Jana Partners Raises AIG, Groupon Inc, Enters eBay, Teva

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Jana Partners posted its first quarter 13F filing this morning, and it shows trades in some big names. The firm sold all of its stake in Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), and Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN). The company added to its positions in Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ:LMCA) and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) and entered eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA).

Jana Partners’ major holdings

During the first three months of the year, Jana Partners bought into 24 new stocks and increased its position in 13 others. The firm also dumped 18 stocks and cut its holdings in 10 others.

At the end of March, the top five holdings in the firm’s portfolio were Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS), Ashland Inc (NYSE:ASH), Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX), and Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM).

Jana Partners’ exits and decreases

The firm dumped completely out of American Axle & Manufact. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AXL), unloading nearly 6.7 million shares of that stock. Jana Partners also dumped all of its nearly 10.5 million shares of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) and all of its approximately 9.7 million shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY). Other exits of note were Allegion PLC (NYSE:ALLE) and Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD).

Jana Partners slashed its position in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) by 99%, unloading almost 8 million shares and leaving just 51 shares left in its portfolio. The fund also sold almost 4.7 million shares of Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Liberty Interactive (Ventures group) (NASDAQ:LVNTA) and Ashland Inc (NYSE:ASH).

Jana Partners’ new stocks and increases

During the first three months of the year, Jana Partners snapped up nearly 3.9 million shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) and 1 million shares of EP Energy Corp (NYSE:EPE). The firm purchased more than 2 million shares of and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) and nearly 3.9 million shares of Liberty Interactive (Interactive group) (NASDAQ:LINTA). Jana Partners also grabbed more than 3.9 million shares of Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE).

Jana Partners increased its position in American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) by 12,841%, snapping up more than 6.4 million additional shares of the insurance provider’s stock. It raised its position in Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ:LMCA) by 322% and its position in Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) by 65%.

Other key increases were Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), which the firm purchased nearly 22.3 million more shares of, and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), which Jana bought almost 10 million more shares of.

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