As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in superinvestors who hold the same stocks that appear in our Acquirer’s Multiple Stock Screeners, based on their latest 13F’s. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and Howard Marks.
While doing this research we’ve also uncovered a number of stocks that superinvestors have sold, or reduced in their portfolios, according to their latest 13f’s. So we’re now providing a new weekly feature article called ‘One Stock Superinvestors Are Selling‘. This week we’ll take a look at:
U.S. Bancorp (USB)
As a diversified financial-services provider, U.S. Bancorp is one of the nation’s largest regional banks, with branches in roughly 26 states, primarily in the Western and Midwestern United States. The bank offers many services, including retail banking, commercial banking, trust and wealth services, credit cards, mortgages, and other payments capabilities.
A quick look at the price chart below for the company shows us that the stock is down 15.12% in the past twelve months.
Superinvestors who reduced, or sold out of the company’s stock, according to their latest 13Fs, include:
(Remaining shares)
Jean-Marie Eveillard – 8,934,849
John Rogers – 161,929
Cliff Asness – 88,359
Israel Englander – 86,197
Joel Greenblatt – 40,758
Ken Griffin – 35,061
Donald Yacktman – 7,000
Jim Simons – SOLD OUT
Paul Tudor Jones – SOLD OUT
Lee Ainslie – SOLD OUT
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