Exited position

Jeff Smith’s State Str Spdr S&P 500 Etf T (SPY) 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 reportedQ4 2019Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares2.56MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported2Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Starboard Value LP first reported State Str Spdr S&P 500 Etf T in Q4 2019. The latest verified relationship event shows that Starboard Value LP sold the entire position in Q4 2020, 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.

Q4 2020
Sold the entire position−1.54M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q3 2020
New position+1.54M shares · 1.54M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $334.89 · Estimated holding basis $334.89

Q1 2020
Sold the entire position−2.56M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2019
New position+2.56M shares · 2.56M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $321.86 · Estimated holding basis $321.86

Portfolio importance

How important was State Str Spdr S&P 500 Etf T 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 weight15.4%Q3 2020
Last reported rank#1of 18 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight23.8%Q4 2019
Best historical rank#1Q4 2019
At peak importanceQ4 2019
SPY
23.8%
Largest holding
23.8%
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$757.832026-09-10

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
Open SEC filing ↗

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.