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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
+8.38%
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
$5.93B
AUM Growth
+$481M
Cap. Flow
+$53.1M
Cap. Flow %
0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.22%
Holding
136
New
3
Increased
56
Reduced
1
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SMG icon
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
+$7.47M
2
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$7.04M
3
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$6.23M
4
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$6.1M
5
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$5.88M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WPC icon
W.P. Carey
WPC
+$46.5M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$6.89M
3
ST icon
Sensata Technologies
ST
+$4.5M
4
MAT icon
Mattel
MAT
+$3.35M
5
GT icon
Goodyear
GT
+$3.14M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.25%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.67%
3 Industrials 11.23%
4 Healthcare 10.16%
5 Communication Services 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WSO icon
26
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.9B
$52M 0.88%
292,000
+16,000
+6% +$2.83M
SCHW
27
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$52M 0.88%
1,057,100
+100
+0% +$5.11K
NVO
28
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$207B
$50.7M 0.85%
2,150,000
– –
MRSH
29
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$50.4M 0.85%
609,500
– –
MSFT icon
30
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$44.3M 0.75%
387,000
+26,000
+7% +$2.82M
MMM icon
31
3M
MMM
$92.3B
$43M 0.72%
243,984
– –
BF.A icon
32
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
$42.8M 0.72%
843,000
– –
CAT icon
33
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
$42.4M 0.71%
278,000
– –
BX icon
34
Blackstone
BX
$108B
$42.4M 0.71%
1,113,000
+42,500
+4% +$1.54M
OAK
35
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$42.2M 0.71%
1,019,500
+16,000
+2% +$658K
ECL icon
36
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
$42.2M 0.71%
269,100
+8,300
+3% +$1.23M
NSC icon
37
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$41.4M 0.7%
229,500
– –
AXP icon
38
American Express
AXP
$227B
$41.1M 0.69%
386,000
– –
ENOV icon
39
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$40.9M 0.69%
659,476
– –
TRV icon
40
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$40.9M 0.69%
315,000
– –
MA icon
41
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$40.5M 0.68%
182,100
– –
HAS icon
42
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
$38.3M 0.65%
364,000
– –
ITIC
43
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$546M
$35.8M 0.6%
213,300
– –
BA icon
44
Boeing
BA
$169B
$35.1M 0.59%
94,400
– –
AAPL icon
45
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$34.8M 0.59%
617,500
+20,680
+3% +$1.08M
DISCK
46
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$34.6M 0.58%
1,171,000
+2,000
+0.2% +$52.1K
TROW icon
47
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$34.3M 0.58%
314,000
– –
KKR icon
48
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$33.8M 0.57%
1,238,000
+43,000
+4% +$1.15M
MCO icon
49
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$33.4M 0.56%
200,000
– –
APO icon
50
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
$33.4M 0.56%
967,500
+42,500
+5% +$1.48M
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Tom Gayner's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Tom Gayner held 136 positions worth $5.93B, up 8.8% from $5.45B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 41% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q3 2018 filing shows 3 new, 56 increased, 1 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Mohawk Industries: 30,000 shares worth $5.26M. The largest sale was W.P. Carey, an estimated $46.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 33% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2018 buy was Mohawk Industries: 30,000 shares worth $5.26M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to ScottsMiracle-Gro in Q3 2018, an estimated $7.47M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Sensata Technologies, cutting an estimated $4.5M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited W.P. Carey in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $46.5M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 41% of its $5.93B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Tom Gayner opened 3 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2018.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $5.93B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 2 Nov 2018.