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David Einhorn

The man who shorted Lehman
Founder & President of Greenlight Capital

Deep fundamental value — long the cheap, short the dear. Believes price eventually reflects value and will stand against consensus for years, even through long stretches when value is out of favour.

Founded Greenlight Capital in 1996 with under $1M. Known for rigorous fundamental research and willingness to short publicly — he called out and shorted Lehman Brothers before its 2008 collapse. Author of Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, and a noted poker player.

Disclosure

These are the 13F holdings of Greenlight Re, his listed reinsurance vehicle (≈45-day lag), reflecting his long book. Note: his shorts and macro hedges — the very thing he's famous for — are not in the 13F.

Public vehicle · annualizedGreenlight Re (GLRE) · as of 2026-07-27
1Y
+29.3%
3Y
+14.1%
5Y
+13.4%

A reinsurer — an imperfect proxy with underwriting noise

Holdings & weights

Q1 2026 · 13F (as of 31 Mar 2026)

Weights are by market value, from real 13F / daily disclosure. This is a snapshot and will change — see live: Live 13F weights & activity on dataroma

Green Brick PartnersGRBK
19.12%

A homebuilder he chairs and has long backed — his #1 holding.

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Fluor Corp.FLRTrimmed −15%
6.94%

An engineering & construction value play.

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Core Natural Resources Inc.CNRTrimmed −12%
6.1%
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Brighthouse Financial Inc.BHFAdded +2%
5.33%

An undervalued life insurer.

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PG&E Corp.PCGTrimmed −15%
3.65%
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Versant Media Group Inc.VSNTNew this Q
3.51%
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Acadia Healthcare Co.ACHCAdded +10%
3.31%
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Victoria's Secret & Co.VSXYAdded +30%
3.28%
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Also this quarter

DHT Holdings Inc. −28%, Graphic Packaging Hldg Co. +8%, Centene Corp. +4%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. −5%, Capri Holdings Ltd +3%, SYNNEX Corp. +749%, Bkv Corporation +109%, Liberty Global Ltd CL A −1%.

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