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James Barrow

James Barrow

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Last Update: 2013-05-22

Number of Stocks: 159
Number of New Stocks: 7

Total Value: $55,578 Mil
Q/Q Turnover: 6%

Countries: USA
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James Barrow's Profile & Performance

Profile

Mr. Barrow is Executive Director of Dallas based investment firm Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, the lead portfolio manager for the Vanguard Windsor II and Selected Value Funds. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS. For the 10-year period ended 3/31/2010, the Selected Value Funds averaged 9.33% a year, while the market had negative returns.

Web Page:https://www.barrowhanley.com/

Investing Philosophy

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss' equity portfolios will always exhibit below-market price-to-earnings ratios, below-market price-to-book ratios, and above-market dividend yields, regardless of market conditions.

Total Holding History

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Performance of Vanguard Selected Value Fund

YearReturn (%)S&P500 (%)Excess Gain (%)
201215.2515.4-0.1
20110.822.08-1.3
201019.4415.064.4
3-Year Cumulative38.8 (11.5%/year)35.5 (10.7%/year)3.3 (0.8%/year)
200936.2626.469.8
2008-35.49-371.5
5-Year Cumulative22 (4.1%/year)8 (1.5%/year)14 (2.6%/year)
2007-0.235.61-5.8
20067.9515.79-7.8
20051.524.91-3.4
200411.8612-0.1
200315.2128.7-13.5
10-Year Cumulative71.9 (5.6%/year)99.7 (7.2%/year)-27.8 (-1.6%/year)
20025.13-22.127.2
20017.91-11.919.8
20005.75-9.114.9
19990.3721-20.6
199817.5128.6-11.1
15-Year Cumulative143.2 (6.1%/year)93.8 (4.5%/year)49.4 (1.6%/year)
1997-6.5833.4-40.0

Top Ranked Articles

A Graham Defensive Pick: Regal-Beloit Corporation (RBC)
October 27, 2011
During times of stock market turmoil, similar to what we’ve experienced for some time now, investors will often seek to choose investment opportunities based upon the metrics described by Benjamin Graham as “defensive picks.” Read more...
Top 10 Most Traded Stocks in 2012
December 12, 2012
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As year’s end draws near, it is time to see which stocks the nation’s best investors have gravitated towards in buying trend throughout the year. According to GuruFocus' All-in-One Screener results, the following stocks accumulated the most trades by Gurus this year. The chart below shows how many of the stocks were traded by the investors that GuruFocus follows, as well as how many Gurus actually kept the stocks in their current holdings up until now. Read more...
Weekly Top CFO Buys: TRST, SIBC, DLIA, MEI, JCS
July 18, 2011
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week: TrustCo Bank Corp. NY (TRST), State Investors Bancorp Inc. (SIBC), dELIA*s Inc. (DLIA), Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI) and Communications Systems Inc. (JCS). Read more...
Chairman and CEO of Tyco International Edward D. Breen Sells 152,000 Shares
July 15, 2011
Chairman and CEO of Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) Edward D. Breen sold 152,358 shares on 07/13/2011 at an average price of $48.7. The total transaction amount was $7,419,835. Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and service company, is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components and undersea telecommunications systems, the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services, has strong leadership positions in disposable medical products, plastics, and adhesives, and is the largest manufacturer of flow control valves. Tyco International Ltd. has a market cap of $22.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $48.04 with a P/E ratio of 16.3 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Tyco International Ltd. stocks is 2%. Read more...
The Stocks James Barrow Is Selling
February 8, 2012
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Commentaries and Stories

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Rating: 4.7/5 (3 votes)

The Most-Bought Stocks of Investing Gurus
May 21, 2013
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Last week, gurus finished reporting their portfolio updates for the first quarter, and buying activity was more concentrated among certain stocks than others. GuruFocus’ S&P 500 Screener demonstrates that the companies the most money managers GuruFocus follows bought or increased their shareholdings of are: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Citigroup (C), JPMorgan (JPM) and Oracle (ORCL). More...

  • Currently 4.20/5

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes)

Top 10 Most Traded Stocks in 2012
December 12, 2012
James Barrow,Jeremy Grantham - Top 10 Most Traded Stocks In 2012
As year’s end draws near, it is time to see which stocks the nation’s best investors have gravitated towards in buying trend throughout the year. According to GuruFocus' All-in-One Screener results, the following stocks accumulated the most trades by Gurus this year. The chart below shows how many of the stocks were traded by the investors that GuruFocus follows, as well as how many Gurus actually kept the stocks in their current holdings up until now. More...

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Rating: 3.0/5 (5 votes)

Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: SNTA, MEI, PZG, MCHX, CMXI
July 7, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CEOs is illustrated in the chart below: More...

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Rating: 2.1/5 (8 votes)

Vanguard Windsor Fund Manager James Barrow Portfolio Update
May 9, 2012
James Barrow - Vanguard Windsor Fund Manager James Barrow Portfolio Update
James Barrow, the manager of Vanguard Windsor II and Selected Value Funds reported his second quarter portfolio. As usual, his portfolio has extremely low turnovers. As of 03/31/2012, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss owns 158 stocks with a total value of $50.8 billion. More...

