Mason Hawkins Southeastern Asset Management
Mason Hawkins co-founded Southeastern Asset Management, adviser to the Longleaf Partners funds, and is a leading figure in absolute-value investing. The firm is known for concentrated portfolios, appraised-value analysis, and a long-term partnership culture with portfolio companies. Hawkins’s process emphasizes free cash flow, management alignment, and buying at a discount to intrinsic value.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
Hyatt Hotels
H
|
+$176M |
| 3 |
Williams Companies
WMB
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
|
+$84.8M |
| 5 |
UNVR
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
|
+$84.3M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$99.9M |
| 2 |
Lumen
LUMN
|
+$54.7M |
| 3 |
GLIBA
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
|
+$49.9M |
| 4 |
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
|
+$44.3M |
| 5 |
Mattel
MAT
|
+$41.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 32.04% |
| 2 | Industrials | 24.7% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.46% |
| 4 | Energy | 10.67% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
| $636M | 15.12% |
67,200,639
-4,374,609
| -6% | -$54.7M |
|
2
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
| $311M | 7.4% |
2,565,436
+135,696
| +6% | +$19.1M |
|
|
3
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $271M | 6.45% |
6,851,133
-1,873,063
| -21% | -$99.9M |
|
|
4
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
| $259M | 6.17% |
29,431,876
-3,348,581
| -10% | -$41.1M |
|
5
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.38B
| $257M | 6.11% |
48,306,964
-1,972,192
| -4% | -$13.1M |
|
6
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| $204M | 4.85% |
3,435,173
+772,368
| +29% | +$65.4M |
|
|
7
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.2B
| $192M | 4.56% |
13,541,405
+5,315,992
| +65% | +$103M |
|
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $187M | 4.46% |
3,223,660
-249,540
| -7% | -$16.9M |
|
9
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $187M | 4.45% |
5,441,024
-652,044
| -11% | -$27.5M |
|
10
Lazard
LAZ
$4.3B
| $169M | 4.03% |
7,193,306
-798,197
| -10% | -$29.5M |
|
|
11
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
| $167M | 3.98% |
+3,908,025
| New | +$239M |
|
|
12
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
| $127M | 3.02% |
372,442
-87,184
| -19% | -$44.3M |
|
|
PCH
13
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
| $124M | 2.96% |
3,958,791
| – | – |
|
14
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
| $118M | 2.81% |
1,172,316
+13,262
| +1% | +$1.62M |
|
|
15
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17B
| $112M | 2.66% |
+2,333,825
| New | +$176M |
|
16
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$3.18B
| $90.2M | 2.15% |
11,407,646
-186,031
| -2% | -$3.5M |
|
17
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.9B
| $88.9M | 2.11% |
5,370,459
-522,667
| -9% | -$11.6M |
|
|
GLIBA
18
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
| $86.5M | 2.06% |
1,518,828
-734,681
| -33% | -$49.9M |
|
19
Viasat
VSAT
$10.3B
| $83.7M | 1.99% |
2,331,479
+1,008,227
| +76% | +$58.2M |
|
20
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.21B
| $82.9M | 1.97% |
1,401,900
+601
| +0% | +$45K |
|
21
Dillards
DDS
$9.71B
| $70.5M | 1.68% |
1,907,204
-131,193
| -6% | -$7.67M |
|
22
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
| $65.3M | 1.55% |
2,479,607
+1,470,042
| +146% | +$56.5M |
|
23
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
| $63M | 1.5% |
2,547,117
+99,913
| +4% | +$3.6M |
|
|
24
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$834M
| $62.1M | 1.48% |
+6,932,094
| New | +$84.8M |
|
|
HOUS
25
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $49.9M | 1.19% |
16,576,933
| – | – |
|
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Mason Hawkins's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Mason Hawkins held 34 positions worth $4.2B, down 30% from $6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.
Mason Hawkins deployed $502M of net new capital in Q1 2020, opening 5 new positions and adding to 10 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was DuPont de Nemours: 3,908,025 shares worth $167M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 32% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was GE Aerospace, an estimated $99.9M trimmed.
- Mason Hawkins's largest Q1 2020 buy was DuPont de Nemours: 3,908,025 shares worth $167M.
- Mason Hawkins added most to Williams Companies in Q1 2020, an estimated $103M increase.
- Mason Hawkins's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was GE Aerospace, cutting an estimated $99.9M.
- Mason Hawkins fully exited Nokia in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $12.1M.
- Mason Hawkins's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Mason Hawkins opened 5 new positions and closed 2 in Q1 2020.
- Mason Hawkins's portfolio value fell 30% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.
Based on Southeastern Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.