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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
+8.41%
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
$7.2B
AUM Growth
+$584M
Cap. Flow
+$72.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.67%
Holding
134
New
2
Increased
63
Reduced
2
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$6.53M
2
ITW icon
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
+$5.59M
3
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$4.47M
4
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$4.39M
5
NVR icon
NVR
NVR
+$4.07M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$15.7M
2
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$5.36M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.19%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.77%
3 Industrials 11.1%
4 Communication Services 9.69%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LOW icon
26
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
$69.6M 0.97%
581,000
+11,000
+2% +$1.26M
BX icon
27
Blackstone
BX
$108B
$68.4M 0.95%
1,223,000
+17,000
+1% +$882K
GD icon
28
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$68.2M 0.95%
387,000
– –
MRSH
29
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$67.9M 0.94%
609,500
– –
ADM icon
30
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.7B
$67.8M 0.94%
1,463,300
– –
ELV icon
31
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
$67.7M 0.94%
224,000
– –
NVO
32
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$207B
$62.2M 0.86%
2,150,000
– –
MA icon
33
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$61.5M 0.85%
205,850
+3,450
+2% +$973K
AXP icon
34
American Express
AXP
$227B
$59.9M 0.83%
481,250
+9,950
+2% +$1.19M
ECL icon
35
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
$59.1M 0.82%
306,300
+8,500
+3% +$1.61M
ITW icon
36
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.4B
$57.3M 0.8%
319,000
+33,000
+12% +$5.59M
BF.A icon
37
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
$52.9M 0.73%
843,000
– –
SCHW
38
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$51.5M 0.71%
1,082,700
+13,700
+1% +$604K
MCO icon
39
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$49.8M 0.69%
209,780
+3,450
+2% +$767K
APO icon
40
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
$48.3M 0.67%
1,012,500
– –
PGR icon
41
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$46.3M 0.64%
640,000
+62,000
+11% +$4.47M
SBUX icon
42
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$45.7M 0.63%
519,668
+13,700
+3% +$1.17M
SMG icon
43
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.55B
$44.8M 0.62%
422,000
+11,000
+3% +$1.13M
NSC icon
44
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$44.6M 0.62%
229,500
– –
TRV icon
45
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$43.1M 0.6%
315,000
– –
CAT icon
46
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
$41.9M 0.58%
284,000
+6,000
+2% +$837K
ENOV icon
47
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$41.3M 0.57%
659,476
– –
MMM icon
48
3M
MMM
$92.3B
$40.3M 0.56%
273,286
+6,578
+2% +$921K
SPGI icon
49
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$40.1M 0.56%
147,000
– –
KKR icon
50
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$39.8M 0.55%
1,365,700
+35,100
+3% +$1,000K
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Tom Gayner's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Tom Gayner held 134 positions worth $7.2B, up 8.8% from $6.62B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2019: portfolio turnover was 1.5%. Tom Gayner opened 2 new positions and made no exits, leaving the 134-position portfolio largely intact.

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 Q4 2019 buy was O-I Glass: 350,000 shares worth $4.17M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Mohawk Industries in Q4 2019, an estimated $6.53M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock, cutting an estimated $15.7M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $7.2B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Tom Gayner opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2019.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $7.2B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 7 Feb 2020.