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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
-7.1%
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
$3.8B
AUM Growth
-$209M
Cap. Flow
+$106M
Cap. Flow %
2.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.48%
Holding
121
New
10
Increased
56
Reduced
2
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$10M
2
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$9.59M
3
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$8.38M
4
OAK
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
+$6.89M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$6.42M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$29.9M
2
FHI icon
Federated Hermes
FHI
+$4M
3
GHC icon
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
+$2.25M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 29.98%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.71%
3 Industrials 12.34%
4 Healthcare 12.25%
5 Consumer Staples 12.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BUD icon
26
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
$45.2M 1.19%
425,000
– –
BF.A icon
27
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
$45.1M 1.19%
1,053,750
– –
SLB icon
28
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
$45M 1.18%
652,000
+30,000
+5% +$2.37M
ADP icon
29
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
$42.6M 1.12%
530,700
– –
LOW icon
30
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
$37.2M 0.98%
540,000
– –
ENOV icon
31
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$33.9M 0.89%
659,476
+29,050
+5% +$1.93M
CPRT icon
32
Copart
CPRT
$31.3B
$31.7M 0.84%
7,720,000
+152,000
+2% +$672K
ELV icon
33
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
$31.4M 0.83%
224,000
– –
SCHW
34
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$30.2M 0.8%
1,057,000
– –
TRV icon
35
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$30.2M 0.79%
303,000
+33,000
+12% +$3.37M
INTC icon
36
Intel
INTC
$476B
$29.9M 0.79%
991,000
– –
MRSH
37
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$29.2M 0.77%
559,000
+103,000
+23% +$5.75M
MMM icon
38
3M
MMM
$92.3B
$28.9M 0.76%
243,984
– –
AXP icon
39
American Express
AXP
$227B
$28.6M 0.75%
386,000
+19,000
+5% +$1.46M
MCO icon
40
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$28.5M 0.75%
290,000
+12,000
+4% +$1.28M
HAS icon
41
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
$26.3M 0.69%
364,000
– –
FDS icon
42
Factset
FDS
$10.7B
$26.2M 0.69%
164,000
+12,000
+8% +$1.96M
CVS icon
43
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$23.8M 0.63%
247,000
– –
ORCL icon
44
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$23M 0.61%
638,000
– –
NOV icon
45
NOV
NOV
$7.28B
$23M 0.61%
610,000
– –
OAK
46
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$22.5M 0.59%
454,500
+130,000
+40% +$6.89M
MON
47
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$21.3M 0.56%
249,000
+58,000
+30% +$5.73M
NKE icon
48
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$19.7M 0.52%
320,000
– –
TROW icon
49
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$19.4M 0.51%
279,000
+25,000
+10% +$1.85M
ITW icon
50
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.4B
$18.9M 0.5%
230,000
– –
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Tom Gayner's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Tom Gayner held 121 positions worth $3.8B, down 5.2% from $4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q3 2015 filing shows 10 new, 56 increased, 2 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 125,000 shares worth $9.06M. The largest sale was CHUBB CORPORATION, an estimated $29.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 30% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2015 buy was Capital One: 125,000 shares worth $9.06M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Harley-Davidson in Q3 2015, an estimated $9.59M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Federated Hermes, cutting an estimated $4M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited CHUBB CORPORATION in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $29.9M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $3.8B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Tom Gayner opened 10 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2015.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value fell 5.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.8B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 9 Nov 2015.