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 |
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
|
+$45.7M |
| 2 |
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
|
+$30M |
| 3 |
GLIBA
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
|
+$19M |
| 4 |
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
|
+$14.9M |
| 5 |
QVCGA
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
|
+$3.41M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
|
+$34.8M |
| 2 |
Valmont Industries
VMI
|
+$26.3M |
| 3 |
CDW
CDW
|
+$23.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 31.12% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 29.69% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 17.1% |
| 4 | Industrials | 14.83% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QVCGA
1
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $138M | 15.61% |
133,655
+3,082
| +2% | +$3.41M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
2
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.43B
| $124M | 14.07% |
4,161,728
+1,040,057
| +33% | +$30M |
2017 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
|
WAIR
3
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $122M | 13.8% |
10,817,428
| – | – |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
4
CDW
CDW
$20.2B
| $113M | 12.85% |
1,402,420
-301,650
| -18% | -$23.3M |
2013 Q4
18 quarters
|
|
|
5
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$18.1B
| $108M | 12.23% |
753,010
-236,566
| -24% | -$34.8M |
2016 Q1
9 quarters
|
|
|
GLIBA
6
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
| $105M | 11.91% |
2,330,043
+411,961
| +21% | +$19M |
2018 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
7
Iron Mountain
IRM
$34.3B
| $64.1M | 7.27% |
1,829,944
+13,370
| +0.7% | +$452K |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
8
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$1.51B
| $53.2M | 6.03% |
1,821,309
+451,611
| +33% | +$14.9M |
2016 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
|
9
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
| $45.7M | 5.19% |
+603,970
| New | +$45.7M |
2018 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
10
Corporacion America
CAAP
$3.82B
| $9.08M | 1.03% |
1,076,379
+104,979
| +11% | +$1.19M |
2018 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
|
11
Valmont Industries
VMI
$8.36B
| – | – |
-179,680
| Closed | -$26.3M | – |
|
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Tom Bancroft's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Tom Bancroft held 11 positions worth $882M, up 0.37% from $878M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.
Tom Bancroft deployed $30.2M of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 1 new position and adding to 6 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Broadband Class C: 603,970 shares worth $45.7M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 31% of assets, down from 36% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Zebra Technologies, an estimated $34.8M trimmed.
- Tom Bancroft's largest Q2 2018 buy was Liberty Broadband Class C: 603,970 shares worth $45.7M.
- Tom Bancroft added most to Bath & Body Works in Q2 2018, an estimated $30M increase.
- Tom Bancroft's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Zebra Technologies, cutting an estimated $34.8M.
- Tom Bancroft fully exited Valmont Industries in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $26.3M.
- Tom Bancroft's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $882M portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Tom Bancroft opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q2 2018.
- Tom Bancroft's portfolio value rose 0.37% quarter-over-quarter to $882M.
Based on Makaira Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.