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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
-0.21%
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
$3.55B
AUM Growth
+$38.6M
Cap. Flow
+$81.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.74%
Holding
108
New
4
Increased
39
Reduced
3
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$46.2M
2
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$24.7M
3
UL icon
Unilever
UL
+$12.5M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$4.74M
5
MRSH
Marsh
MRSH
+$4.69M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$19.9M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$13.2M
3
BRSL
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
+$11.6M
4
NTRS icon
Northern Trust
NTRS
+$8.99M
5
BUD
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC
BUD
+$1.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.7%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.08%
3 Consumer Staples 13.7%
4 Healthcare 12.13%
5 Industrials 10.63%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCD icon
51
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$17.2M 0.48%
181,000
– –
ITIC
52
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$546M
$15.6M 0.44%
213,300
– –
HAS icon
53
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
$15.5M 0.44%
281,000
+37,000
+15% +$1.95M
GOOG icon
54
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$14.6M 0.41%
501,373
– –
FDS icon
55
Factset
FDS
$10.7B
$14.1M 0.4%
116,000
+13,000
+13% +$1.61M
FWONA icon
56
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$13.8M 0.39%
575,668
-809,059
-58% -$19.9M
ACNT icon
57
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$133M
$13.7M 0.39%
785,343
– –
NKE icon
58
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$12.8M 0.36%
286,000
+24,000
+9% +$952K
PEP icon
59
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$12.5M 0.35%
134,300
– –
BX icon
60
Blackstone
BX
$108B
$12.2M 0.34%
393,334
+33,627
+9% +$1.09M
MRSH
61
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$12.1M 0.34%
231,000
+90,000
+64% +$4.69M
BRO icon
62
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.4B
$11.8M 0.33%
731,256
– –
ECL icon
63
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
$11.6M 0.33%
101,000
+13,000
+15% +$1.46M
PG icon
64
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
$10.6M 0.3%
127,000
– –
ACN icon
65
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$10.4M 0.29%
128,000
+12,000
+10% +$962K
NSC icon
66
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$10.3M 0.29%
92,000
– –
EMR icon
67
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.7B
$9.89M 0.28%
158,000
– –
PM icon
68
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
$9.55M 0.27%
114,500
– –
BF.B icon
69
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
$9.51M 0.27%
329,297
– –
KKR icon
70
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$8.9M 0.25%
399,000
+41,000
+11% +$962K
CG icon
71
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.6B
$8.83M 0.25%
290,000
+33,000
+13% +$1.08M
MAT icon
72
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
$8.77M 0.25%
286,000
+35,000
+14% +$1.24M
SEIC icon
73
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.1B
$8.57M 0.24%
237,000
– –
MHFI
74
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$8.36M 0.24%
99,000
+19,000
+24% +$1.56M
PAYX icon
75
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
$6.63M 0.19%
150,000
– –
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3
4 5

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Tom Gayner's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Tom Gayner held 108 positions worth $3.55B, up 1.1% from $3.51B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q3 2014 filing shows 4 new, 39 increased, 3 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Deere & Co: 540,000 shares worth $44.3M. The largest sale was Liberty Media Series A, an estimated $19.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 33% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2014 buy was Deere & Co: 540,000 shares worth $44.3M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Unilever in Q3 2014, an estimated $12.5M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Liberty Media Series A, cutting an estimated $19.9M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Northern Trust in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $8.99M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $3.55B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Tom Gayner opened 4 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2014.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $3.55B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.