activist

ValueAct Holdings

Mason Morfit · CIK 0001418814 · 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)
+16.4%
SPY +22.9% · alpha -6.5%/yr
Since start, annualised
+14.0%
Aug 2022 – Oct 2026 · SPY +17.3%
TTM (copy, net)
-9.4%
SPY +16.2%
YTD (copy, net)
-7.9%
SPY +14.4%
13F-implied TTM
-7.5%
held from quarter end
Coverage
98%
17 quarters of history
13F long book
$5.6B
18 positions
Concentration
87%
top 10 · avg turnover 16%/qtr

About the fund

ValueAct Capital is a San Francisco-based investment management firm and private hedge fund that invests in public equity markets. The firm is known for its constructive, behind-the-scenes activist approach, often working directly with management teams and boards to build long-term value.

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Investment approach

ValueAct employs a long-term, concentrated, active value investing strategy, often holding positions for 3-5 years or longer. The firm seeks to identify fundamentally undervalued companies, including those out of favor or undergoing transition, and works productively with management and boards to implement strategies that maximize shareholder value. It is known for a constructive, behind-the-scenes activist approach.

History

ValueAct Capital was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Ubben to manage capital for its founders and a limited number of outside investors. The firm was led by Ubben until 2020, when Mason Morfit became CEO. Over its history, the firm has made over 120 core investments and served on numerous public company boards.

Notable positions & campaigns

  • Microsoft2013 — ValueAct purchased a stake and Morfit joined the board; the company thrived under CEO Satya Nadella.
  • Salesforce2023 — ValueAct revealed a stake and Morfit was appointed to the board.
  • The New York Times Company2022 — ValueAct disclosed a 7% stake to encourage the sale of bundled subscriptions.
  • Rocket Companies2025 — ValueAct disclosed a 9.9% stake.
  • Meta2024 — ValueAct took a $1 billion position.

Profile generated 2026-10-09 from public sources; may be incomplete or out of date.

Founded by
Jeffrey Ubben
Founded
2000
HQ
San Francisco, United States
Reported AUM
$11.3bn (as of 2026-03-30)
Website
valueact.com

Management

  • Mason MorfitCEO and CIO
  • Rob HaleCo-CEO

Holdings heatmap

Latest 13F (2026-06-30): top 18 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 V VISA INC Financial Services $795M 14.1%
2 AMZN AMAZON COM INC Consumer Cyclical $701M 12.4%
3 RKT ROCKET COS INC Financial Services $656M 11.6%
4 BLK BLACKROCK INC Financial Services $559M 9.9%
5 META META PLATFORMS INC Communication Services $516M 9.2%
6 CRM SALESFORCE INC Technology $469M 8.3%
7 TOST TOAST INC Technology $393M 7.0%
8 KKR KKR & CO INC Financial Services $327M 5.8%
9 — SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A — $242M 4.3%
10 LLYVK LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC Communication Services $229M 4.1%
11 SSD SIMPSON MFG INC Basic Materials $174M 3.1%
12 RBLX ROBLOX CORP Communication Services $171M 3.0%
13 CBRE CBRE GROUP INC Real Estate $134M 2.4%
14 LLYVA LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC Communication Services $80M 1.4%
15 MDB MONGODB INC Technology $56M 1.0%
16 LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN Communication Services $55M 1.0%
17 — WIX COM LTD — $47M 0.8%
18 PAYP PAYPAY CORP Technology $31M 0.5%

Sector mix

Top-25 holdings by weight.

Financial Services41.5%
Communication Services18.7%
Technology16.8%
Consumer Cyclical12.4%
Other / unknown5.1%
Basic Materials3.1%
Real Estate2.4%

Changes this quarter

Move Ticker Issuer Prev wt Now wt
added RKT ROCKET COS INC 7.0% 11.6%
trimmed MDB MONGODB INC 4.4% 1.0%
trimmed RBLX ROBLOX CORP 5.8% 3.0%
added CBRE CBRE GROUP INC 0.6% 2.4%
trimmed LLYVK LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC 5.9% 4.1%
trimmed LLYVA LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC 2.9% 1.4%
added — SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A 3.0% 4.3%
trimmed SSD SIMPSON MFG INC 4.2% 3.1%
added TOST TOAST INC 6.0% 7.0%
added BLK BLACKROCK INC 9.2% 9.9%
trimmed LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN 1.7% 1.0%
exited DIS DISNEY WALT CO 0.7% 0.0%
new PAYP PAYPAY CORP 0.0% 0.5%
added KKR KKR & CO INC 5.3% 5.8%

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 -1.1% +0.4% -1.5% 95%
2026-03-31 2026-05-18 → 2026-08-17 +7.8% +4.9% +2.9% 95%
2025-12-31 2026-02-18 → 2026-05-18 -3.6% +7.9% -11.5% 100%
2025-09-30 2025-11-17 → 2026-02-18 -5.6% +3.4% -9.0% 97%
2025-06-30 2025-08-15 → 2025-11-17 -7.5% +3.7% -11.2% 96%
2025-03-31 2025-05-16 → 2025-08-15 +7.9% +8.6% -0.7% 99%
2024-12-31 2025-02-18 → 2025-05-16 -3.0% -2.5% -0.4% 100%
2024-09-30 2024-11-15 → 2025-02-18 +8.5% +4.7% +3.8% 100%
2024-06-30 2024-08-15 → 2024-11-15 +14.0% +6.2% +7.8% 93%
2024-03-31 2024-05-16 → 2024-08-15 +1.2% +4.9% -3.8% 94%
2023-12-31 2024-02-15 → 2024-05-16 -0.4% +5.6% -6.0% 96%
2023-09-30 2023-11-15 → 2024-02-15 +25.5% +12.1% +13.4% 84%
2023-06-30 2023-08-15 → 2023-11-15 +3.3% +1.9% +1.4% 82%
2023-03-31 2023-05-16 → 2023-08-15 +13.1% +8.4% +4.7% 80%
2022-12-31 2023-02-15 → 2023-05-16 -8.2% -0.5% -7.6% 86%
2022-09-30 2022-11-15 → 2023-02-15 +13.1% +4.4% +8.7% 83%

Filing dates

  • 2026-08-1413F-HR for 2026-06-30 · $5.6B · 18 rows
  • 2026-05-1513F-HR for 2026-03-31 · $5.7B · 18 rows
  • 2026-02-1713F-HR for 2025-12-31 · $7.0B · 16 rows
  • 2025-11-1413F-HR for 2025-09-30 · $5.9B · 16 rows
  • 2025-08-1413F-HR for 2025-06-30 · $5.6B · 18 rows
  • 2025-05-1513F-HR for 2025-03-31 · $4.6B · 14 rows
  • 2025-02-1413F-HR for 2024-12-31 · $4.4B · 12 rows
  • 2024-11-1513F-HR/A for 2024-09-30 · $4.4B · 11 rows
  • 2024-11-1413F-HR for 2024-09-30 · $3.9B · 10 rows
  • 2024-08-1413F-HR for 2024-06-30 · $3.6B · 10 rows
  • 2024-05-1513F-HR for 2024-03-31 · $4.5B · 12 rows
  • 2024-02-1413F-HR for 2023-12-31 · $5.0B · 14 rows

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