Donald Smith & Co

Donald Smith & Co Portfolio

Invests via Donald Smith & Co Inc. | Managed by Donald Smith & Co. Inc.
Invests via Donald Smith & Co Inc.
Managed by Donald Smith & Co. Inc.
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Company Profile

Boutique investment and advisory firm focused on mid-market M&A, restructuring and private capital solutions, Donald Smith & Co positions itself as a deal-oriented partner to corporate owners and family offices. The firm combines transaction execution, capital raising and strategic advice with sector experience in industrials, real assets and services. Market relevance is as a regional specialist that sources proprietary deals and provides hands-on post-close integration and governance support.

Boutique investment and advisory firm focused on mid-market M&A, restructuring and private capital solutions, Donald Smith & Co positions itself as a deal-oriented partner to corporate owners and family offices. The firm combines transaction execution, capital raising and strategic advice with sector experience in industrials, real assets and services. Market relevance is as a regional specialist that sources proprietary deals and provides hands-on post-close integration and governance support.

Investment Philosophy & Strategy

Specialist boutique private-capital investor and advisor targeting mid-market control and structured minority positions in industrials, real assets and services. Capital is deployed with a deal-oriented, operationally focused playbook: buy-and-build and turnaround mandates, asset-backed financing and selective restructuring where hands-on governance and integration accelerate value creation. Investment horizon typically spans 3–7 years with conservative leverage, rigorous due diligence and close alignment with family offices and corporate sellers. Underwriting prioritizes cash-flow recovery, asset collateral and exit optionality via strategic sales, recaps or refinancings, while sourcing proprietary regional opportunities and co-investment partnerships.

Specialist boutique private-capital investor and advisor targeting mid-market control and structured minority positions in industrials, real assets and services. Capital is deployed with a deal-oriented, operationally focused playbook: buy-and-build and turnaround mandates, asset-backed financing and selective restructuring where hands-on governance and integration accelerate value creation. Investment horizon typically spans 3–7 years with conservative leverage, rigorous due diligence and close alignment with family offices and corporate sellers. Underwriting prioritizes cash-flow recovery, asset collateral and exit optionality via strategic sales, recaps or refinancings, while sourcing proprietary regional opportunities and co-investment partnerships.

Disclaimer: This Portfolio is derived from and computed based on publicly available data from SEC filings.
Gain and growth charts are calculated per selected timeframe:
178.35%
Gain +1.7%
Monthly
1.39%
Yearly
18.06%
Drawdown
25.51%
$5.89B
Equity
Holdings
$5.89B
Investment
$4.06B
$11.35B
Profit +$67.42M
Realized
$9.52B
Unrealized
$1.83B
Dividends
$1.07B

