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JANA Partners

Barry Rosenstein · CIK 0001159159 · latest 13F for 2026-06-30 filed 2026-08-14

Estimated from 13F holdings — long US equities only; follow-the-filing returns are net of an assumed 10 bps per unit of turnover.

Annualised 3Y (copying filings)
+16.0%
SPY +22.9% · alpha -6.9%/yr
Since start, annualised
+8.7%
Aug 2022 – Oct 2026 · SPY +17.3%
TTM (copy, net)
-12.3%
SPY +16.2%
YTD (copy, net)
-5.5%
SPY +14.4%
13F-implied TTM
-12.0%
held from quarter end
Coverage
92%
17 quarters of history
13F long book
$1.9B
10 positions
Concentration
100%
top 10 · avg turnover 17%/qtr

About the fund

JANA Partners is an investment management firm founded in 2001 by Barry Rosenstein. The firm specializes in event-driven and activist investing, focusing on shareholder engagement to unlock value in undervalued public companies.

ActivistEvent-driven

Strategy

Value-oriented, event-driven, and activist shareholder engagement.

Investment approach

JANA employs a value-oriented, event-driven strategy centered on active shareholder engagement. The firm conducts fundamental research to identify undervalued public companies with specific catalysts for value creation. It seeks to work constructively with management to effect change or, if necessary, pursues a shareholder activist strategy to unlock value. The firm emphasizes a disciplined approach, often referred to as V cubed, and aims to mitigate risk through due diligence and position limits.

History

JANA Partners was founded in 2001 by Barry Rosenstein. The firm has established itself as an engaged investor, focusing on shareholder activism to create value in public companies. Over its history, the firm has managed various investment vehicles and has been involved in notable activist campaigns with companies such as Apple, Whole Foods, and Tiffany's.

Notable positions & campaigns

  • Apple — Activist engagement with the company.
  • Whole Foods — Activist engagement with the company.
  • Tiffany's — Activist engagement with the company.

Profile generated 2026-10-09 from public sources; may be incomplete or out of date.

Founded by
Barry Rosenstein
Founded
2001
HQ
New York, United States
Reported AUM
$2.3bn (as of 2026-03-27)
Website
janapartners.com

Management

  • Barry RosensteinManaging Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager
  • Jennifer FanjiangPartner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Holdings heatmap

Latest 13F (2026-06-30): top 10 positions grouped by sector, sized by weight, coloured by the change in weight since the previous 13F.

Holdings map

Each tile is a position, sized by reported value and coloured by the stock's own price return (red down, green up) — the LiquidRound / finviz-style map.

Copy portfolio vs SPY

Growth of $1 following each filing the trading day after it was filed.

Top holdings

Latest 13F (2026-06-30).

# Ticker Issuer Sector Value Weight
1 MRCY MERCURY SYS INC Industrials $484M 25.5%
2 COO COOPER COS INC Healthcare $257M 13.5%
3 SPY STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T ETF $256M 13.5%
4 LW LAMB WESTON HLDGS INC Consumer Defensive $233M 12.2%
5 FISV FISERV INC — $180M 9.4%
6 MKL MARKEL GROUP INC Financial Services $150M 7.9%
7 ALKT ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC Technology $122M 6.4%
8 FUN SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP Consumer Cyclical $88M 4.6%
9 P EVERPURE INC Technology $78M 4.1%
10 RPD RAPID7 INC Technology $55M 2.9%

Sector mix

Top-25 holdings by weight.

Industrials25.5%
Healthcare13.5%
ETF13.5%
Technology13.4%
Consumer Defensive12.2%
Other / unknown9.4%
Financial Services7.9%
Consumer Cyclical4.6%

Changes this quarter

Move Ticker Issuer Prev wt Now wt
trimmed FISV FISERV INC 14.8% 9.4%
exited — ENHABIT INC 1.8% 0.0%
added ALKT ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC 5.1% 6.4%
added LW LAMB WESTON HLDGS INC 12.7% 12.2%
trimmed P EVERPURE INC 3.7% 4.1%

Quarterly copy returns

Each 13F held from the day after filing until the next filing.

13F period Held Copy SPY Alpha Coverage
2026-06-30 2026-08-17 → 2026-10-08 -13.7% +0.4% -14.1% 100%
2026-03-31 2026-05-18 → 2026-08-17 +12.1% +4.9% +7.2% 98%
2025-12-31 2026-02-18 → 2026-05-18 -4.4% +7.9% -12.4% 92%
2025-09-30 2025-11-17 → 2026-02-18 +4.6% +3.4% +1.2% 93%
2025-06-30 2025-08-15 → 2025-11-17 -1.3% +3.7% -5.0% 93%
2025-03-31 2025-05-16 → 2025-08-15 +9.9% +8.6% +1.3% 92%
2024-12-31 2025-02-18 → 2025-05-16 -3.8% -2.5% -1.3% 88%
2024-09-30 2024-11-15 → 2025-02-18 -2.9% +4.7% -7.6% 76%
2024-06-30 2024-08-15 → 2024-11-15 +9.3% +6.2% +3.1% 66%
2024-03-31 2024-05-16 → 2024-08-15 +6.2% +4.9% +1.3% 68%
2023-12-31 2024-02-15 → 2024-05-16 +14.3% +5.6% +8.7% 71%
2023-09-30 2023-11-15 → 2024-02-15 +13.9% +12.1% +1.8% 53%
2023-06-30 2023-08-15 → 2023-11-15 -5.2% +1.9% -7.1% 57%
2023-03-31 2023-05-16 → 2023-08-15 +10.1% +8.4% +1.8% 49%
2022-12-31 2023-02-15 → 2023-05-16 -12.9% -0.5% -12.4% 49%
2022-09-30 2022-11-15 → 2023-02-15 +5.0% +4.4% +0.7% 46%

Filing dates

  • 2026-08-1413F-HR for 2026-06-30 · $1.9B · 10 rows
  • 2026-06-3013F-HR/A for 2026-03-31 · $62M · 1 rows
  • 2026-05-1513F-HR for 2026-03-31 · $1.6B · 10 rows
  • 2026-02-1713F-HR for 2025-12-31 · $1.9B · 12 rows
  • 2025-11-1413F-HR for 2025-09-30 · $2.1B · 12 rows
  • 2025-08-1413F-HR for 2025-06-30 · $2.0B · 10 rows
  • 2025-05-1513F-HR for 2025-03-31 · $1.9B · 10 rows
  • 2025-02-1413F-HR for 2024-12-31 · $2.0B · 11 rows
  • 2024-11-1413F-HR for 2024-09-30 · $1.9B · 12 rows
  • 2024-08-1413F-HR for 2024-06-30 · $1.7B · 12 rows
  • 2024-05-1513F-HR for 2024-03-31 · $1.8B · 10 rows
  • 2024-02-1413F-HR for 2023-12-31 · $1.5B · 8 rows

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