Richard Aster Jr Buys Jack In The Box Inc., Dun & Bradstreet Corp. The, American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Sells PPG Industries Inc., AirTran Holdings Inc., Ltd. Brands Inc.

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May 09, 2008
To Richard Aster Jr, there is not much difference between growth and value. He is right. If you can buy growth companies at "value" prices, why not? Richard Aster Jr owns 139 stocks with a total value of $2.9 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.


Richard Aster Jr buys Jack In The Box Inc., Dun & Bradstreet Corp. The, American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Trimble Navigation Ltd., Watsco Inc., Con-way Inc., ImClone Systems Inc., Franklin Electric Co. Inc., Blackbaud Inc., Digital Realty Trust Inc., Supervalu Inc., The Timken Company, The CocaCola Company, Caterpillar Inc., Family Dollar Stores Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, Morgan Stanley, Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., The Boeing Company, sells AirTran Holdings Inc., International Rectifier Corp., Ltd. Brands Inc., Pfizer Inc, PPG Industries Inc., Rohm and Haas Company, ScheringPlough Corp., UAP Holding Corp., United Stationers Inc., International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Emerson Electric Co., ACI Worldwide Inc., BEA Systems Inc., Corinthian Colleges Inc., Cognos Inc., The Cooper Companies Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Darden Restaurants Inc., Davita Inc., Whirlpool Corp. during the 3-months ended 03/31/2008, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Meridian Fund. Richard Aster Jr owns 139 stocks with a total value of $2.9 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.





New Purchases: AEO, BA, BLKB, CAT, CNW, DLR, DNB, DOW, FDO, FELE, IMCL, JBX, KO, MS, NUS, SVU, TKR, TRMB, WSO,


Added Positions: ABT, AMMD, ARG, BP, CAI, CBRL, CBT, GOL, GVA, HBI, HE, LEG, MAT, MIL, MVL, PLL, RIG, SCUR, VZ,


Reduced Positions: ABM, AMG, AVP, BAX, BCR, CEM, ERTS, FII, HEW, ICO, IN, LH, LVS, MAA, NLY, NOK, RF, ROL, SCHN, TROW, UCBH, WDC, ZQK,


Sold Out: AAI, ACIW, BEAS, COCO, COO, DD, DRI, DVA, EMR, IFF, IRF, LTD, PFE, PPG, ROH, SGP, UAPH, USTR, WHR,





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