Tom Bancroft Makaira Partners
Tom Bancroft is the founder of Makaira Partners, a concentrated equity firm focused on high-quality businesses at reasonable valuations. The firm’s process emphasizes multi-year ownership and fundamental research over short-term trading. Bancroft’s portfolio is tracked among the community of concentrated quality investors.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ubiquiti
UI
|
+$24.5M |
| 2 |
Valmont Industries
VMI
|
+$9.01M |
| 3 |
WAIR
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
|
+$225K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CoreCivic
CXW
|
+$36M |
| 2 |
Iron Mountain
IRM
|
+$30.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 35.53% |
| 2 | Industrials | 25.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.63% |
| 4 | Utilities | 11.74% |
| 5 | Miscellaneous | 5.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WAIR
1
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $112M | 19.51% |
7,322,212
+15,700
| +0.2% | +$225K |
2013 Q2
7 quarters
|
|
2
VeriSign
VRSN
$28B
| $91.2M | 15.85% |
1,361,169
| – | – |
2013 Q2
7 quarters
|
|
3
CDW
CDW
$21.6B
| $88.7M | 15.43% |
2,382,210
| – | – |
2013 Q4
5 quarters
|
|
|
QVCGA
4
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $84.1M | 14.63% |
59,364
| – | – |
2013 Q2
7 quarters
|
|
|
CVA
5
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
| $67.5M | 11.74% |
3,009,161
| – | – |
2013 Q2
7 quarters
|
|
|
6
Valmont Industries
VMI
$8.09B
| $24.6M | 4.27% |
200,000
+73,487
| +58% | +$9.01M |
2014 Q1
4 quarters
|
|
|
7
Ubiquiti
UI
$41.3B
| $24.5M | 4.26% |
+828,195
| New | +$24.5M |
2015 Q1
0 quarters
|
|
|
8
Iron Mountain
IRM
$34.1B
| $22.5M | 3.91% |
616,567
-786,091
| -56% | -$30.3M |
2013 Q2
7 quarters
|
|
|
CPLA
9
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $19.2M | 3.34% |
296,427
| – | – |
2013 Q2
7 quarters
|
|
10
Maximus
MMS
$3.4B
| $9.01M | 1.57% |
135,000
| – | – |
2014 Q4
1 quarter
|
|
|
11
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.72B
| – | – |
-989,660
| Closed | -$36M | – |
|
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Tom Bancroft's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Tom Bancroft held 13 positions worth $575M, up 1.5% from $567M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.
Tom Bancroft withdrew a net $18.4M in Q1 2015, closing 1 position and reducing 1 holding. Its most notable exit was CoreCivic, an estimated $36M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 36% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Tom Bancroft opened a new position in Ubiquiti worth $24.5M.
- Tom Bancroft's largest Q1 2015 buy was Ubiquiti: 828,195 shares worth $24.5M.
- Tom Bancroft added most to Valmont Industries in Q1 2015, an estimated $9.01M increase.
- Tom Bancroft's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Iron Mountain, cutting an estimated $30.3M.
- Tom Bancroft fully exited CoreCivic in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $36M.
- Tom Bancroft's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $575M portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Tom Bancroft opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q1 2015.
- Tom Bancroft's portfolio value rose 1.5% quarter-over-quarter to $575M.
Based on Makaira Partners's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 18 May 2015.