At the end of 2012, Greenlight’s largest long positions proved to be in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) , CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), gold and Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD).
After breaking down what Einhorn said carried Greenlight in 2012 (Part 1: Einhorn’s 2012 Outperformers), it’s time to figure out what he’s betting on for 2013 (see Einhorn’s newest picks). Although Einhorn doesn’t outline his stake in Greenlight’s largest long positions at the end of the fourth quarter, they stacked up as follows for the third quarter:
| Stock | Rank | % of Portfolio |
| Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) | 1st | 12.1% |
| General Motors (NYSE:GM) | 3rd | 8.1% |
| Cigna (NYSE:CI) | 4th | 5.5% |
| Barrick (NYSE:ABX) | 24th | 1.3% |
| Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) | n/a | new addition |
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The big news for Apple of late has been the earnings release that showed slowing growth. This coupled with the fact that Apple is increasing capital expenditures has led to uncertainty over whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will be able to continue growing at the extraordinary growth rate it has managed in the past. Apple has managed to perform better than some of its competitors, despite a declining PC market.
The increased capital expenditures will be used to make bigger bets on being able to innovate and please the market with new products. The company expects to spend around 10% of its almost $10 billion planned CapEx on new retail stores and the remaining on equipment.
The tech giant still has one of the top balance sheets in the industry with well over $100 billion in cash, short-term investments and long-term marketable securities. Cash flow generation has always excelled for the company, generating some $50 billion in cash flow from operations during fiscal year 2012, and $16 billion in free cash flow last year alone.
With the recent stock’s slide, down 13% year to date, the dividend yield is up to 2.3%. Apple appears to be quite the value play despite the slowing earnings, trading at only
CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI). Einhorn notes that his fund closed a several long positions during the fourth quarter, which includes two in the managed care sector, Humana and Wellpoint, both at a small loss. Per Einhorn’s letter, he notes that Greenlight reallocated that freed up capital to other managed care organizations, possibly Cigna? That was already Greenlight’s fourth largest holding at the end of the third quarter.
One of Cigna’s big initiatives included its break into the Medicare Advantage market with its HealthSpring acquisition. The acquisition helps bring the healthcare company’s services full-circle. Cigna’s diversified product portfolio includes: Its U.S. commercial business, international business and expansion in seniors and Medicare business. The other big deal for Cigna is expanding internationally, which accounts for only around 10% of revenues.
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) has been seeing solid growth thanks to expansion into emerging markets, namely China and India. The car company is also expanding its dealerships in Indonesia and Thailand in an effort to further tap growth opportunities.
