5%.

New Purchase: Legg Mason Inc. (LM)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Legg Mason Inc.. His purchase prices were between $24.37 and $34.22, with an estimated average price of $28.58. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.43%. His holdings were 2,600,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. Legg Mason, Inc. is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, isprincipally engaged in providing asset management, securities brokerage,investment banking and related financial services to individuals,institutions, corporations and municipalities. Legg Mason Inc. has a market cap of $3.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.8 with a P/E ratio of 15.6 and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of Legg Mason Inc. stocks is 1.2%.

New Purchase: Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Barrick Gold Corp.. His purchase prices were between $45.87 and $55.18, with an estimated average price of $49.73. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.35%. His holdings were 1,350,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. Barrick Gold Corporation is a international gold producer with low-cost mines in North and South America. Barrick Gold Corp. has a market cap of $52.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $52.23 with a P/E ratio of 11.7 and P/S ratio of 4.8. The dividend yield of Barrick Gold Corp. stocks is 0.9%. Barrick Gold Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 21.2% over the past 10 years.

New Purchase: Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Etf (GDXJ)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Etf. His purchase prices were between $28.06 and $39.18, with an estimated average price of $35.87. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.14%. His holdings were 1,900,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. .

New Purchase: Compuware Corp. (CPWR)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Compuware Corp.. His purchase prices were between $7.43 and $10.16, with an estimated average price of $8.7. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.73%. His holdings were 4,459,027 shares as of 09/30/2011. Compuware Corporation provides business value through software and professional services that optimize productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. Compuware Corp. has a market cap of $1.83 billion; its shares were traded at around $8.36 with a P/E ratio of 17.1 and P/S ratio of 2. Compuware Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 14.2% over the past 10 years.

New Purchase: Synaptics Inc. (SYNA)

David Einhorn initiated holdings in Synaptics Inc.. His purchase prices were between $22.44 and $26.06, with an estimated average price of $24.46. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.06%. His holdings were 114,408 shares as of 09/30/2011. Synaptics is a developer of human interface solutions for a wide variety of mobile computing and communications devices and is the supplier of TouchPads to the notebook computer market. Synaptics Inc. has a market cap of $1.06 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.03 with a P/E ratio of 19.8 and P/S ratio of 1.8. Synaptics Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 22.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Synaptics Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Sold Out: Pfizer Inc. (PFE)

David Einhorn sold out his holdings in Pfizer Inc.. His sale prices were between $16.66 and $20.78, with an estimated average price of $18.73. Pfizer Inc is a research-based, global pharmaceutical company that discovers and develops innovative, value-added products that improve the quality of life of people around the world and help them enjoy longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Pfizer Inc. has a market cap of $154.41 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.79 with a P/E ratio of 8.6 and P/S ratio of 2.3. The dividend yield of Pfizer Inc. stocks is 4%. Pfizer Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 1.2% over the past 10 years.

Sold Out: Bp Plc Ads (BP)

David Einhorn sold out his holdings in Bp Plc Ads. His sale prices were between $35.73 and $46.77, with an estimated average price of $40.72. BP p.l.c. is the holding company of one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemicals groups. Bp Plc Ads has a market cap of $137.67 billion; its shares were traded at around $43.57 with a P/E ratio of 6.2 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of Bp Plc Ads stocks is 3.9%. Bp Plc Ads had an annual average earnings growth of 10.1% over the past 10 years.

Sold Out: Aeropostale Inc. (ARO)

David Einhorn sold out his holdings in Aeropostale Inc.. His sale prices were between $9.31 and $18.56, with an estimated average price of $13.44. Aeropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting fourteen to seventeen year-old young women and men. Aeropostale Inc. has a market cap of $1.35 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.72 with a P/E ratio of 9.3 and P/S ratio of 0.6. Aeropostale Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 31.8% over the past 10 years.

