The Score Board of Gurus

This is a summary of how well our gurus have fared during different periods. It can be used as a reference point to gauge your confidence in the gurus' stock picks. During different periods, some gurus may perform better than others.

6-month and 12-month data are calculated daily using the average gains/losses of the stocks bought during the past 6 months or 12 months. 5-year and 10-year data reflect the performance of the flagship fund of the manager as of Dec. 31 of the most recent year.

Scoreboard	Stock Picks - 6 Months		Stock Picks - 12 Months		Since Inception			Turnover (%)
Name	# of Stocks Bought	The Average Gain* (%)	# of Stocks Bought	Average Return* (%)	5-year (%)	10-year (%)	Since Inception (%)	(Q/Q)
Robert Bruce	10	37	21	19.71	4.12	17.85		16
Edward Lampert	8	32.25	16	22.94				2
Westport Asset Management	6	30.83	23	14.7	7.4	7.6	10.5	2
Michael Dell	4	21.5	11	10.36				4
Bill Ackman	12	20.83	24	13.63			6.2	32
Tom Gayner	25	16.32	46	11.5	4.7	7.3	10.2	3
Arnold Schneider	38	16.18	139	10.33	2.4	12.7	15.6	17
Ken Heebner	36	16.11	139	5.97	6.6	14.6	16.9	31
Glenn Greenberg	8	15.75	16	15.19				21
Richard Perry	15	15.73	64	4.05			1.6	14
Arnold Van Den Berg	55	15.56	72	9.35	0.4	5.9	10.7	5
Bill Gates	4	14.75	11	11.73				8
Warren Buffett	9	14.56	16	18.13	10	9	20	12
Private Capital	11	14.55	40	9.83				3
Ian Cumming	15	14.4	21	9.57	11	14.7	19.6	31
Richard Aster Jr	22	14.14	96	10.43	-0.7	4.5	7.3	6
Bill Frels	20	14.1	103	5.2	3.5	6.1	7.8	2
Edward Owens	23	14	37	6.86	4	6.7	14.1	1
Carl Icahn	34	13.5	51	18.55				67
Seth Klarman	15	12.6	28	11.96				35
Robert Olstein	43	12.56	106	6.15	-0.2	3.8	10.2	15
HOTCHKIS & WILEY	55	12.49	160	0.57	-2.9	4.7	4.4	13
Larry Robbins	38	12.45	110	0.4			1.7	19
Andreas Halvorsen	40	12.45	121	2.31			22.26	38
James Barrow	29	12.14	74	3.89	1.1	7.4	7.1	5
David Einhorn	23	11.83	45	7.09	6.4		9.3	30
Charles Brandes	37	11.7	102	2.42	-5.6	0.5	4.9	10
Richard Snow	41	11.56	133	1.99	0.4	5.2	9.6	24
Chuck Akre	11	11.55	33	8.85	4.4	10.2	12.7	8
Dodge & Cox	20	11.45	67	3.75	-4.1	4	6.5	6
John Buckingham	42	11.38	71	3.56	0.7	8.6	12	11
Diamond Hill Capital	53	11.3	114	3.96	0.9	8.5	9.9	4
Ronald Muhlenkamp	8	11.13	20	6.7	-6.5	1.7	9.2	10
Irving Kahn	9	10.56	17	5.12				8
Richard Pzena	28	10.36	90	-2.16				14
Steven Romick	22	10.36	48	8.04	4.7	8.5	10.5	24
Joel Greenblatt	405	10.35	1180	4.24				33
Bill Nygren	49	10.24	80	6.66	1.4	4.1	4.5	24
Steve Mandel	41	9.88	99	6.87				25
Daniel Loeb	20	9.8	72	1.51	10.5	15.3	21.4	55
Brian Rogers	32	9.59	72	0.64	-1	4.1	4.9	4
RS Investment Management	104	9.53	271	4.65	3.8	13.3	12.5	14
David Dreman	38	9.5	167	-4.32	-1.9		0.4	7
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc	331	9.17	590	5.46	-0.3	4.6	5.7	7
Tom Russo	149	8.92	180	8.92	6.4	7.6	15.3	3
Ray Dalio	267	8.92	267	8.92				25
Jeff Auxier	15	8.87	56	3.95	3	5.9	6.3	5
George Soros	231	8.58	862	1.09				8
Michael Price	28	8.54	85	1.06				12
Chris Davis	34	8.44	96	2.53	-1.1	1.4	3.5	4
Ken Fisher	103	8.39	260	3.86	2.9	4		10
NWQ Managers	31	8.39	93	2.92	2.1	2.4	4.3	7
Chuck Royce	453	8.36	1076	1.48	7.8	11.1	11.6	6
Jeremy Grantham	283	8.35	747	2.45	-0.6	2.7	2.9	14
Third Avenue Management	46	8.24	94	1.87	1.7	6.7	8.3	9
PRIMECAP Management	49	8.22	123	2.45	2.7	5.5	11.2	7
Steven Cohen	970	8.21	3211	0.49			6.1	37
Eric Mindich	18	8.11	72	3.29				25
Bruce Berkowitz	12	7.83	33	-2.39	-1.4	6.5	9.4	3
John Rogers	49	7.73	85	7.54	-1.5	4.4	6	11
Wallace Weitz	39	7.72	84	4.15	-0.6	3.4	12.1	13
First Pacific Advisors	40	7.53	74	4.85				16
David Winters	11	7.45	20	10.65	7.3		7.3	12
Jim Simons	1090	7.39	3569	-0.03			30	39
Richard Blum	13	7.31	15	4.27				8
Ron Baron	54	6.93	181	1.94	-1.2	7.5	11.7	5
Donald Yacktman	46	6.93	87	4.95	8	10.6	9.1	12
John Hussman	149	6.81	285	3.63	-0.6	4.4	6.2	9
Pioneer Investments	143	6.73	427	3.55				7
Murray Stahl	116	6.57	457	1.66	0.9	6.1	11	9
Bruce Kovner	606	6.15	2325	0.57				48
John Keeley	73	6.07	259	0.53	3.3	10.1	10	5
Whitney Tilson	31	5.9	98	-1.09				27
Robert Rodriguez	7	5.86	17	2.53	1.2	6.9	8.1	0
Jean-Marie Eveillard	83	5.83	257	1.94	6.6	7.7	7.4	12
Paul Tudor Jones	495	5.72	1508	-0.1			6	26
David Swensen	5	5.4	12	8.17				98
Zeke Ashton	12	5.33	30	-1.97	6		7.6	20
Mario Gabelli	175	5.26	380	0.66	6.6	6.5	12.3	8
Tweedy Browne	10	5.2	25	2.52	1.2	3.4	8.2	4
David Nierenberg	1	5	9	-10.33				1
Ruane Cunniff	24	4.96	46	7.15	4.3	5.6	13.9	4
Mohnish Pabrai	4	4.5	11	-9.36				27
Kyle Bass	4	4.5	4	4.5				31
Columbia Wanger	49	4.47	149	2.63				4
Donald Smith	27	4.15	70	-0.84				13
Lee Ainslie	33	3.94	100	-7.67			11.2	35
Chase Coleman	26	3.88	62	-7.23				18
Louis Moore Bacon	154	3.87	624	-2.63			5.9	56
Leon Cooperman	34	3.35	69	-0.45				19
David Williams	3	3	25	-7.92	-1.9	4.5	6.4	1
Mason Hawkins	35	2.57	71	0.48	-2.8	3.7	11.6	13
Ted Weschler	0	0	1	-5				8
Howard Marks	17	-0.18	52	-9.54				8
Martin Whitman	5	-0.2	6	-6.67	1.7	6.7	8.3	6
Wilbur Ross	23	-0.52	42	-5.71				17
John Paulson	23	-1.22	72	-2.88	17.4	13.3	15.4	14
Mark Hillman	2	-3	13	0.69	0.2	6.3	9.8	3
John Griffin	16	-4.19	54	-11.07				12
Fairholme Focused Income Fund	4	-5.5	16	-1.13				5
T Boone Pickens	3	-7	18	-6.83				13
Julian Robertson	6	-7.33	22	-11.95				16
Francis Chou	18	-8.39	26	-12.04	3.1	9	8.9	12
Robert Karr	2	-9.5	11	-13			22.19	8
David Tepper	6	-15.5	58	-8.48	23.3	30.5	29.2	5
Prem Watsa	8	-17.88	22	-19.82	22.6	9.8	24.6	8
Fairholme Fund	2	-19	15	-17.53	10	11.5	14.3	1

