Across public equities and event-driven situations, the founder directs capital into special-situation arbitrage, distressed debt and catalyst-driven stakes, emphasizing concentrated positions and activist engagement to unlock value. Jeffrey C. Smith built a market-facing track record running concentrated long-short strategies, has prior experience at hedge funds and investment banks, and uses fundamental research and proxy campaigns to influence corporate outcomes; holds a finance-related degree and is regularly cited by institutional investors for opportunistic deal sourcing.
Across public equities and event-driven situations, the founder directs capital into special-situation arbitrage, distressed debt and catalyst-driven stakes, emphasizing concentrated positions and activist engagement to unlock value. Jeffrey C. Smith built a market-facing track record running concentrated long-short strategies, has prior experience at hedge funds and investment banks, and uses fundamental research and proxy campaigns to influence corporate outcomes; holds a finance-related degree and is regularly cited by institutional investors for opportunistic deal sourcing.
Special-situation value investor deploying concentrated capital into event-driven arbitrage, distressed and catalyst situations across public equities and credit. Employs fundamental forensic research, activist playbooks and proxy campaigns to create asymmetric returns, combining long-short flexibility with targeted distressed debt positions. Prefers high-conviction, concentrated stakes with mid-term horizons to effect corporate outcomes, prioritizing capital preservation through hedged structures and downside protection. Underwrites opportunities on imbalance-driven mispricings, uses operational engagement and legal/commercial levers to accelerate realization, and sources deals through institutional networks and opportunistic market timing.
Special-situation value investor deploying concentrated capital into event-driven arbitrage, distressed and catalyst situations across public equities and credit. Employs fundamental forensic research, activist playbooks and proxy campaigns to create asymmetric returns, combining long-short flexibility with targeted distressed debt positions. Prefers high-conviction, concentrated stakes with mid-term horizons to effect corporate outcomes, prioritizing capital preservation through hedged structures and downside protection. Underwrites opportunities on imbalance-driven mispricings, uses operational engagement and legal/commercial levers to accelerate realization, and sources deals through institutional networks and opportunistic market timing.
| Trades 1300 | Longs Won 821/1300 63% | Profit Factor 2.31 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $25.36M |
| Average Win $9.88M | Best Trade (Sep 30) $278.34M | Sharpe Ratio -39.84 |
| Average Loss -$7.33M | Worst Trade (Dec 30) -$248.77M | Z-Score -10.58 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 1m 3w 6d | Expectancy $3.54M |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.43% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 643 | 579 | 514 | 450 | 386 | 322 | 257 | 193 | 129 | 64 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACTG Acacia Research Corporation | 61.12M | $229.05M | $280.56M | - | $51.51M | 22.49% | -0.217% |
AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | 57.19M | $392.77M | $336.85M | - | -$55.93M | -14.24% | +1.203% |
BILL Bill Holdings Inc. | 7.03M | $372.14M | $349.74M | - | -$22.4M | -6.02% | -2.982% |
BIXI Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares | 300,000 | $2.99M | $3.02M | - | $29,700 | 0.99% | +0.09% |
BIXIW Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp Ltd. Warrant | 149,999 | $44,550 | $44,999.7 | - | $449.7 | 1.01% | +21.951% |
BLMN Bloomin' Brands Inc. | 4.18M | $103.17M | $44.11M | - | -$59.06M | -57.24% | -2.224% |
DT Dynatrace, Inc. | 8.87M | $365.22M | $435.71M | - | $70.49M | 19.3% | -3.172% |
FLR Fluor Corporation | 1.59M | $62.87M | $83.08M | - | $20.21M | 32.15% | +0.076% |
FLS Flowserve Corporation | 1.44M | $106.91M | $116.58M | - | $9.67M | 9.05% | -0.345% |
GPGI GPGI Inc | 5.03M | $85.96M | $64.25M | - | -$21.72M | -25.26% | -1.084% |
HR Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated | 1.94M | $32.82M | $37.27M | - | $4.45M | 13.57% | +0.208% |
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 8.88M | $600.81M | $698.42M | - | $97.6M | 16.25% | +0.319% |
KMX CarMax Inc. | 3.21M | $133.32M | $192.13M | - | $58.81M | 44.11% | -0.216% |
KVUE Kenvue Inc. | 27.31M | $557.24M | $524.17M | - | -$33.07M | -5.93% | -0.026% |
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 5.73M | $242.32M | $304.3M | - | $61.98M | 25.58% | -1.32% |
MTCH Match Group, Inc. | 7.78M | $257.72M | $295.14M | - | $37.42M | 14.52% | +1.824% |
NWS News Corporation | 2.43M | $62.53M | $80.64M | - | $18.11M | 28.97% | +0.729% |
NWSA News Corporation | 2.04M | $55.14M | $59.49M | - | $4.35M | 7.89% | +0.76% |
QRVO Qorvo Inc. | 5.61M | $406.33M | $550.55M | - | $144.22M | 35.49% | -0.335% |
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc. | 10.11M | $148.83M | $192.38M | - | $43.55M | 29.26% | -0.989% |