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Tom Gayner Markel Group

AUM $13.1B
1-Year Est. Return 15.62%
 

Tom Gayner is the CEO of Markel Group and long-time steward of its public equity portfolio. Often compared to a smaller-scale Berkshire-style model, Markel combines insurance operations with a carefully selected book of common stocks. Gayner is known for a patient, owner-oriented philosophy and for writing clearly about compounding, culture, and long-term business ownership.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.77%
1 Year Est. Return
+15.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+68.04%
5 Year Est. Return
+83.51%
10 Year Est. Return
+378.4%
AUM
$3.51B
AUM Growth
+$250M
Cap. Flow
+$89.8M
Cap. Flow %
2.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.98%
Holding
114
New
9
Increased
39
Reduced
3
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
UL icon
Unilever
UL
+$13.6M
2
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$12.3M
3
TRV icon
Travelers Companies
TRV
+$9.94M
4
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$9.17M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$7.63M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$13.7M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$11.7M
3
L icon
Loews
L
+$9.25M
4
E icon
ENI
E
+$8.38M
5
MOS icon
The Mosaic Company
MOS
+$7.75M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.54%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.61%
3 Consumer Staples 13.71%
4 Healthcare 13.66%
5 Industrials 9.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
UL icon
26
Unilever
UL
$138B
$41.3M 1.18%
810,667
+271,111
+50% +$13.6M
BF.A icon
27
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
$38.9M 1.11%
1,053,750
– –
SLB icon
28
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
$36.6M 1.04%
310,000
+50,000
+19% +$5.15M
TEVA icon
29
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43.5B
$36.4M 1.04%
694,000
– –
V icon
30
Visa
V
$693B
$34.7M 0.99%
658,000
+68,000
+12% +$3.55M
MSFT icon
31
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$34.1M 0.97%
818,000
– –
FWONA icon
32
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$33.6M 0.96%
1,384,727
+399,657
+41% +$9.17M
AXP icon
33
American Express
AXP
$227B
$33.1M 0.94%
349,000
– –
NOV icon
34
NOV
NOV
$7.28B
$32.4M 0.92%
393,000
+46,992
+14% +$3.5M
INTC icon
35
Intel
INTC
$476B
$30.6M 0.87%
991,000
– –
MMM icon
36
3M
MMM
$92.3B
$29.2M 0.83%
243,984
– –
SCHW
37
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$28.5M 0.81%
1,057,000
– –
BLK icon
38
Blackrock
BLK
$179B
$28.4M 0.81%
89,000
+15,000
+20% +$4.6M
CAT icon
39
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
$26.2M 0.75%
241,000
– –
LOW icon
40
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
$25.9M 0.74%
540,000
– –
ORCL icon
41
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$25.9M 0.74%
638,000
+6,000
+0.9% +$247K
CPRT icon
42
Copart
CPRT
$31.3B
$22.7M 0.65%
5,040,000
+1,120,000
+29% +$5.05M
TROW icon
43
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$21.1M 0.6%
250,000
– –
ELV icon
44
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
$20.2M 0.58%
188,000
+54,000
+40% +$5.56M
ITW icon
45
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.4B
$20.1M 0.57%
230,000
– –
MCO icon
46
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$19.9M 0.57%
227,000
+20,000
+10% +$1.65M
MCD icon
47
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$18.2M 0.52%
181,000
– –
TRV icon
48
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$16M 0.46%
170,000
+109,000
+179% +$9.94M
CB
49
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$15.9M 0.45%
172,000
+134,000
+353% +$12.3M
CVS icon
50
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$14.8M 0.42%
197,000
+101,000
+105% +$7.63M
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Tom Gayner's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Tom Gayner held 114 positions worth $3.51B, up 7.7% from $3.26B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q2 2014 filing shows 9 new, 39 increased, 3 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was The Aaron's Company Inc Class A: 125,000 shares worth $4.46M. The largest sale was Capital One, an estimated $13.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 32% of assets, down from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q2 2014 buy was The Aaron's Company Inc Class A: 125,000 shares worth $4.46M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Unilever in Q2 2014, an estimated $13.6M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc., cutting an estimated $1.81M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Capital One in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $13.7M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $3.51B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Tom Gayner opened 9 new positions and closed 10 in Q2 2014.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $3.51B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 8 Aug 2014.