UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: DECEMBER 31, 2000
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Donald Smith & Co., Inc.
Address: East 80 Route 4, Suite 360
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
13F File Number: 28-1345
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing
the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is
understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Donald Smith
Title: President
Phone: 201-368-9210
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Donald Smith Paramus, New Jersey JANUARY 12, 2001
Report Type (check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 78
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $755,021,284
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13f file number Name
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13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/INVSTMTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASSCUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALLDSCRETNMGRS SOLE SHAREDNONE
AIRBORNE INC Common 009269101 16557 1698200 SH SOLE 1698200
ALLMERICA FINL CORP Common 019754100 3625 50000 SH SOLE 50000
AK STL HLDG CORP Common 001547108 32465 3710230 SH SOLE 3710230
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC Common 011659109 39225 1318500 SH SOLE 1318500
AMES DEPT STORES INC Common 030789507 2085 1450700 SH SOLE 1450700
AMERICAN NATL INS CO Common 028591105 26536 363500 SH SOLE 363500
ANDERSONS INC Common 034164103 2753 319169 SH SOLE 319169
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORP Common 032037103 5670 472500 SH SOLE 472500
AMERICAN PAC CORP Common 028740108 1907 346700 SH SOLE 346700
BOISE CASCADE CORP Common 097383103 3699 110000 SH SOLE 110000
BROWN & SHARPE MFG CO Common 115223109 3105 636900 SH SOLE 636900
BASSETT FURNITURE INDS ICommon 070203104 5433 482900 SH SOLE 482900
BEAZER HOMES USA INC Common 07556Q105 3140 78500 SH SOLE 78500
COAST FEDERAL LITIGATIONCommon 19034Q110 937 681600 SH SOLE 681600 RIGHT 99/99/9999
COMMONWEALTH INDS INC DECommon 203004106 3708 824000 SH SOLE 824000
CNA FINL CORP Common 126117100 15888 410000 SH SOLE 410000
CROWN CENT PETE CORP B Common 228219309 2486 253400 SH SOLE 253400
CORN PRODS INTL INC Common 219023108 3488 120000 SH SOLE 120000
DILLARDS INC Common 254067101 32977 2791700 SH SOLE 2791700
DUCK HEAD APPAREL CO INCCommon 26410P103 43 30000 SH SOLE 30000
DELTA APPAREL INC Common 247368103 403 30000 SH SOLE 30000
DELTA WOODSIDE INDS INC Common 247909104 338 300000 SH SOLE 300000
FOSTER L B CO Common 350060109 889 355700 SH SOLE 355700
GREAT ATLANTIC & PAC TEACommon 390064103 13423 1917500 SH SOLE 1917500
GUILFORD MLS INC Common 401794102 1548 952400 SH SOLE 952400
GENERAL MTRS CORP Common 370442105 31799 624283 SH SOLE 624283
GPU INC Common 36225X100 18406 500000 SH SOLE 500000
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC Common 381197136 847 713000 SH SOLE 713000 *W EXP 99/99/9999
GENESIS WORLDWIDE INC Common 37184G104 18 145500 SH SOLE 145500
HAGGAR CORP Common 405173105 255 22200 SH SOLE 22200
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INCommon 442487203 6047 645000 SH SOLE 645000
INTERGRAPH CORP Common 458683109 9935 1655800 SH SOLE 1655800
INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDINCommon 460321201 2001 320100 SH SOLE 320100
KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLS Common 482516309 35709 1587050 SH SOLE 1587050
K MART CORP Common 482584109 40348 7595000 SH SOLE 7595000
KMART PREFERRED T Pfd 498778208 2002 75000 SH SOLE 75000 PFD TRCV 7.75%
LOEWS CORP Common 540424108 2972 28700 SH SOLE 28700
LTV CORP NEW Common 501921100 1710 4974700 SH SOLE 4974700
LUBYS INC Common 549282101 6610 1101700 SH SOLE 1101700
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC Common 571783208 2741 217100 SH SOLE 217100
M D C HLDGS INC Common 552676108 10514 319100 SH SOLE 319100
MIIX GROUP INC Common 59862V104 3000 400000 SH SOLE 400000
MEDITRUST CORP Common 58501T306 18282 7134600 SH SOLE 7134600
ANNALY MTG MGMT INC Common 035710409 4717 520500 SH SOLE 520500
NORD RES CORP Common 655555100 78 972400 SH SOLE 972400
NATIONAL STL CORP Common 637844309 3197 2692400 SH SOLE 2692400
NORTHEAST UTILS Common 664397106 46065 1899600 SH SOLE 1899600
OFFSHORE LOGISTICS INC Common 676255102 3803 176500 SH SOLE 176500
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROCommon 690368105 3936 171600 SH SOLE 171600
PERINI CORP Common 713839108 705 235000 SH SOLE 235000
PRIME HOSPITALITY CORP Common 741917108 26140 2248600 SH SOLE 2248600
PFF BANCORP INC Common 69331W104 4645 222500 SH SOLE 222500
PULTE CORP Common 745867101 4430 105000 SH SOLE 105000
PUBLIC SVC CO N MEX Common 744499104 40937 1526800 SH SOLE 1526800
POPE & TALBOT INC Common 732827100 2912 173200 SH SOLE 173200
RAILAMERICA INC Common 750753105 848 108100 SH SOLE 108100
ROUGE INDS INC DEL Common 779088103 2000 1103700 SH SOLE 1103700
RYERSON TULL INC NEW Common 78375P107 10277 1245688 SH SOLE 1245688
RYLAND GROUP INC Common 783764103 23333 572600 SH SOLE 572600
SPRINGS INDS INC Common 851783100 22774 702100 SH SOLE 702100
SPARTON CORP Common 847235108 1531 382700 SH SOLE 382700
STANDARD PAC CORP NEW Common 85375C101 8642 369700 SH SOLE 369700
STEWART & STEVENSON SVCSCommon 860342104 3814 168000 SH SOLE 168000
LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE SALCommon 542307103 4414 458600 SH SOLE 458600
STEWART INFORMATION SVCSCommon 860372101 6452 290800 SH SOLE 290800
TECUMSEH PRODS CO Common 878895200 4928 117500 SH SOLE 117500
TECUMSEH PRODS CO Common 878895101 924 24000 SH SOLE 24000
TEEKAY SHIPPING MARSHALLCommon Y8564W103 2090 55000 SH SOLE 55000
MARITRANS INC Common 570363101 4947 599600 SH SOLE 599600
UNITED INDL CORP Common 910671106 1945 174800 SH SOLE 174800
USEC INC Common 90333E108 19385 4495000 SH SOLE 4495000
VISTEON CORP Common 92839U107 23501 2043600 SH SOLE 2043600
AUDIOVOX CORP Common 050757103 5261 584500 SH SOLE 584500
WHX CORP Common 929248102 623 830000 SH SOLE 830000
WEIRTON STL CORP Common 948774104 1422 1195000 SH SOLE 1195000
USX-U S STL Common 90337T101 24930 1385000 SH SOLE 1385000
YELLOW CORP Common 985509108 22039 1082500 SH SOLE 1082500
ZAPATA CORP Common 989070503 1855 1187000 SH SOLE 1187000
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