Edward S. Lampert is chairman of Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) and founder, chairman and CEO of ESL Investments. He's a couple of years shy of 50 and has an undergrad degree from Yale. Lampert is also an ex-Goldman Sachs analyst, like Farallon's Thomas Steyer. He started Connecticut-based ESL Investments in 1988 with $28 million. According to Forbes, he is ranked 316th on the list of the world's richest people, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion.
Edward S. Lampert is chairman of Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) and founder, chairman and CEO of ESL Investments. He's a couple of years shy of 50 and has an undergrad degree from Yale. Lampert is also an ex-Goldman Sachs analyst, like Farallon's Thomas Steyer. He started Connecticut-based ESL Investments in 1988 with $28 million. According to Forbes, he is ranked 316th on the list of the world's richest people, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion.
Lampert believes in concentrated value investing, which is basically aiming to buy assets for less than what they are worth and to sell them at or closer to what they are worth. Lampert is often compared to billionaire Warren Buffet. Lampert makes concentrated bets and holds them for many years.
| Fund Name: | Esl Investments |
| Manager | Edward Lampert |
| Portfolio Value | $5,722,692,000 |
| Change This QTR | +0.63% |
| No. | Security | Ticker | Shares | Value (x$1000) | Activity | % Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.) | AN | 54,409,968 | $2,006,095 | -12% |
35.05% | |
| 2.) | SHLD | 48,031,144 | $1,526,430 | -0% |
26.67% | |
| 3.) | AZO | 2,968,544 | $964,688 | -67% |
16.85% | |
| 4.) | GPS | 31,172,156 | $578,243 | -14% |
10.1% | |
| 5.) | COF | 5,094,211 | $215,434 | -14% |
3.76% | |
| 6.) | CIT | 5,134,725 | $179,048 | -11% |
3.12% | |
| 7.) | STX | 6,977,149 | $114,425 | -28% |
1.99% | |
| 8.) | BIG | 1,653,122 | $62,422 | -12% |
1.09% | |
| 9.) | GNW | 9,412,311 | $61,651 | -13% |
1.07% | |
| 10.) | SFI | 2,694,914 | $14,256 | +41% |
0.24% | |
| 11.) | WFC | 0 | $0 |  |
0% | |
| 12.) | CSCO | 0 | $0 | |
0% |
