Ubben Likes VRX, MSFT, AFBE; Cuts Back On GOOG, MCRS, COL

Mark Melin

Published onMay 14, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

After coming off a highly discussed panel on activist investing at the Milken Institute, as reported in ValueWalk, hedge fund manager Jeffery Ubben is busy adding new names to his $13 billion portfolio.

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Tech big theme for subtle activist

The fund manager at ValueAct took a liking to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), his top holding, as well as MSCI, Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:DRC) and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC).

Ubben’s largest percentage increase comes on Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:DRC), where his recent activity in the stock brought his holdings to 2.21% of the portfolio, or nearly 5 million shares. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) remained the top...

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

Ubben Likes VRX, MSFT, AFBE; Cuts Back On GOOG, MCRS, COL

Tech big theme for subtle activist

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