*The performance data are the average performances of the stocks Gurus purchased. They are not weighted, and do not include the stocks they kept unchanged in number of shares owned. The data are different from the performances of their complete portfolios
**Portfolio Performances are calculated based on the equity holding as of the latest reported quarterly portfolio, assuming no buys/sells since. ***Turnover is defined as the impact to portfolio caused by all the purchases. This is a Quarter-to-Quarter number

Comments

Waterats
1 month ago

Why do some of the money managers not have performance returns for 5, 10,and since inceptions intervals....??? thanks

Paleface

10 months ago

For our convenience, awe and amusement, how about adding Mr. Dow, Mr. Russell and Mr. Nasdaq to the scoreboard? Thank you.

Gurufocus

1 year ago

The numbers are being updated for 2009, not finished yet.

Benethridge
1 year ago

I question all of them. None of them look correct to me.

Gurufocus, where are you getting your data for the 10 Year and Since Inception columns?

Ben

Waterats
1 year ago

HEY DR.

I see you have added alot of new GURU NAMES to your website. Are you planning on puting them on the "scoreboard" so we can easily see their performance over the time periods...LOVE YOUR WEBSITE.

ROBERT BAUMANN

Gurufocus

2 years ago

We have just updated the performance data of mutual fund managers we tracked for the period ended Dec. 31, 2008. We will work on the hedge fund gurus.

For hedge funds, sometimes we do not have the detailed data. If anyone can help, please contact us.

Gurufocus

2 years ago

This page will be updated.

Waterats
2 years ago

When do the Guru's 5 and 10 year % gains get recalculated by either them or Gurufocus.com. I question and am very doubtful Bruce Sherman's % rate is correct. It seems like they have never changed and continue year after year to be the same. He had a terrible last 12 to 18 months?

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