Murray Stahl Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
Murray Stahl is chairman of Horizon Kinetics, an investment firm known for independent research and unconventional long-term themes. The firm has been closely associated with ideas such as hard assets, owner-operator businesses, and differentiated equity research outside the consensus. Stahl’s commentaries are followed by investors interested in structural market inefficiencies and long-duration themes.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SVXY
|
+$65.9M |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
|
+$42.4M |
| 3 |
Brookfield
BN
|
+$33.5M |
| 4 |
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHV
|
+$19.2M |
| 5 |
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM
|
+$10.3M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
|
+$23.2M |
| 2 |
Howard Hughes
HHH
|
+$13.1M |
| 3 |
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
|
+$8.48M |
| 4 |
LSXMK
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
|
+$7.98M |
| 5 |
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
|
+$5.72M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 34.3% |
| 2 | Financials | 12.41% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 11.69% |
| 4 | Materials | 11.03% |
| 5 | Technology | 6.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.3B
| $446K | 0.02% |
18,758
+9,700
| +107% | +$294K |
|
227
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $442K | 0.02% |
67,000
+1,320
| +2% | +$8.33K |
|
|
JRO
228
DELISTED
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunty Fund
JRO
| $440K | 0.02% |
59,169
-255
| -0.4% | -$2.33K |
|
229
Broadridge
BR
$20.8B
| $433K | 0.02% |
4,564
| – | – |
|
230
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $430K | 0.02% |
11,349
+2,394
| +27% | +$92.1K |
|
231
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.47B
| $420K | 0.02% |
20,462
-15,975
| -44% | -$348K |
|
|
RDS.A
232
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $410K | 0.02% |
11,763
| – | – |
|
233
Revvity
RVTY
$13.9B
| $407K | 0.02% |
5,410
-50
| -0.9% | -$4.44K |
|
234
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
| $403K | 0.02% |
14,402
+1,324
| +10% | +$57.6K |
|
235
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$27B
| $402K | 0.02% |
5,000
-300
| -6% | -$31.1K |
|
|
MQT
236
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II
MQT
| $400K | 0.02% |
32,414
+134
| +0.4% | +$1.73K |
|
237
Blackstone
BX
$108B
| $397K | 0.02% |
8,722
-100
| -1% | -$5.53K |
|
238
StoneCo
STNE
$2.16B
| $396K | 0.02% |
18,173
-1,653
| -8% | -$63K |
|
239
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
| $385K | 0.02% |
1,129
-204
| -15% | -$104K |
|
240
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $384K | 0.02% |
7,956
-1,860
| -19% | -$96K |
|
241
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
| $381K | 0.02% |
105,074
-11,059
| -10% | -$120K |
|
242
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
| $380K | 0.02% |
3,891
| – | – |
|
|
KDMN
243
DELISTED
Kadmon Holdings, Inc.
KDMN
| $376K | 0.02% |
89,733
+5,126
| +6% | +$22.1K |
|
|
RA
244
Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund
RA
$693M
| $366K | 0.02% |
24,924
-1,135
| -4% | -$22.7K |
|
245
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.5B
| $361K | 0.02% |
28,495
+12,759
| +81% | +$321K |
|
246
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
| $360K | 0.02% |
2,813
+19
| +0.7% | +$2.63K |
|
247
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $359K | 0.02% |
1,846
+10
| +0.5% | +$2.09K |
|
248
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $355K | 0.02% |
10,439
+910
| +10% | +$42.9K |
|
|
WIW
249
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund
WIW
$511M
| $354K | 0.02% |
37,062
+8,220
| +29% | +$91.6K |
|
|
CTR
250
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
| $350K | 0.02% |
50,742
-3,116
| -6% | -$100K |
|
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Murray Stahl's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Murray Stahl held 493 positions worth $2.26B, down 36% from $3.52B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.
Murray Stahl deployed $131M of net new capital in Q1 2020, opening 17 new positions and adding to 115 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF: 2,414,666 shares worth $37.4M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 34% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Texas Pacific Land, an estimated $23.2M trimmed.
- Murray Stahl's largest Q1 2020 buy was ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF: 2,414,666 shares worth $37.4M.
- Murray Stahl added most to Brookfield in Q1 2020, an estimated $33.5M increase.
- Murray Stahl's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Texas Pacific Land, cutting an estimated $23.2M.
- Murray Stahl fully exited State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $786K.
- Murray Stahl's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $2.26B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Murray Stahl opened 17 new positions and closed 111 in Q1 2020.
- Murray Stahl's portfolio value fell 36% quarter-over-quarter to $2.26B.
Based on Horizon Kinetics Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 13 May 2020.