Marathon Asset Management LL.P. 13F annual report

Marathon Asset Management LL.P. is an investment fund managing more than $8.26 billion ran by James Bennett. There are currently 98 companies in Mr. Bennett’s portfolio. The largest investments include Oracle and Booking Inc, together worth $605 million.

$8.26 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 14th July 2021, Marathon Asset Management LL.P.’s top holding is 3,924,422 shares of Oracle currently worth over $305 million and making up 3.7% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Oracle, Marathon Asset Management LL.P. owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 137,017 shares of Booking Inc worth $300 million, whose value grew 1.0% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Alphabet Inc worth $260 million and the next is Johnson And Johnson worth $252 million, with 1,527,037 shares owned.

Currently, Marathon Asset Management LL.P.'s portfolio is worth at least $8.26 billion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Marathon Asset Management LL.P.

The Marathon Asset Management LL.P. office and employees reside in London, United Kingdom. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Bennett serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Marathon Asset Management LL.P..

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Marathon Asset Management LL.P. revealed that it had opened a new position in Marsh & Mclennan and bought 475,713 shares worth $66.9 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Booking Inc by buying 43,885 additional shares. This makes their stake in Booking Inc total 137,017 shares worth $300 million. Booking Inc soared 24.5% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Marathon Asset Management LL.P. is getting rid of from its portfolio. Marathon Asset Management LL.P. closed its position in PayPal Inc on 21st July 2021. It sold the previously owned 225,911 shares for $54.9 million. James Bennett also disclosed a decreased stake in Oracle by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $305 million and 3,924,422 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Marathon Asset Management LL.P. are River Road Asset Management and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. They manage $8.27 billion and $8.21 billion respectively.


James Bennett investment strategy

Marathon Asset Management LL.P.’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 16.3% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 57.1% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 58% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $104 billion.

