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Over the last 70 years, value stocks clocked a 13.4% average annual return, vs. 10.2% for growth stocks, according to Ibbotson Associates.

SHLD: Putting it all together

As of May 23, 2008, Sears Holdings has 132,013,524 outstanding common shares. ESL Investments currently owns 65,639,184 shares giving the fund a 49.7215% ownership stake in SHLD. Notice how SHLD buybacks have significantly slowed as ESL closed in on the 50% ownership stake. Is Lampert timing the buybacks to coincide with a larger event?

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