Dan Loeb : la plume activiste au vitriol

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Dan Loeb

Third Point

Dan Loeb — Third Point
Third
Fonds principal
2,1 Md $
Valeur du portefeuille 13F
Event-Driven · Activiste
Style d'investissement

Profil et philosophie d'investissement

Third Point, le fonds de Dan Loeb, a maintenu sa conviction dans Amazon comme principale participation au premier trimestre 2026. Loeb a également réorienté des capitaux vers l'or (GLD) et l'infrastructure crypto (HUT), en guise de couverture contre l'incertitude macroéconomique générale. Sa stratégie événementielle continue de rechercher de la valeur dans les réévaluations d'entreprises, avec des positions importantes dans CRH et Tempur Sealy.

Track Record

Loeb founded Third Point in 1995 with about $3.4 million. Over roughly three decades, the flagship has compounded at low double-digit net annualized returns, with AUM growing to over $15 billion. Third Point is best known for ‚event-driven value' and shareholder activism, executed through its trademark public letters demanding board change, capital returns or breakups. Targets have included Sotheby's, Yahoo, Sony, Nestlé, Disney and others. Loeb is also a major art collector and philanthropist. Third Point's reinsurance vehicle was spun out separately. Annualized performance has lagged the S&P during the past concentration-driven bull run but historically delivered a strong long-term excess return.

Trades emblématiques

Yahoo activism, 2011-2012
Loeb publicly attacked Yahoo's drifting strategy, won board seats and forced out CEO Scott Thompson over a resume embellishment. He pushed Marissa Mayer's hire and a sharper focus on the Alibaba stake. Third Point sold the position back to Yahoo at a substantial profit in 2013, one of the cleanest activist wins of the cycle and a template for the firm.
Sony breakup push, 2013
Loeb proposed spinning off Sony's entertainment arm to unlock value, framed in a high-profile letter. Sony's board rejected the spin but accelerated cost cuts, divested non-core assets and refocused on gaming and image sensors. The stock rerated meaningfully over the following years; Third Point exited at a strong gain despite never winning the structural ask.
Disney board fight, 2023-2024
Third Point pushed Disney for streaming discipline, content cost cuts and clearer succession after Bob Chapek's exit. While the second 2024 proxy fight ended without board seats, management adopted much of the playbook: cost reductions, ESPN strategic clarity, capital returns. The stock recovered from its 2023 lows and Third Point reduced the position into strength.

Stratégie actuelle (2026)

Third Point's Q1 2026 13F shows a balanced book between AI-infrastructure beneficiaries and event-driven special situations. Disclosed top holdings continue to feature mega-cap tech as a core AI bet, alongside selective semiconductor and power-grid exposure tied to the data-center build-out. On the activist side, the firm has remained engaged in healthcare consolidation plays and consumer breakups, pushing managements toward portfolio simplification. Loeb has trimmed some Magnificent 7 exposure into strength and added to under-followed mid caps with activist optionality. The macro letter framing is constructive on US equities but flags concentration risk in the index, so the book is built to outperform if breadth widens. Cash and hedges sit at moderate levels.

BMI

BMI Counter-Take

Loeb's hybrid book — AI core plus activist alpha — is one of the more honest answers to the current setup: you cannot fight mega-cap tech, but you also cannot pay any price for it. The activist sleeve is where the alpha really lives, but retail cannot replicate the platform that lets him show up with a credible board threat. What is copyable is the lens: look for businesses with a simpler version of themselves trapped inside, and ride the rerating when management is forced to act. The risk is that the recent activist hit rate has been mixed; not every Disney becomes a Yahoo. We respect the discipline of trimming the obvious winners.

Portefeuille actuel

DERNIER 13F 2026-03-31

Dernière déclaration SEC Form 13F. Valeur totale du portefeuille: 1,82 Md €. Positions: 33 positions.

TitreActionsΔ vs préc.Valeur (€)Portefeuille %
Amazon Com Inc.1,94 M-10.4%352 M €19,4 %
Telephone & Data Sys Inc.6,60 M-1.1%242 M €13,3 %
Crh PLC1,90 M-26.9%174 M €9,59 %
Somnigroup International Inc.2,27 M-33.2%146 M €8,06 %
Carpenter Technology Corp.310.000-60.5%107 M €5,87 %
Mastec Inc.320.000-65.4%89,8 M €4,94 %
Danaher Corp. Del525.000-12.5%86,8 M €4,78 %
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac275.000-35.3%81,0 M €4,46 %
Api Group Corp.2,03 M-32.3%71,7 M €3,95 %
Live Nation Entertainment In465.000-73.0%61,8 M €3,40 %

SOURCE : SEC Form 13F (2026-05-15). BMI Smart Money Tracker.

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