Money Flows in and out from Gurus' Portfolios, New Feature Announcement

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May 04, 2010
GuruFocus is glad to announce that you can now see the historical equity portfolio size of the gurus. From this you can see the trend of the inflows and outflows of the funds in Gurus’ portfolios.

Please note that the values in the charts covers only the equity part of the gurus’ portfolios, therefore, they do not include bonds, cash, or money market funds.

Here we like to highlight some of the gurus with the most growth and declines of their equity portfolios. Also please note that not all the changes are caused by fund inflows or outflows.

Growing Assets Under Management:



Bruce Berkowitz's Portfolio Fairholme Capital Management:

“Build it and it will come.” Underperformed only one year, and more than doubled his shareholders money in the past 10 years, the size of Bruce Berkowitz’s fund gained more than 20 times in the past 10 years. He was named the Investment Guru of the Year 2009 by GuruFocus users.

Performance of Fairholme Fund

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

39.01

26.5

12.5

2008

-29.7

-37

7.3

2007

12.35

5.61

6.7

2006

16.71

15.79

0.9

2005

13.74

4.91

8.8

2004

24.93

12

12.9

2003

23.96

28.7

-4.7

2002

-1.58

-22.1

20.5

2001

6.18

-11.9

18.1

2000

46.54

-9.1

55.6





David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital



Shorted the financials in 2007 and 2008, make money for his clients and his company Greenlight Re, his asset under management grew more than 10 times.

Performance of Greenlight Re

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

32.1

26.5

5.6

2008

-17.6

-37

19.4

2007

5.9

5.61

0.3

2006

24.4

15.79

8.6

2005

14.2

4.91

9.3

2004

5.2

12

-6.8





Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.



This is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: DHIL). Their Small Cap Fund delivered some solid performances.

Performance of Small Cap Fund

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

28.92

26.5

2.4

2008

-25.99

-37

11.0

2007

-3.79

5.61

-9.4

2006

7.03

15.79

-8.8

2005

12.9

4.91

8.0

2004

29.26

12

17.3

2003

50.18

28.7

21.5

2002

-8.23

-22.1

13.9

2001

25.46

-11.9

37.4





Donald Yacktman's Portfolio Yacktman Asset Management Co.



Made money for shareholders from 2008 to 2009. the best performer among all our gurus in the two years. It seems that the market just realized this, the firm’s asset under management gained more than 5 times in the past 12 months.

Performance of The Yacktman Fund

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

59.31

26.5

32.8

2008

-26.05

-37

11.0

2007

3.39

5.61

-2.2

2006

15.95

15.79

0.2

2005

-1.3

4.91

-6.2

2004

9.93

12

-2.1

2003

33.03

28.7

4.3

2002

11.41

-22.1

33.5

2001

19.47

-11.9

31.4

2000

13.46

-9.1

22.6

1999

-16.9

21

-37.9





John Paulson's Portfolio Paulson & Co.

Star hedge fund manager, engaged in risk arbitrages and achieved good returns. Became famous for shorting financials and get back in at the bottom.



John Keeley's Portfolio Keeley Fund Management:

Flagship fund Keeley Small Cap Fund did well in the past 10 years.

Performance of Small Cap Value Fund

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

21.67

26.5

-4.8

2008

-40.18

-37

-3.2

2007

7.17

5.61

1.6

2006

19.55

15.79

3.8

2005

16.12

4.91

11.2

2004

32.94

12

20.9

2003

39.31

28.7

10.6

2002

-8.47

-22.1

13.6

2001

13.65

-11.9

25.5

2000

12.87

-9.1

22.0

1999

6.17

21

-14.8





John Hussman's Portfolio Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc.



Hedged his portfolio and limited the loss in 2008, but also limited the gain in 2009. Good performances if looked in full market cycles.

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

4.63

26.5

-21.9

2008

-9.02

-37

28.0

2007

4.16

5.61

-1.5

2006

3.51

15.79

-12.3

2005

5.71

4.91

0.8

2004

5.16

12

-6.8

2003

21.08

28.7

-7.6

2002

14.02

-22.1

36.1

2001

14.67

-11.9

26.6

2000

16.4

-9.1

25.5





Declining Assets Under Management:



Bill Nygren's Portfolio Oakmark Fund



Not bad performance in long term, lost money with once largest holding, Washington Mutual. Maybe that is why he is losing asset.

Performance of Oakmark Fund

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

44.77

26.5

18.3

2008

-32.61

-37

4.4

2007

-3.64

5.61

-9.3

2006

18.26

15.79

2.5

2005

-1.31

4.91

-6.2

2004

11.73

12

-0.3

2003

25.3

28.7

-3.4

2002

-14.41

-22.1

7.7

2001

18.29

-11.9

30.2

2000

11.78

-9.1

20.9

1999

-10.47

21

-31.5





Daniel Loeb's Portfolio Third Point, LLC:

Not sure the reason the asset size declined.



John Rogers's Portfolio ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC



Underperformed the market in 4 of the last 5 years. Lost money with the newspaper investment and financials.

Performance of Ariel Fund

Year

Return (%)

S&P500 (%)

Excess Gain (%)

2009

63.42

26.5

36.9

2008

-48.25

-37

-11.2

2007

-1.7

5.61

-7.3

2006

10.35

15.79

-5.4

2005

0.93

4.91

-4.0

2004

21.97

12

10.0

2003

28.04

28.7

-0.7

2002

-5.18

-22.1

16.9

2001

14.21

-11.9

26.1

2000

28.76

-9.1

37.9

1999

-5.76

21

-26.8





Private Capital's Portfolio Private Capital Management:

After achieving 20% a year for 20 years, the firm was sold to Legg Mason at the peak of its asset under management. The firm’s former CEO Bruce Sherman retired after losing money in 2007 and 2008.



Richard Perry's Portfolio Perry Capital:

Perry Capital had only one down year before 2008. But the size of the equity portfolio declined. Richard Perry moved asset out of stocks?