Mason Hawkins
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Otis "Mason" Hawkins is a noted value investor
. In 1975 he founded Southeastern Asset Management, which as of year-end 2006 managed $39.8 billion on behalf of both institutional and retail investors. One of his flagship funds, the Small Cap Fund, is closed to new investors.
in 1970 and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia
in 1971. Hawkins was Director of Research at First Tennessee Investment Management (1974–1975) and Director of Research at Atlantic National Bank (1972–1973). In 1975 Hawkins was one of three partners who founded Southeastern. In the early 80's two of the four partners left to start their own firm.
Value investing
Value investing is an investment paradigm that derives from the ideas on investment and speculation that Ben Graham and David Dodd began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently developed in their 1934 text Security Analysis...
. In 1975 he founded Southeastern Asset Management, which as of year-end 2006 managed $39.8 billion on behalf of both institutional and retail investors. One of his flagship funds, the Small Cap Fund, is closed to new investors.
History
Hawkins received a B.A. in Finance from the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1970 and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1971. Hawkins was Director of Research at First Tennessee Investment Management (1974–1975) and Director of Research at Atlantic National Bank (1972–1973). In 1975 Hawkins was one of three partners who founded Southeastern. In the early 80's two of the four partners left to start their own firm.
External links
- Southeastern Asset Management website
- Southeastern Asset Management Stock Holdings
- Good Things Happen to Those Who Wait, BusinessWeek article about Hawkins
- Bouts of Market Fear and Company Shortfalls Have Created Compelling Opportunities, Outstanding Investor Digest article about Hawkins
- Better Know a Stock Picker, Motley Fool article about Hawkins
- The Best Mutual Fund Company in America, Money Magazine article about Hawkins
- 2006 Fund Managers of the Year, Morningstar article about Hawkins and his partner Staley Cates