Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) is the chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, the firm he started in 1974. In both first-quarter 2017 and fourth-quarter 2016, the guru bought shares in the following stocks:
During fourth-quarter 2016, the guru increased his position by 8.01%. He boosted it by 531.42% in the first quarter of 2017. The guru holds 0.45% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Ciber is an information technology services company.Ă‚
Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 1.41% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
ARC Document Solutions Inc.Ă‚ (ARC, Financial)
Brandes increased his stake by 21.90% during fourth quarter, and increased it by 26.86% in the first quarter. The guru holds 0.05% of the company’s outstanding shares.
ARC provides document management solutions to businesses.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 8.3% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 5.51% and Jones with 0.06%.
First BanCorp (FBP, Financial)
During the fourth quarter, the guru increased the holding by 23.66%. In the first quarter, he increased it by 25.10%. Brandes holds 0.07% of the company’s outstanding shares.
First BanCorp is a financial holding company.
Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 9.16% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 2.42%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.02%, Jones with 0.03% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) 0.02%.
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (CALL)
Brandes increased his stake by 19.30% during the fourth quarter, and by 19.24% in the first quarter. The guru holds 0.11% of the company’s outstanding shares.
magicJack provides cloud-based communication services, including VoIP services.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 5.63% of outstanding shares, followed by Jones with 0.12%.
Alaska Communications Systems Group (ALSK, Financial)
During the fourth quarter, Brandes increased his position by 16.34%. In the first quarter, he increased it by 55.80%. The guru holds 0.93% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Alaska Communications provides integrated communications services to consumers in Alaska.
Simons is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 3.41% of outstanding shares.
VOXX International Corp. (VOXX, Financial)
Brandes increased his stake by 67.20% during the fourth quarter, and again by 12.79% in the first quarter. The guru holds 0.18% of the company’s outstanding shares.
VOXX manufactures, distributes and markets rear-seat entertainment devices, home theater systems and music systems, among others.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Royce with 7.51% of outstanding shares, followed by Kahn Brothers (Trades, Portfolio) with 7.3% and Simons with 1.09%.
Computer Task Group Inc. (CTG, Financial)
During the fourth quarter, the guru increased the position by 6.18%. He expanded it by by 86.51% in the first quarter. Brandes holds 9.6% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Computer Task is an IT solutions and staffing services company.
Simons is another notable shareholder of the company among the gurus with 2.76% of outstanding shares.
Harte-Hanks Inc. (HHS, Financial)
During the fourth quarter, Brandes added 17.79% to his stake. In the first quarter, he increased the position by 55.58%. The guru holds 0.11% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Harte-Hanks is a multi-channel marketing company.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 2.54% of outstanding shares, followed by Royce with 1.16% and Jones with 0.04%.
During the fourth quarter, Brandes increased the holding by 14.54%, and increased it by 20.04% in the first quarter. The guru holds 0.1% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Aware provides software and services to the biometrics industry.
Simons is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 4.12% of outstanding shares.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