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Rating: 2.7/5 (7 votes)

Guru Stocks Raising Dividends: RTN, UDR, WPC, AERL, BMR
March 26, 2012
This is the group of companies who raised their dividend during the week: Raytheon Company, United Dominion Realty Trust Inc., W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. and Biomed Realty Trust. More...

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Rating: 2.1/5 (10 votes)

Guru Stocks Raising Dividends: UPS, OXY, MMM, LO, DPS
February 13, 2012
This is the group of companies who raised their dividend during the week were: United Parcel Service Inc., Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3m Co., Lorillard, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. More...

  • Currently 3.25/5

Rating: 3.3/5 (8 votes)

The Stocks James Barrow Is Selling
February 8, 2012
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James Barrow Q2 Update: Buys TGT, MDT, T, JNJ, Sells HPQ, BMY, XRX
November 9, 2011
James Barrow is Executive Director of Dallas based investment firm Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, the lead portfolio manager for the Vanguard Windsor II and Selected Value Funds. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS. During the last 10 years, the fund only underperformed the S&P500 in 1 year, which is 2007. More...

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Rating: 3.3/5 (12 votes)

A Graham Defensive Pick: Regal-Beloit Corporation (RBC)
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  • Currently 3.50/5

Rating: 3.5/5 (4 votes)

Tuesday Value Overview
August 23, 2011
Stocks were up today by the third highest percentage this year as the east coast saw a rare earthquake, a coming hurricane, and beautiful weather. Today’s article mentions New York Community Bancorp (NYB), ViaSat (VSAT), News Corp (NWSA), and Dominion Resources (D). More...

IRVING KAHN, JAMES BARROW, SETH KLARMAN, PAUL TUDOR JONES


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Wednesday Value Overview
August 3, 2011
Wednesday’s edition promotes Walmart (WMT), Caterpillar (CAT), Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), Altria (MO), Prudential (PRU), XL Group (XL) and Paul Singer’s view of the world. More...

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Weekly Top Insider Buys: UNH, AA, FAST, HAS, MEI
July 25, 2011
Weekly highlight of top insider buys: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Alcoa Inc. (AA), Fastenal Company (FAST), Hasbro Inc. (HAS) and Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI). More...

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Rating: 3.8/5 (6 votes)

Weekly Top CFO Buys: TRST, SIBC, DLIA, MEI, JCS
July 18, 2011
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week: TrustCo Bank Corp. NY (TRST), State Investors Bancorp Inc. (SIBC), dELIA*s Inc. (DLIA), Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI) and Communications Systems Inc. (JCS). More...

  • Currently 3.33/5

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Weekly Top Insider Buys: AA, ESL, BGR, BTH, MEI
July 17, 2011
Weekly highlight of top insider buys: Alcoa Inc. (AA), Esterline Technologies Corp. (ESL), BlackRock Global Energy & Resources Trust (BGR), Blyth Inc. (BTH), and Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI). More...

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Chairman and CEO of Tyco International Edward D. Breen Sells 152,000 Shares
July 15, 2011
Chairman and CEO of Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) Edward D. Breen sold 152,358 shares on 07/13/2011 at an average price of $48.7. The total transaction amount was $7,419,835. Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and service company, is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components and undersea telecommunications systems, the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services, has strong leadership positions in disposable medical products, plastics, and adhesives, and is the largest manufacturer of flow control valves. Tyco International Ltd. has a market cap of $22.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $48.04 with a P/E ratio of 16.3 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Tyco International Ltd. stocks is 2%. More...

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Guru Stocks Raising Dividends: MDT, HIFS, O, EDR, DUK
June 27, 2011
This is the group of companies who raised their dividend during the week: Medtronic Inc. (MDT), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), Realty Income Corp. (O), Education Realty Trust Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. More...

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Weekly Top Insider Buys: GE, EMR, RAI, VRX, SLE
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Weekly highlight of top insider buys: General Electric (GE), Emerson (EMR), Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX), and Sara Lee Corp. (SLE). More...

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Rating: 2.2/5 (9 votes)

James Barrow Buys AMAT, JNJ, DFS, SEE, CVX, C, Sells DD, BMY, NOK,DGX, R, AAP
May 11, 2011
Mr. Barrow is Executive Director of Dallas based investment firm Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, the lead portfolio manager for the Vanguard Windsor II and Selected Value Funds. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS. During the last 10 years, the fund only underperformed the S&P500 in 1 year, which is 2007. More...

  • Currently 2.67/5

Rating: 2.7/5 (3 votes)

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: CHL, AIG, TEVA, TGT, LFC
May 1, 2011
Last week’s top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were CHL, AIG, TEVA, TGT and LFC. According to GuruFocus list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows. More...

52 WEEK LOWS


  • Currently 2.78/5

Rating: 2.8/5 (9 votes)

James Barrow Buys Molex Inc., Healthsouth Corp., Mobile Mini Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Sells Sempra Energy
August 11, 2010
James Barrow - James Barrow Buys Molex Inc., Healthsouth Corp., Mobile Mini Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Sells Sempra Energy
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, the firm that James Barrow runs, just reported their Q2 portfolio. These are the details of buys and sells. Like many other value investors, James Barrow had a hard time to keep up with the market in the go-go years of 1990s. He then outperformed the market substantially in the next 5- and 10-year periods. More...

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