Exited position

Jeff Smith’s Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Starboard Value LPVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ3 2015Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares3.18MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported22Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Starboard Value LP first reported Advance Auto Parts Inc in Q3 2015. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Starboard Value LP sold the entire position in Q1 2021, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q1 2021
Sold the entire position−290.54K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2020
Sold 81.8% of the position−1.31M shares · 290.54K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $157.51 · Estimated holding basis $171.39

Q3 2020
Sold 37.9% of the position−976.48K shares · 1.60M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $153.50 · Estimated holding basis $171.39

Q3 2019
Sold 18.9% of the position−601.60K shares · 2.57M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $165.40 · Estimated holding basis $171.39

Q2 2017
Bought 12.4% more+350.00K shares · 3.18M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $116.59 · Estimated holding basis $171.39

Q3 2016
Bought 2.5% more+70.00K shares · 2.83M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $149.12 · Estimated holding basis $178.18

15 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Advance Auto Parts Inc in Starboard Value LP’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight1.2%Q4 2020
Last reported rank#15of 18 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight18.9%Q2 2016
Best historical rank#2Q3 2015
At peak importanceQ2 2016
AAP
18.9%
Largest holding
19.6%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Advance Auto Parts Inc?

Also reported by 1 other tracked investor in their latest verified filings.

Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
AAP0.0% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$41.982026-09-17

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Starboard Value LP’s Form 13F disclosures—not Jeff Smith’s personal brokerage account. Form 13F reports quarter-end U.S.-listed positions and certain options, but it does not reveal exact trade dates, execution prices, short positions or the purpose of an option position.