Goals

Avg. 40% completed goals
Yearly
Gain > 9%
2026
0%
Yearly
Loss < $80M
2026
0%
Yearly
Loss < 18%
2026
79%
Yearly
Gain < 20%
2026
81%
Today
Compared To Yesterday
Gain
1.7%
Profit
$67.42M
Win %
74%
This Week
Compared To Last Week
Gain
-0.98%
Profit
-$57.99M
Win %
74%
This Month
Compared to last month
Gain
0.7%
Profit
$40.7M
Win %
74%
This Year
Compared to last year
Gain
-3.82%
Profit
-$182.34M
Win %
75%
Azure Power Global Ltd logo
AZRE Azure Power Global Ltd
+331%
+$894,448.14
Pennymac Financial Services Inc. logo
PFSI Pennymac Financial Services Inc.
+6.46%
+$7.02M
Allegiant Travel Company logo
ALGT Allegiant Travel Company
+4.1%
+$4.1M
Mohawk Industries, Inc. logo
MHK Mohawk Industries, Inc.
+3.71%
+$1.55M
Eldorado Gold Corporation logo
EGO Eldorado Gold Corporation
+3.44%
+$10.39M
Perpetua Resources Corp. logo
PPTA Perpetua Resources Corp.
+3.4%
+$63,796.7
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. logo
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc.
+3.3%
+$563,783.2
Centerra Gold Inc. logo
CGAU Centerra Gold Inc.
+3.18%
+$10.35M
KB Home logo
KBH KB Home
+3.17%
+$2.31M
Jakks Pacific Inc. logo
JAKK Jakks Pacific Inc.
+3.03%
+$172,604.04
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. logo
WFG West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
+3.02%
+$3.15M
Iamgold Corporation logo
IAG Iamgold Corporation
+2.85%
+$6.31M
Ally Financial Inc. logo
ALLY Ally Financial Inc.
+2.78%
+$3.83M
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. logo
PK Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
+2.71%
+$5.96M
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. logo
HHH Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.
+2.41%
+$1.65M
Galiano Gold Inc. logo
GAU Galiano Gold Inc.
+2.21%
+$1.19M
James River Group Holdings, Ltd. logo
JRVR James River Group Holdings, Ltd.
+2.04%
+$183,026.02
Dakota Gold Corp logo
DC Dakota Gold Corp
+2%
+$113,400
Hooker Furnishings Corporation logo
HOFT Hooker Furnishings Corporation
+1.99%
+$238,105.5
M/I Homes Inc. logo
MHO M/I Homes Inc.
+1.99%
+$3.42M
Ferroglobe PLC logo
GSM Ferroglobe PLC
+1.93%
+$609,507.97
RLJ Lodging Trust logo
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
+1.84%
+$2.59M
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. logo
RJET Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
+1.78%
+$76,476.12
Harley-Davidson Inc. logo
HOG Harley-Davidson Inc.
+1.76%
+$4.41M
Chatham Lodging Trust logo
CLDT Chatham Lodging Trust
+1.7%
+$934,082.94
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. logo
HMC Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
+1.67%
+$2.26M
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust logo
PEB Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
+1.57%
+$142,848.9
Waterstone Financial Inc. logo
WSBF Waterstone Financial Inc.
+1.37%
+$44,439.3
Woori Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR logo
WF Woori Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR
+1.32%
+$620,874.8
Everest Group, Ltd. logo
EG Everest Group, Ltd.
+1.23%
+$1.99M
Air France-KLM S.A. ADR logo
AFLYY Air France-KLM S.A. ADR
+1.14%
+$58,753.33
Genworth Financial Inc. logo
GNW Genworth Financial Inc.
+1.02%
+$2.02M
Radian Group Inc. logo
RDN Radian Group Inc.
+0.91%
+$1.32M
NMI Holdings Inc. logo
NMIH NMI Holdings Inc.
+0.91%
+$317,698.2
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. logo
HG Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd.
+0.85%
+$264,147
Ryerson Holding Corporation logo
RYZ Ryerson Holding Corporation
+0.76%
+$398,503.4
General Motors Company logo
GM General Motors Company
+0.75%
+$1.01M
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF logo
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
+0.68%
+$22,360
Greenfire Resources Ltd. logo
GFR Greenfire Resources Ltd.
+0.54%
+$10,354.72
Titan International Inc. logo
TWI Titan International Inc.
+0.37%
+$132,735.7
Unum Group logo
UNM Unum Group
+0.35%
+$207,835.2
Beazer Homes USA Inc. logo
BZH Beazer Homes USA Inc.
+0.34%
+$323,630.82
AerCap Holdings N.V. logo
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
+0.33%
+$1.4M
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. logo
UVE Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
+0.21%
+$72,168.6
American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc. logo
AII American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc.
+0.16%
+$5,238.9
Corebridge Financial Inc. logo
CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc.
+0.16%
+$322,995.31
Citigroup Inc. logo
C Citigroup Inc.
+0.15%
+$177,286.15
Jackson Financial Inc. logo
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
+0.15%
+$348,877.07
761C
761CVR042
0%
$0
Bristow Group Inc. logo
VTOL Bristow Group Inc.
-4.03%
-$92,178.85
Algoma Steel Group Inc. logo
ASTL Algoma Steel Group Inc.
-3.39%
-$765,256.49
Kelly Services Inc. logo
KELYA Kelly Services Inc.
-2.79%
-$204,381.76
Global Ship Lease Inc. logo
GSL Global Ship Lease Inc.
-2.69%
-$859,491.56
Tutor Perini Corporation logo
TPC Tutor Perini Corporation
-2.68%
-$1.04M
Ternium S.A. Sponsored ADR logo
TX Ternium S.A. Sponsored ADR
-2.53%
-$4.65M
Gerdau S.A. logo
GGB Gerdau S.A.
-1.84%
-$1.66M
Hudbay Minerals Inc. logo
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
-1.69%
-$65,091.19
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. logo
MPAA Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
-1.49%
-$191,880.86
Mosaic Company logo
MOS Mosaic Company
-1.31%
-$1.93M
SM Energy Company logo
SM SM Energy Company
-1.26%
-$3.67M
Metallus Inc. logo
MTUS Metallus Inc.
-1.16%
-$146,062.8
SiriusPoint Ltd. logo
SPNT SiriusPoint Ltd.
-1.03%
-$1.6M
Nomura Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR logo
NMR Nomura Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR
-0.27%
-$305,281.22
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. logo
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
-0.12%
-$29,370.24
AdvanSix Inc. logo
ASIX AdvanSix Inc.
-0.03%
-$1,063.4
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation logo
TMHC Taylor Morrison Home Corporation
-0.03%
-$17,250.14
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Dividends

Dividend Analysis

Yearly
$
Trades
5456
Longs Won
3461/5456 63%
Profit Factor
4.01
Profitability
Shorts Won
0/0 0%
Standard Deviation
$10.37M
Average Win
$4.37M
Best Trade
(Dec 31) $265.38M
Sharpe Ratio
-42.12
Average Loss
-$1.89M
Worst Trade
(Sep 30) -$126.53M
Z-Score
-6.35 (100%)
Commissions
$0
Avg. Trade Length
2y 9m 3w 5d
Expectancy
$2.08M
Loss Size 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
Probability of Loss <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01% <0.01%
Consecutive Losing Trades 3,115 2,804 2,492 2,181 1,869 1,558 1,246 935 623 312
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Returns

