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 |
Cheniere Energy
LNG
|
+$17.7M |
| 2 |
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
|
+$14.4M |
| 3 |
Franco-Nevada
FNV
|
+$4.26M |
| 4 |
CACI
CACI
|
+$3.58M |
| 5 |
Saic
SAIC
|
+$3.08M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
|
+$24.5M |
| 2 |
Howard Hughes
HHH
|
+$12.5M |
| 3 |
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
|
+$11.7M |
| 4 |
Wendy's
WEN
|
+$9.81M |
| 5 |
RMT
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
|
+$7.74M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 45.71% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 11.57% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.39% |
| 5 | Materials | 6.05% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$26.5B
| $1.41B | 38.95% |
16,118,028
-84,807
| -0.5% | -$7.61M |
|
|
2
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.97B
| $207M | 5.73% |
1,755,570
-121,542
| -6% | -$12.5M |
|
|
3
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$4.83B
| $128M | 3.54% |
1,768,862
-161,178
| -8% | -$11.7M |
|
|
LSXMK
4
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
| $94.2M | 2.6% |
3,257,050
-135,749
| -4% | -$3.97M |
|
|
5
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$51.3B
| $88.1M | 2.44% |
1,038,519
+56,358
| +6% | +$4.26M |
|
6
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$71.7B
| $72.2M | 1.99% |
2,984,470
-57,895
| -2% | -$1.28M |
|
7
Civeo
CVEO
$357M
| $71M | 1.96% |
3,440,028
-32,666
| -0.9% | -$706K |
|
8
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
| $69.4M | 1.92% |
4,070,241
-134,186
| -3% | -$2.27M |
|
9
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
| $68M | 1.88% |
1,025,706
-4,641
| -0.5% | -$298K |
|
10
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$31.4B
| $66.7M | 1.84% |
643,684
-16,153
| -2% | -$1.67M |
|
|
11
CACI
CACI
$14.3B
| $64.9M | 1.79% |
317,390
+18,093
| +6% | +$3.58M |
|
|
LBRDK
12
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
| $57.5M | 1.59% |
551,696
-10,371
| -2% | -$1.02M |
|
|
AC
13
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
| $56.3M | 1.56% |
1,513,409
-14,076
| -0.9% | -$540K |
|
|
14
Wendy's
WEN
$1.72B
| $51.8M | 1.43% |
2,647,067
-521,097
| -16% | -$9.81M |
|
|
15
Saic
SAIC
$5.41B
| $50M | 1.38% |
577,128
+39,234
| +7% | +$3.08M |
|
|
16
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$57.3B
| $41.8M | 1.16% |
611,333
+266,962
| +78% | +$17.7M |
|
17
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
| $40.4M | 1.12% |
208,263
-9,563
| -4% | -$1.76M |
|
|
LSXMA
18
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
| $37.8M | 1.05% |
1,385,428
-221,729
| -14% | -$6.13M |
|
19
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $24.9M | 0.69% |
476,744
-8,459
| -2% | -$416K |
|
20
Royal Gold
RGLD
$21.9B
| $24.6M | 0.68% |
239,725
-10,220
| -4% | -$921K |
|
|
21
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$30.2B
| $23.6M | 0.65% |
387,681
-405,374
| -51% | -$24.5M |
|
22
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $23.5M | 0.65% |
110,194
-4,214
| -4% | -$872K |
|
23
CALL
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
VXX
$137M
| $23.4M | 0.65% |
+5,625
| New | +$9.98M |
|
24
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $21.5M | 0.59% |
19,752
-204
| -1% | -$214K |
|
25
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.78B
| $19.3M | 0.53% |
96,870
-1,707
| -2% | -$363K |
|
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Murray Stahl's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Murray Stahl held 503 positions worth $3.62B, up 0.59% from $3.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 63% of the portfolio.
Murray Stahl withdrew a net $125M in Q2 2019, closing 9 positions and reducing 273 holdings. Its most notable exit was Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock, an estimated $361K position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 46% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Financials.
Against the trend, Murray Stahl opened a new position in Dorchester Minerals worth $14M.
- Murray Stahl's largest Q2 2019 buy was Dorchester Minerals: 767,044 shares worth $14M.
- Murray Stahl added most to Cheniere Energy in Q2 2019, an estimated $17.7M increase.
- Murray Stahl's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF, cutting an estimated $24.5M.
- Murray Stahl fully exited Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $361K.
- Murray Stahl's ten largest holdings make up 63% of its $3.62B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Murray Stahl opened 15 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2019.
- Murray Stahl's portfolio value rose 0.59% quarter-over-quarter to $3.62B.
Based on Horizon Kinetics Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.