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'''Otis "Mason" Hawkins''' is a noted [[Value investing|value investor]] and the Founder, Chairman and [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.]] He has been in the investment business for more than 40 years.<ref name="tiger">{{Cite news| url = http://www.tiger21.com/Presenter-Bio.aspx?pid=1986|title= O. MASON HAWKINS|publisher= Tiger 21 |accessdate = May 15, 2014}}</ref> In 1975, Hawkins founded Southeastern Asset Management, a $35 billion employee-owned, global investment management firm and the investment advisor to the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and [[UCITS]] funds.<ref name="value">{{Cite news| url = http://www.valuewalk.com/mason-hawkins-resource-page/|title= Mason Hawkins Resource Page|publisher= Value Walk |accessdate = May 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="leaf">{{Cite news| url = http://www.longleafpartners.com/ |title= Longleaf Partners Funds|publisher= Longleaf Partners Funds |accessdate = May 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="whale">{{Cite news| url = https://whalewisdom.com/filer/southeastern-asset-management-inc-tn|title= SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC|publisher= Whale Wisdom |date = March 31, 2014}}</ref>
'''Otis "Mason" Hawkins''' is a noted [[Value investing|value investor]] and the Founder, Chairman and [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.]] He has been in the investment business for more than 40 years.<ref name="tiger">{{Cite news| url = http://www.tiger21.com/Presenter-Bio.aspx?pid=1986|title= O. MASON HAWKINS|publisher= Tiger 21 |accessdate = May 15, 2014}}</ref> In 1975, Hawkins founded Southeastern Asset Management, a $35 billion employee-owned, global investment management firm and the investment advisor to the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and [[UCITS]] funds.<ref name="value">{{Cite news| url = http://www.valuewalk.com/mason-hawkins-resource-page/|title= Mason Hawkins Resource Page|publisher= Value Walk |accessdate = May 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="leaf">{{Cite news| url = http://www.longleafpartners.com/ |title= Longleaf Partners Funds|publisher= Longleaf Partners Funds |accessdate = May 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="whale">{{Cite news| url = https://whalewisdom.com/filer/southeastern-asset-management-inc-tn|title= SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC|publisher= Whale Wisdom |date = March 31, 2014}}</ref>


== Professional History ==
== Professional History ==
Hawkins was Director of Research at First Tennessee Investment Management (1974–1975) and Director of Research at [[Atlantic National Bank]] (1972–1973), prior to founding Southeastern. He received a B.A. in Finance from the [[University of Florida]] in 1970 and an M.B.A. in Finance from the [[University of Georgia]] in 1971. Hawkins also holds the [[Chartered Financial Analyst]] (CFA) designation.<ref name="tiger"/><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.insidermonkey.com/hedge-fund/southeastern+asset+management/118/|title= Mason Hawkins Bio, Returns, Net Worth|publisher= Insider Monkey |accessdate = May 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.conference-board.org/retrievefile.cfm?filename=Southeastern%20Asset%20Profile.pdf&type=subsite|title= Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.|publisher= [[The Conference Board, Inc.]] |date = September 30, 2009}}</ref>
Hawkins was Director of Research at First Tennessee Investment Management (1974–1975) and Director of Research at [[Atlantic National Bank]] (1972–1973), prior to founding Southeastern. He received a B.A. in Finance from the [[University of Florida]] in 1970 and an M.B.A. in Finance from the [[University of Georgia]] in 1971. Hawkins also holds the [[Chartered Financial Analyst]] (CFA) designation.<ref name="tiger"/><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.insidermonkey.com/hedge-fund/southeastern+asset+management/118/|title= Mason Hawkins Bio, Returns, Net Worth|publisher= Insider Monkey |accessdate = May 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.conference-board.org/retrievefile.cfm?filename=Southeastern%20Asset%20Profile.pdf&type=subsite|title= Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.|publisher= [[The Conference Board, Inc.]] |date = September 30, 2009}}</ref>