Overall, Monthly
Symbol Quantity Cost Value Comm. Profit (&#36;) Gain (%) Change
761C
761CVR042
5,866 $8,330 $8,330 - - -
0.0
AerCap Holdings N.V. logo
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
2.91M $124.84M $421.64M - $296.8M 237.74%
+0.333%
Air France-KLM S.A. ADR logo
AFLYY Air France-KLM S.A. ADR
4.59M $45.97M $5.23M - -$40.74M -88.62%
+1.136%
American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc. logo
AII American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc.
116,420 $2.19M $3.21M - $1.02M 46.55%
+0.163%
Allegiant Travel Company logo
ALGT Allegiant Travel Company
1.49M $81.74M $104.02M - $22.28M 27.25%
+4.103%
Ally Financial Inc. logo
ALLY Ally Financial Inc.
3.75M $122.01M $141.76M - $19.75M 16.19%
+2.776%
AdvanSix Inc. logo
ASIX AdvanSix Inc.
212,680 $5.79M $3.5M - -$2.29M -39.59%
-0.03%
Algoma Steel Group Inc. logo
ASTL Algoma Steel Group Inc.
5.28M $42.68M $21.82M - -$20.85M -48.86%
-3.388%
Azure Power Global Ltd logo
AZRE Azure Power Global Ltd
270,226 $984,588.79 $1.16M - $180,085.35 18.29%
+331%
Beazer Homes USA Inc. logo
BZH Beazer Homes USA Inc.
2.81M $63.75M $94.06M - $30.31M 47.55%
+0.345%
Citigroup Inc. logo
C Citigroup Inc.
933,085 $52.54M $114.27M - $61.72M 117.48%
+0.155%
Centerra Gold Inc. logo
CGAU Centerra Gold Inc.
15.45M $154.55M $335.84M - $181.28M 117.3%
+3.18%
Chatham Lodging Trust logo
CLDT Chatham Lodging Trust
3.97M $35.14M $55.91M - $20.77M 59.1%
+1.699%
Corebridge Financial Inc. logo
CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc.
5.87M $156.78M $199.7M - $42.92M 27.38%
+0.162%
Dakota Gold Corp logo
DC Dakota Gold Corp
1.08M $2.83M $5.77M - $2.94M 103.87%
+2.004%
Everest Group, Ltd. logo
EG Everest Group, Ltd.
428,873 $149.57M $163.01M - $13.44M 8.99%
+1.233%
Eldorado Gold Corporation logo
EGO Eldorado Gold Corporation
8.77M $126.07M $312.43M - $186.36M 147.83%
+3.44%
Galiano Gold Inc. logo
GAU Galiano Gold Inc.
26.34M $33.12M $54.92M - $21.8M 65.84%
+2.206%
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. logo
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
652,672 $31.99M $25.59M - -$6.4M -20.01%
-0.115%
Greenfire Resources Ltd. logo
GFR Greenfire Resources Ltd.
295,849 $1.67M $1.94M - $264,784.7 15.84%
+0.538%
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FAQ
Which stocks have generated the highest profits for Donald Smith & Co?
The largest contributions to the portfolio's profits come from the following stocks: Micron Technology, Inc - $790.03M, Dillard's Inc - $508.54M, Domtar Corp - $500.64M, SCMR - $403.84M, and AerCap Holdings N.V - $391.29M. These positions have been the main drivers of growth and have significantly impacted the investor's overall performance.
Which stocks have generated the largest losses for this investor?
The largest losses in the portfolio are associated with the following stocks: SPSNQ - $173.38M, Yamana Gold Inc - $138.69M, NEBLQ - $123.2M, DCNAQ - $95.43M, and Flex Ltd - $87.99M. These positions have had the most negative impact on overall performance and highlight the weaker areas of the portfolio.
What dividends does Donald Smith & Co's portfolio generate?
The portfolio generates substantial dividend income, with a total of $1.07B earned over time. The largest contributors to dividend income include MFA Financial Inc - $111.29M, Nabors Industries Ltd - $91.66M, Unum Group - $72.51M, CNA Financial Corporation - $59.97M, and Dillard's Inc - $46.38M. This indicates that dividends play a meaningful role in the investor's overall strategy.
How stable are Donald Smith & Co's monthly returns?
Donald Smith & Co's monthly returns appear quite volatile. The gap between stronger and weaker months is meaningful, which suggests that the strategy can experience noticeable swings over relatively short periods. For users assessing this profile, that usually means returns may be attractive over time, but the path can be uneven and harder to tolerate during weaker periods.
Can Donald Smith & Co's strategy be considered aggressive or moderate?
Donald Smith & Co's strategy appears moderately aggressive. The portfolio shows a clear focus on growth, with noticeable volatility and risk exposure, although not to an extreme level. This type of strategy may appeal to users seeking higher returns while accepting meaningful fluctuations along the way.
Should beginners follow Donald Smith & Co's strategy?
Donald Smith & Co's strategy is unlikely to be suitable for beginners. The portfolio shows signs of high risk, significant volatility, or structural complexity, which can make it difficult to follow and potentially stressful for less experienced users. This type of approach is generally better suited to more advanced investors.
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