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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
BRSL
51
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.21B
$14.6M 0.42%
915,000
– –
GOOG icon
52
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$14.5M 0.41%
501,373
-501
-0.1% -$13.6K
ITIC
53
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$546M
$14.4M 0.41%
213,300
– –
HAS icon
54
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
$12.9M 0.37%
244,000
+25,000
+11% +$1.35M
ACNT icon
55
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$133M
$12.9M 0.37%
785,343
– –
FDS icon
56
Factset
FDS
$10.7B
$12.4M 0.35%
103,000
+21,000
+26% +$2.28M
PEP icon
57
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$12M 0.34%
134,300
+5,000
+4% +$432K
BX icon
58
Blackstone
BX
$108B
$11.8M 0.34%
359,707
+34,646
+11% +$1.07M
BRO icon
59
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.4B
$11.2M 0.32%
731,256
– –
EMR icon
60
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.7B
$10.5M 0.3%
158,000
– –
NKE icon
61
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$10.2M 0.29%
262,000
+22,000
+9% +$818K
PG icon
62
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
$9.98M 0.28%
127,000
+32,000
+34% +$2.58M
BF.B icon
63
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
$9.92M 0.28%
329,297
– –
ECL icon
64
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
$9.8M 0.28%
88,000
+18,000
+26% +$1.93M
MAT icon
65
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
$9.78M 0.28%
251,000
+28,000
+13% +$1.09M
PM icon
66
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
$9.65M 0.28%
114,500
– –
NSC icon
67
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$9.48M 0.27%
92,000
– –
ACN icon
68
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$9.38M 0.27%
116,000
+6,000
+5% +$482K
NTRS icon
69
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.6B
$8.99M 0.26%
140,000
– –
CG icon
70
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.6B
$8.73M 0.25%
257,000
+34,000
+15% +$1.12M
KKR icon
71
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$8.71M 0.25%
358,000
+35,000
+11% +$815K
SEIC icon
72
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.1B
$7.77M 0.22%
237,000
+10,000
+4% +$322K
MRSH
73
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$7.31M 0.21%
141,000
+129,000
+1,075% +$6.41M
MHFI
74
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$6.64M 0.19%
80,000
+20,000
+33% +$1.58M
PAYX icon
75
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
$6.23M 0.18%
150,000
– –
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3
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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.