Sold Out: Amdocs Ltd. (DOX)

David Einhorn sold out his holdings in Amdocs Ltd.. His sale prices were between $25.97 and $31.77, with an estimated average price of $28.7. Amdocs is a provider of customer care, billing and order management systems for communications and Internet services. Amdocs Ltd. has a market cap of $5.49 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.57 with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and P/S ratio of 1.7. Amdocs Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 6.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Amdocs Ltd. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Added: General Motors (GM, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in General Motors by 330.79%. His purchase prices were between $20.24 and $31.8, with an estimated average price of $25.39. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 4.89%. His holdings were 14,733,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. General Motors Company is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and retailing of vehicles globally including passenger cars, crossover vehicles, and light trucks, sport utility vehicles, vans and other vehicles. General Motors has a market cap of $34.57 billion; its shares were traded at around $22.99 with a P/E ratio of 5.7 and P/S ratio of 0.3.

Added: Market Vectors Etf Trust Market Vectors Gold Miner (GDX, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Market Vectors Etf Trust Market Vectors Gold Miner by 104.82%. His purchase prices were between $54.54 and $66.63, with an estimated average price of $60.21. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 4.39%. His holdings were 7,264,971 shares as of 09/30/2011. Market Vectors Etf Trust Market Vectors Gold Miner has a market cap of $734.9 million; its shares were traded at around $61.17 . The dividend yield of Market Vectors Etf Trust Market Vectors Gold Miner stocks is 3.7%.

Added: Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Apple Inc. by 21.92%. His purchase prices were between $349.43 and $413.45, with an estimated average price of $381.98. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.93%. His holdings were 1,313,700 shares as of 09/30/2011. Apple Computer, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets personal computers and related personal computing and communicating solutions for sale primarily to education, creative, consumer, and business customers. Apple Inc. has a market cap of $351.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $379.26 with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and P/S ratio of 3.2. Apple Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 112.4% over the past 10 years.

Added: Carefusion Corp. (CFN, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Carefusion Corp. by 34.38%. His purchase prices were between $22.26 and $28.14, with an estimated average price of $25.44. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.68%. His holdings were 12,799,424 shares as of 09/30/2011. CareFusion is a global corporation serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of care. Carefusion Corp. has a market cap of $5.58 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.91 with a P/E ratio of 14.6 and P/S ratio of 1.6.

Added: Sprint Nextel (S, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Sprint Nextel by 31.96%. His purchase prices were between $3.01 and $5.65, with an estimated average price of $4.02. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.16%. His holdings were 73,765,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business and government customers. Sprint Nextel has a market cap of $8.56 billion; its shares were traded at around $2.86 with and P/S ratio of 0.3.

Added: Hca Holdings (HCA, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Hca Holdings by 91.14%. His purchase prices were between $17.66 and $34.61, with an estimated average price of $23.95. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.15%. His holdings were 5,610,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. HCA Inc. is a non-governmental hospital in the U.S. Hca Holdings has a market cap of $13.72 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.53 with a P/E ratio of 5.5 and P/S ratio of 0.5.

Added: Seagate Technology (STX, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Seagate Technology by 25.58%. His purchase prices were between $10.08 and $16.99, with an estimated average price of $12.87. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.65%. His holdings were 14,448,973 shares as of 09/30/2011. Seagate Technology is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate Technology has a market cap of $7.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.76 with a P/E ratio of 14.8 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Seagate Technology stocks is 4.1%.

Added: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 45.04%. His purchase prices were between $24.44 and $35.25, with an estimated average price of $30.48. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.56%. His holdings were 3,466,356 shares as of 09/30/2011. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a market cap of $1.48 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.34 .