In 1975, Hawkins founded Southeastern Asset Management and later launched the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and UCITS funds, in 1987.<ref name="whale"/><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=660309&privcapId=4842823|title= Otis Mason Hawkins CFA|publisher= [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |accessdate = May 17, 2014}}</ref>
In 1975, Hawkins founded Southeastern Asset Management and later launched the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and UCITS funds, in 1987.<ref name="whale"/><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=660309&privcapId=4842823|title= Otis Mason Hawkins CFA|publisher= [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |accessdate = May 17, 2014}}</ref>


== Investment Strategy ==
== Investment Strategy ==
Mason Hawkins is a value investor. When considering prospective investments, he looks for three criteria: strong businesses with good people, at deeply discounted prices.<ref name="value"/>
Mason Hawkins is a value investor. When considering prospective investments, he looks for three criteria: strong businesses with good people, at deeply discounted prices.<ref name="value"/>


Hawkins invests in businesses with solid balance sheets. He looks for businesses that trade at far below intrinsic value and have a capable management team, which are important factors for long-term success. His firm, Southeastern Asset Management, has concentrated portfolios with 18-22 stocks usually.<ref name="leaf"/><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.nasdaq.com/article/mason-hawkins-increases-holdings-in-5-stocks-cm246484|author= GuruFocus|title= Mason Hawkins Increases Holdings in 5 Stocks|publisher= [[NASDAQ]] |date = May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.morningstar.com/topics/insiders/o.-mason-hawkins.htm|title= O. Mason Hawkins|publisher= [[Morningstar, Inc.]] |accessdate = May 17, 2014}}</ref>
Hawkins invests in businesses with solid balance sheets. He looks for businesses that trade at far below intrinsic value and have a capable management team, which are important factors for long-term success. His firm, Southeastern Asset Management, has concentrated portfolios with 18-22 stocks usually.<ref name="leaf"/><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.nasdaq.com/article/mason-hawkins-increases-holdings-in-5-stocks-cm246484|author= GuruFocus|title= Mason Hawkins Increases Holdings in 5 Stocks|publisher= [[NASDAQ]] |date = May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.morningstar.com/topics/insiders/o.-mason-hawkins.htm|title= O. Mason Hawkins|publisher= [[Morningstar, Inc.]] |accessdate = May 17, 2014}}</ref>


== Awards & Mentions ==
== Awards & Mentions ==
Hawkins received ''[[Institutional Investor (magazine)]]’s'' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/1024973/Longleafs-Hawkins-Wins-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.html|title= Longleaf's Hawkins Wins Lifetime Achievement Award |publisher= [[Institutional Investor (magazine)]] |date = January 11, 2005}}</ref> He and Southeastern Asset Management President and Chief Investment Officer Staley Cates were also named [[Morningstar, Inc.]] Domestic Equity Fund Managers of the Year in 2006 and were nominees for the same in 2003 and 2009.<ref name="memphis">{{Cite news| url = http://www.memphis.edu/fcbe/events/2012/cates_1004.php|title= FCBE Events |publisher= [[University of Memphis]] |date = October 4, 2012}}</ref> Hawkins’s firm, Southeastern Asset Management, was selected as Equity Manager of the Year at the ''Foundation and Endowment Money Management’s'' Nonprofit Awards for Excellence in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.iinews.com/site/pdfs/FEMM_11_2007_Southeastern.pdf|title= Nonprofit Awards for Excellence: Equity Manager of the Year |publisher= [[Institutional Investor (magazine)]] |date = November 2007}}</ref>
Hawkins received ''[[Institutional Investor (magazine)]]’s'' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/1024973/Longleafs-Hawkins-Wins-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.html|title= Longleaf's Hawkins Wins Lifetime Achievement Award |publisher= [[Institutional Investor (magazine)|Institutional Investor]] |date = January 11, 2005}}</ref> He and Southeastern Asset Management President and Chief Investment Officer Staley Cates were also named [[Morningstar, Inc.]] Domestic Equity Fund Managers of the Year in 2006 and were nominees for the same in 2003 and 2009.<ref name="memphis">{{Cite news| url = http://www.memphis.edu/fcbe/events/2012/cates_1004.php|title= FCBE Events |publisher= [[University of Memphis]] |date = October 4, 2012}}</ref> Hawkins’s firm, Southeastern Asset Management, was selected as Equity Manager of the Year at the ''Foundation and Endowment Money Management’s'' Nonprofit Awards for Excellence in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.iinews.com/site/pdfs/FEMM_11_2007_Southeastern.pdf|title= Nonprofit Awards for Excellence: Equity Manager of the Year |publisher= [[Institutional Investor (magazine)|Institutional Investor]] |date = November 2007}}</ref>


