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 |
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
|
+$45.7M |
| 2 |
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
|
+$44.5M |
| 3 |
Credit Acceptance
CACC
|
+$37.6M |
| 4 |
QVCGA
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
|
+$5.64M |
| 5 |
WAIR
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
|
+$90.5K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVA
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
|
+$37.2M |
| 2 |
Iron Mountain
IRM
|
+$22.1M |
| 3 |
CPLA
Capella Education Company
CPLA
|
+$21M |
| 4 |
VeriSign
VRSN
|
+$10M |
| 5 |
CDW
CDW
|
+$3.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrials | 32.54% |
| 2 | Technology | 31.71% |
| 3 | Real Estate | 14.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.59% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WAIR
1
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $108M | 15.76% |
8,025,308
+6,358
| +0.1% | +$90.5K |
2013 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
|
2
Iron Mountain
IRM
$33.6B
| $98M | 14.33% |
2,459,468
-607,936
| -20% | -$22.1M |
2013 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
|
3
CDW
CDW
$19.2B
| $90.8M | 13.29% |
2,266,550
-77,260
| -3% | -$3.2M |
2013 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
4
Valmont Industries
VMI
$8.5B
| $90.3M | 13.21% |
667,334
-9,113
| -1% | -$1.2M |
2014 Q1
9 quarters
|
|
|
QVCGA
5
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $77.3M | 11.31% |
62,795
+4,488
| +8% | +$5.64M |
2013 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
|
6
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.9B
| $68.6M | 10.04% |
1,370,227
+765,500
| +127% | +$44.5M |
2016 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
|
7
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$1.35B
| $47.8M | 6.99% |
+1,539,300
| New | +$45.7M |
2016 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
|
8
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.62B
| $37.9M | 5.55% |
+205,000
| New | +$37.6M |
2016 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
9
Maximus
MMS
$3.22B
| $24.5M | 3.58% |
441,700
| – | – |
2014 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
|
LVNTA
10
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $15.6M | 2.28% |
420,194
| – | – |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
|
CPLA
11
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $15.5M | 2.27% |
294,505
-402,046
| -58% | -$21M |
2013 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
|
12
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.8B
| $9.5M | 1.39% |
110,031
-115,538
| -51% | -$10M |
2013 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
|
CVA
13
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
| – | – |
-2,207,287
| Closed | -$37.2M | – |
|
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Tom Bancroft's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Tom Bancroft held 13 positions worth $684M, up 5.6% from $647M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.
Tom Bancroft deployed $38.8M of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 2 new positions and adding to 3 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vistance Networks Inc: 1,539,300 shares worth $47.8M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 33% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Real Estate.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Iron Mountain, an estimated $22.1M trimmed.
- Tom Bancroft's largest Q2 2016 buy was Vistance Networks Inc: 1,539,300 shares worth $47.8M.
- Tom Bancroft added most to Zebra Technologies in Q2 2016, an estimated $44.5M increase.
- Tom Bancroft's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Iron Mountain, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
- Tom Bancroft fully exited Covanta Holding Corporation in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $37.2M.
- Tom Bancroft's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $684M portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Tom Bancroft opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2016.
- Tom Bancroft's portfolio value rose 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $684M.
Based on Makaira Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.