Added: Ensco Plc (ESV, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Ensco Plc by 9.54%. His purchase prices were between $40.42 and $53.36, with an estimated average price of $48.35. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.35%. His holdings were 4,626,504 shares as of 09/30/2011. Ensco International plc, formerly ENSCO International Incorporated, is a provider of offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. Ensco Plc has a market cap of $11.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $52.02 with a P/E ratio of 18.3 and P/S ratio of 7.1. The dividend yield of Ensco Plc stocks is 2.7%. Ensco Plc had an annual average earnings growth of 19.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ensco Plc the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

Added: Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (AHL, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. by 16.55%. His purchase prices were between $22.17 and $27.08, with an estimated average price of $24.69. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.34%. His holdings were 4,825,000 shares as of 09/30/2011. Aspen Insurance Holdings is a Bermudian holding company that provides property and casualty reinsurance in the global market, property and liability insurance principally in the United Kingdom and surplus lines insurance in the United States. Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. has a market cap of $1.82 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.65 with and P/S ratio of 0.9. The dividend yield of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. stocks is 2.3%.

Added: Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Marathon Oil Corp. by 48.87%. His purchase prices were between $22.05 and $34.07, with an estimated average price of $27.55. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.33%. His holdings were 2,162,700 shares as of 09/30/2011. Marathon Oil Corporation is an energy company engaged in the worldwide exploration, production and transportation of crude oil and natural gas. Marathon Oil Corp. has a market cap of $19.76 billion; its shares were traded at around $27.67 with a P/E ratio of 6.4 and P/S ratio of 0.3. The dividend yield of Marathon Oil Corp. stocks is 2.2%. Marathon Oil Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 10.5% over the past 10 years.

Added: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Microsoft Corp. by 2.37%. His purchase prices were between $24.05 and $28.08, with an estimated average price of $26.18. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.19%. His holdings were 15,170,942 shares as of 09/30/2011. Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $224.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.76 with a P/E ratio of 9.9 and P/S ratio of 3.2. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 2.4%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 14.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

Added: Ncr Corp. (NCR, Financial)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Ncr Corp. by 4.8%. His purchase prices were between $15.31 and $20.83, with an estimated average price of $17.94. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.16%. His holdings were 9,867,490 shares as of 09/30/2011. NCR Corporation is a recognized world leader in providing Relationship Technology solutions for the retail, financial, communications, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. Ncr Corp. has a market cap of $2.97 billion; its shares were traded at around $18.85 with a P/E ratio of 11.9 and P/S ratio of 0.6.

Added: Travelers Cos Inc. (TRV)

David Einhorn added to his holdings in Travelers Cos Inc. by 2.88%. His purchase prices were between $47.12 and $58.9, with an estimated average price of $52.45. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.13%. His holdings were 4,319,211 shares as of 09/30/2011. St. Paul Travelers is a provider of commercial property-liability insurance and asset management services. Travelers Cos Inc. has a market cap of $24.09 billion; its shares were traded at around $57.53 with a P/E ratio of 15.7 and P/S ratio of 1. The dividend yield of Travelers Cos Inc. stocks is 2.9%. Travelers Cos Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 8.4% over the past 5 years.

Reduced: Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX)

David Einhorn reduced to his holdings in Becton Dickinson & Co. by 33.87%. His sale prices were between $73.25 and $89.74, with an estimated average price of $80.85. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -1.45%. David Einhorn still held 1,541,798 shares as of 09/30/2011. Becton, Dickinson and Co. is engaged principally in the manufacture and sale of a broad line of supplies, devices and systems used by health care professionals, medical research institutions and the general public. Becton Dickinson & Co. has a market cap of $16.16 billion; its shares were traded at around $74.31 with a P/E ratio of 13.2 and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of Becton Dickinson & Co. stocks is 2.2%. Becton Dickinson & Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 14% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Becton Dickinson & Co. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Reduced: Employers Holdings (EIG)

David Einhorn reduced to his holdings in Employers Holdings by 31.99%. His sale prices were between $10.93 and $16.49, with an estimated average price of $13.32. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -0.11%. David Einhorn still held 663,420 shares as of 09/30/2011. EMPLOYERS HOLDING is a group of companies providing workers compensation insurance and services to select, small American businesses. Employers Holdings has a market cap of $636.3 million; its shares were traded at around $16.81 with a P/E ratio of 21 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of Employers Holdings stocks is 1.4%.