Southeastern Asset Management’s investment approach and Hawkins as its leader were featured in Chapter 10 of Yale endowment Chief Investment Officer [[David Swensen]]’s book ''Unconventional Success''.<ref name="memphis"/>
Southeastern Asset Management’s investment approach and Hawkins as its leader were featured in Chapter 10 of Yale endowment Chief Investment Officer [[David Swensen]]’s book ''Unconventional Success''.<ref name="memphis"/>

Revision as of 15:31, 22 August 2017

Otis "Mason" Hawkins
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Florida
University of Georgia
Known forFounded Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. in 1975
Board member ofCharter School Growth Fund,

Otis "Mason" Hawkins is a noted value investor and the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. He has been in the investment business for more than 40 years.[1] In 1975, Hawkins founded Southeastern Asset Management, a $35 billion employee-owned, global investment management firm and the investment advisor to the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and UCITS funds.[2][3][4]

Professional History

Hawkins was Director of Research at First Tennessee Investment Management (1974–1975) and Director of Research at Atlantic National Bank (1972–1973), prior to founding Southeastern. He received a B.A. in Finance from the University of Florida in 1970 and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia in 1971. Hawkins also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.[1][5][6]

In 1975, Hawkins founded Southeastern Asset Management and later launched the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and UCITS funds, in 1987.[4][7]

Investment Strategy

Mason Hawkins is a value investor. When considering prospective investments, he looks for three criteria: strong businesses with good people, at deeply discounted prices.[2]

Hawkins invests in businesses with solid balance sheets. He looks for businesses that trade at far below intrinsic value and have a capable management team, which are important factors for long-term success. His firm, Southeastern Asset Management, has concentrated portfolios with 18-22 stocks usually.[3][8][9]

Awards & Mentions

Hawkins received Institutional Investor (magazine)’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.[10] He and Southeastern Asset Management President and Chief Investment Officer Staley Cates were also named Morningstar, Inc. Domestic Equity Fund Managers of the Year in 2006 and were nominees for the same in 2003 and 2009.[11] Hawkins’s firm, Southeastern Asset Management, was selected as Equity Manager of the Year at the Foundation and Endowment Money Management’s Nonprofit Awards for Excellence in 2007.[12]

Southeastern Asset Management’s investment approach and Hawkins as its leader were featured in Chapter 10 of Yale endowment Chief Investment Officer David Swensen’s book Unconventional Success.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "O. MASON HAWKINS". Tiger 21. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Mason Hawkins Resource Page". Value Walk. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Longleaf Partners Funds". Longleaf Partners Funds. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC". Whale Wisdom. March 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mason Hawkins Bio, Returns, Net Worth". Insider Monkey. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Southeastern Asset Management, Inc". The Conference Board, Inc. September 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "Otis Mason Hawkins CFA". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  8. ^ GuruFocus (May 15, 2013). "Mason Hawkins Increases Holdings in 5 Stocks". NASDAQ.
  9. ^ "O. Mason Hawkins". Morningstar, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "Longleaf's Hawkins Wins Lifetime Achievement Award". Institutional Investor. January 11, 2005.
  11. ^ a b "FCBE Events". University of Memphis. October 4, 2012.
  12. ^ "Nonprofit Awards for Excellence: Equity Manager of the Year" (PDF). Institutional Investor. November 2007.
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