Contrarius Investment Management Ltd VAL VALARIS LIMITED

Ownership history in Contrarius Investment Management Ltd  ·  13 quarters on record

AI Ownership Summary

Contrarius Investment Management Ltd reported VALARIS LIMITED (VAL) in 13 quarterly 13F filings from 2024 Q1 through 2024 Q2. Peak portfolio weight reached 1.21% in 2024 Q1. The latest visible filing shows VAL at 0.54% of the fund.

This page tracks quarterly shares, estimated market value, portfolio weight, filing dates, and disclosure-aligned stock prices directly from SEC EDGAR 13F filings. Older history is available after unlock; the visible window still shows the most recent pattern.

What this VAL ownership page tells you

This page is designed to answer the real investor question behind a 13F filing: how meaningful was Contrarius Investment Management Ltd's position in VALARIS LIMITED, and how did that conviction change over time? You can read the holding window, peak weight, latest reported size, disclosure timing, and quarter-by-quarter changes without piecing the story together from raw SEC rows.

Freshest filing
Latest Reported Filing
2024 Q2

VAL was reported at 0.54% of portfolio in the most recent visible filing.

High-water mark
Peak Conviction
1.21% in 2024 Q1

Peak weight helps separate a token disclosure from a real conviction holding the fund genuinely cared about.

Time in book
Holding Window
2024 Q1 to 2024 Q2

Longer holding windows often tell a very different story from short-lived tactical trades or one-quarter experiments.

Decision context
Why It Matters
Position size beats headlines

Knowing that a fund owned a stock is useful. Knowing whether it was a 0.20% placeholder or a true high-conviction position is where the signal actually starts.

How Contrarius Investment Management Ltd held VAL — position size vs. price
% of Fund (quarterly)    VAL price (quarter-end, indexed to 100)    SPY (indexed to 100)    QQQ (indexed to 100)
📋 Quarterly Holdings History 2 quarters  
Quarter Action Sold % After 3M Timing Shares Change Chg % % of Fund Mkt Value Filed Price (Filed)
2024 Q2 REDUCED 58.1% -25.2% 116,423 -161,250 -58.1% 0.54% $8.7M 2024-08-13 $63.69
2024 Q1 REDUCED 20.1% -4.5% 277,673 -70,002 -20.1% 1.21% $20.9M 2024-05-10 $72.90
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FAQ About Contrarius Investment Management Ltd and VAL

These are the practical questions this page is built to answer before you even open the full history table.

How long has Contrarius Investment Management Ltd reported owning VAL?

Contrarius Investment Management Ltd reported VAL across 2 quarterly 13F filings, from 2024 Q1 through 2024 Q2.

What was the largest reported VAL position in Contrarius Investment Management Ltd's portfolio?

The largest reported portfolio weight for VAL was 1.21% in 2024 Q1.

What is the latest reported VAL position on this page?

The most recent filing on this page is 2024 Q2, when Contrarius Investment Management Ltd reported 116,423 shares, equal to 0.54% of portfolio, with an estimated market value of $8.7M.

What does the chart on this VAL ownership page compare?

The chart compares Contrarius Investment Management Ltd's quarterly VAL portfolio weight with the stock's indexed share price, so you can see whether the fund was building, trimming, or holding the position as price moved.

How well did Contrarius Investment Management Ltd time their VAL position?

Based on 13F filing dates vs. subsequent VAL price moves, Contrarius Investment Management Ltd correctly timed 7 out of 12 reported position changes (58%). The annualised alpha on VAL relative to SPY over the holding period was +23.2%.

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