The complete list of Marathon Asset Management LL.P. trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 21st based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Oracle Corp.
0.79%
3,924,422
$305,474,000 3.70%
Booking Holdings Inc
47.12%
137,017
$299,782,000 3.63%
Alphabet Inc
4.94%
106,632
$260,355,000 3.15%
Johnson And Johnson
0.36%
1,527,037
$251,563,000 3.05%
Alphabet Inc
42.98%
96,330
$241,429,000 2.92%
Texas Instruments Inc.
39.60%
1,247,250
$239,842,000 2.90%
Facebook Inc A
24.48%
682,961
$237,472,000 2.88%
Baidu Inc - Spon Adr
2.89%
911,874
$185,928,000 2.25%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
103.12%
655,688
$182,219,000 2.21%
Autozone Inc.
26.25%
121,326
$181,035,000 2.19%
Travelers Companies Inc.
27.49%
1,200,258
$179,691,000 2.18%
Merck & Co Inc
3.83%
2,205,162
$172,887,000 2.09%
Hershey Company
34.38%
958,778
$166,999,000 2.02%
American Express Co.
19.45%
926,919
$153,156,000 1.85%
Yum China Holdings Inc
3.15%
2,277,674
$150,896,000 1.83%
Brookfield Asset Manage-cl A
9.96%
2,916,112
$148,970,000 1.80%
Waters Corp.
15.28%
430,356
$148,721,000 1.80%
TJX Companies, Inc.
111.49%
2,177,959
$146,838,000 1.78%
Carmax Inc
45.48%
1,069,676
$138,149,000 1.67%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
48.91%
956,876
$137,627,000 1.67%
First Republic Bank
32.60%
691,538
$129,427,000 1.57%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
110.69%
951,658
$127,826,000 1.55%
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
31.21%
2,033,482
$123,227,000 1.49%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
110.20%
3,254,298
$118,857,000 1.44%
FTI Consulting Inc.
4.63%
867,451
$118,502,000 1.44%
Linde Plc
111.48%
409,239
$118,308,000 1.43%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
23.89%
1,159,021
$109,046,000 1.32%
Coca-cola Europacific Partners Plc
12.72%
1,815,705
$107,668,000 1.30%
United Parcel Services Cl B
3.02%
507,574
$105,561,000 1.28%
Pepsico Inc
110.96%
700,903
$103,849,000 1.26%
Progressive Corp.
110.62%
1,045,967
$102,724,000 1.24%
Activision Blizzard Inc
109.62%
1,022,977
$97,633,000 1.18%
Fastenal Co.
54.22%
1,849,576
$96,175,000 1.16%
Markel Corp
20.15%
78,820
$93,537,000 1.13%
Genpact Ltd
2.76%
1,818,508
$82,615,000 1.00%
Wells Fargo
60.74%
1,786,851
$80,925,000 0.98%
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
605.54%
1,043,977
$80,515,000 0.98%
Procter & Gamble Co.
5.11%
563,991
$76,098,000 0.92%
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
5.15%
721,779
$76,047,000 0.92%
Barrick Gold Corp.
37.02%
3,645,096
$75,385,000 0.91%
Analog Devices Inc.
5.14%
437,695
$75,353,000 0.91%
M & T Bank Corp
58.90%
517,897
$75,256,000 0.91%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc
22.77%
1,244,349
$73,849,000 0.89%
Gildan Activewear Inc
5.13%
1,996,820
$73,749,000 0.89%
Paccar Inc.
111.74%
818,559
$73,056,000 0.88%
Hartford Financial Svcs Group Inc
5.17%
1,170,115
$72,903,000 0.88%
KAR Auction Services Inc
4.87%
4,124,745
$72,389,000 0.88%
Fomento Economico Mexicano Spon Adr
2.55%
815,436
$68,912,000 0.83%
Paychex Inc.
5.16%
641,288
$68,808,000 0.83%
Marsh & Mclennan
Opened
475,713
$66,923,000 0.81%
Union Pacific Corp.
5.14%
282,416
$62,110,000 0.75%
Expeditors Intl Wash Inc
5.14%
483,138
$61,163,000 0.74%
Globus Medical Inc A
18.37%
788,749
$61,151,000 0.74%
Aon plc.
5.14%
252,719
$60,336,000 0.73%
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp
5.12%
1,155,983
$59,220,000 0.72%
Dexcom Inc
Opened
136,094
$58,112,000 0.70%
Dolby Laboratories Inc
19.91%
591,017
$58,091,000 0.70%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
78.67%
123,785
$57,385,000 0.69%
Intel Corp.
50.72%
1,002,224
$56,263,000 0.68%
PayPal Holdings Inc
Closed
225,911
$54,860,000
Applied Materials Inc.
Closed
404,624
$54,058,000
Coca-Cola Co
Closed
1,006,645
$53,465,000
Arista Networks Inc
49.26%
147,342
$53,382,000 0.65%
Bunge Ltd.
51.84%
673,630
$52,644,000 0.64%
Franco-Nevada Corporation
41.06%
360,175
$52,323,000 0.63%
Abiomed Inc.
60.76%
158,930
$49,602,000 0.60%
Automatic Data Processing Inc.
5.11%
246,889
$49,257,000 0.60%
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
7.56%
1,554,624
$49,081,000 0.59%
Citigroup Inc
5.00%
688,728
$48,726,000 0.59%
Baxter International Inc.
Closed
543,663
$45,980,000
CME Group Inc
5.11%
213,807
$45,471,000 0.55%
Us Bancorp
Closed
796,866
$44,398,000
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
5.14%
509,376
$41,436,000 0.50%
Bank Of Nova Scotia
41.11%
613,075
$39,914,000 0.48%
Loews Corp.
25.50%
727,797
$39,774,000 0.48%
Magna International Inc.
41.12%
415,260
$38,488,000 0.47%
Chubb Ltd
5.16%
237,057
$37,867,000 0.46%
Costco Wholesale Corp
Closed
100,395
$35,387,000
Eventbrite Inc
22.68%
1,812,425
$34,430,000 0.42%
PPG Industries, Inc.
Closed
227,469
$34,180,000
Omnicom Group, Inc.
163.26%
416,935
$33,631,000 0.41%
Rayonier Inc.
18.95%
934,308
$33,569,000 0.41%
3M Co.
5.09%
151,351
$30,062,000 0.36%
BCE Inc
41.11%
571,490
$28,499,000 0.35%
Alleghany Corp.
32.11%
41,194
$27,479,000 0.33%
Grupo Televisa Sa-spons Adr
1.48%
1,855,066
$26,490,000 0.32%
Otis Worldwide Corporation
Closed
375,946
$25,734,000
Rogers Communications Inc.
41.02%
467,877
$25,034,000 0.30%
Visteon Corp.
23.29%
203,197
$24,571,000 0.30%
Ctrip.com International Adr
2.85%
666,613
$23,638,000 0.29%
Tanger Factory Outlet Center
27.71%
1,180,918
$22,260,000 0.27%
Pricesmart Inc.
1.80%
243,280
$22,141,000 0.27%
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Closed
284,138
$21,955,000
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
23.17%
548,304
$20,347,000 0.25%
Kt Corp Adr
1.07%
1,398,364
$19,507,000 0.24%
Bancolombia Sa -pref
1.27%
673,863
$19,451,000 0.24%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
30.25%
147,371
$17,761,000 0.22%
National Oilwell Varco
73.41%
814,382
$12,476,000 0.15%
Wabtec Corp
75.29%
128,049
$10,538,000 0.13%
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
70.23%
296,732
$9,047,000 0.11%
Organon & Co
Opened
139,315
$4,216,000 0.05%
Weyerhaeuser Co.
93.31%
98,329
$3,384,000 0.04%
TE Connectivity Ltd
95.60%
15,536
$2,101,000 0.03%
Inmode Ltd
No change
3,871
$367,000 0.00%
Autohome Inc
20.61%
3,330
$213,000 0.00%
HUYA Inc
No change
9,038
$160,000 0.00%
Momo Inc Adr
No change
3,598
$55,000 0.00%
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