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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
-20.42%
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
$5.32B
AUM Growth
-$1.89B
Cap. Flow
-$344M
Cap. Flow %
-6.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
40.13%
Holding
139
New
5
Increased
69
Reduced
3
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
+$4.03M
2
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$4.03M
3
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$3.28M
4
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$3.21M
5
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$2.87M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$176M
2
UL icon
Unilever
UL
+$87.3M
3
SMG icon
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
+$44.8M
4
HAS icon
Hasbro
HAS
+$38.4M
5
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$14M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 36.56%
2 Consumer Discretionary 18.7%
3 Industrials 11.27%
4 Communication Services 9.92%
5 Technology 8.77%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRSH
26
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$52.7M 0.99%
609,500
– –
ADM icon
27
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.7B
$52M 0.98%
1,478,300
+15,000
+1% +$613K
GD icon
28
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$51.2M 0.96%
387,000
– –
LOW icon
29
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
$50.6M 0.95%
588,500
+7,500
+1% +$819K
MA icon
30
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$50.1M 0.94%
207,370
+1,520
+0.7% +$452K
PGR icon
31
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$49.8M 0.94%
674,500
+34,500
+5% +$2.66M
ECL icon
32
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
$48.2M 0.91%
309,300
+3,000
+1% +$564K
ITW icon
33
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.4B
$46.5M 0.88%
327,500
+8,500
+3% +$1.44M
MCO icon
34
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$44.6M 0.84%
211,080
+1,300
+0.6% +$316K
BF.A icon
35
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
$43.3M 0.81%
843,000
– –
AXP icon
36
American Express
AXP
$227B
$41.4M 0.78%
483,950
+2,700
+0.6% +$314K
MSCI icon
37
MSCI
MSCI
$41B
$39.6M 0.74%
137,000
– –
ELV icon
38
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
$39.5M 0.74%
174,000
-50,000
-22% -$13.6M
SCHW
39
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$36.8M 0.69%
1,095,300
+12,600
+1% +$529K
SPGI icon
40
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$36M 0.68%
147,000
– –
SBUX icon
41
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$34.7M 0.65%
527,818
+8,150
+2% +$659K
APO icon
42
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
$33.9M 0.64%
1,012,500
– –
NSC icon
43
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$33.5M 0.63%
229,500
– –
CAT icon
44
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
$33.4M 0.63%
287,500
+3,500
+1% +$447K
KKR icon
45
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$32.4M 0.61%
1,379,400
+13,700
+1% +$393K
MMM icon
46
3M
MMM
$92.3B
$32M 0.6%
280,103
+6,817
+2% +$897K
TRV icon
47
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$31.3M 0.59%
315,000
– –
TROW icon
48
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$30.7M 0.58%
314,000
– –
FDS icon
49
Factset
FDS
$10.7B
$30.4M 0.57%
116,680
+120
+0.1% +$32.6K
NKE icon
50
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$30.3M 0.57%
366,000
– –
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Tom Gayner's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2020, Tom Gayner held 139 positions worth $5.32B, down 26% from $7.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 40% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner withdrew a net $344M in Q1 2020, closing 9 positions and reducing 3 holdings. Its most notable exit was UnitedHealth, an estimated $176M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 37% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

Against the trend, Tom Gayner opened a new position in Guidewire Software worth $1.03M.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q1 2020 buy was Guidewire Software: 13,000 shares worth $1.03M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Bank of New York Mellon in Q1 2020, an estimated $4.03M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Walgreens Boots Alliance, cutting an estimated $14M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited UnitedHealth in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $176M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 40% of its $5.32B portfolio in Q1 2020.
  • Tom Gayner opened 5 new positions and closed 9 in Q1 2020.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value fell 26% quarter-over-quarter to $5.32B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 1 May 2020.