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Relational Investors LLC Holdings in 3rd Quarter: 13F Alert

By Kimberly Williams - 2011-11-14T21:31:28Z

The following is an analysis of Relational Investors LLC as of September 30, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 11/14/2011.

Top Positions by Market Value 
Company Name                 Ticker      Market Value      Current     Change
                                            (USD $)       Position  In Position
CVS Caremark Corp            CVS US       477,278,227   14,208,938   -5,516,034
Occidental Petroleum Corp    OXY US       473,475,502    6,622,035       -5,696
MetLife Inc                  MET US       372,309,256   13,292,012    1,697,612
Unum Group                   UNM US       361,013,950   17,223,948    2,151,691
Baxter International Inc     BAX US       287,401,881    5,119,378       -3,936
Intuit Inc                   INTU US      263,923,189    5,563,305   -5,562,500
Applied Materials Inc        AMAT US      259,033,255   25,015,283   14,114,983
Zimmer Holdings Inc          ZMH US       251,062,395    4,694,510    1,344,410
Freeport-McMoRan Copper      FCX US       149,742,351    4,917,647    4,917,647
Plains Exploration & Product PXP US       130,076,135    5,727,703       -2,527
 
 
Top New Buys by Market Value 
Company Name                 Ticker      Market Value      Current     Change
                                            (USD $)       Position  In Position
Freeport-McMoRan Copper      FCX US       149,742,351    4,917,647    4,917,647
Guaranty Bancorp             GBNK US       21,110,400   17,592,000   17,592,000                                                                               
                                                                               
Top Sell Outs by Market Value 
Company Name                 Ticker         MV Change      Current     Change
                                            (USD $)       Position  In Position
L-3 Communications Holdings  LLL US      -555,105,840            0   -6,347,694
Home Depot Inc               HD US       -415,144,368            0  -11,461,744
Electronic Arts Inc          ERTS US     -292,739,498            0  -12,404,216
Wright Medical Group Inc     WMGI US      -28,804,500            0   -1,920,300 
 
Top Position Increases by Market Value 
Company Name                 Ticker         MV Change      Current     Change
                                            (USD $)       Position  In Position
Applied Materials Inc        AMAT US      117,220,352   25,015,283   14,114,983
Zimmer Holdings Inc          ZMH US        39,336,075    4,694,510    1,344,410
Assurant Inc                 AIZ US        30,540,539    2,158,214      870,000
PMC - Sierra Inc             PMCS US       -2,594,571    7,821,114    1,300,000
Esterline Technologies Corp  ESL US        -3,950,796    1,140,749      315,000
 
 
Top Position Decreases By Market Value 
Company Name                 Ticker         MV Change      Current     Change
                                            (USD $)       Position  In Position
Intuit Inc                   INTU US     -313,061,058    5,563,305   -5,562,500
LyondellBasell Indu-Cl A     LYB US      -279,239,368    2,009,032   -6,514,333
CVS Caremark Corp            CVS US      -263,986,221   14,208,938   -5,516,034
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust       SPY US      -255,883,440      765,395   -1,829,800
Occidental Petroleum Corp    OXY US      -216,073,631    6,622,035       -5,696
 
 
SOURCE: SEC 13F-HR 
FILER: Relational Investors LLC 
QUARTER ENDED: 09/30/2011 
SEC RECEIVED: 11/14/2011

To contact the reporter on this story: Kimberly Williams in Princeton at kwilliams15@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Rodney Yap at ryap@bloomberg.net.

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