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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
+7.41%
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
$5.3B
AUM Growth
+$274M
Cap. Flow
-$44.7M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.68%
Holding
140
New
1
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$212K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$44.7M
2
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$279K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.85%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.6%
3 Industrials 12.13%
4 Healthcare 11.04%
5 Consumer Staples 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ROK icon
51
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$48.5B
$25.1M 0.47%
127,800
– –
SPGI icon
52
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$24.9M 0.47%
147,000
– –
ACN icon
53
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$24.4M 0.46%
159,400
– –
PH icon
54
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
$23.7M 0.45%
118,600
– –
APO icon
55
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
$22.9M 0.43%
685,000
– –
NKE icon
56
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$22.9M 0.43%
366,000
– –
SEIC icon
57
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.1B
$22M 0.42%
306,200
– –
DISCK
58
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$21.8M 0.41%
1,028,000
– –
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59
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
$21M 0.4%
262,185
– –
LSXMK
60
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$20.7M 0.39%
685,358
– –
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61
Rollins
ROL
$17.8B
$20.6M 0.39%
998,325
– –
KKR icon
62
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$20.4M 0.38%
967,000
– –
CME icon
63
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
$19.7M 0.37%
135,000
– –
JPM icon
64
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$19.6M 0.37%
183,000
– –
CVS icon
65
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$19.4M 0.37%
267,000
– –
META icon
66
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$19.1M 0.36%
108,500
– –
AAPL icon
67
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$19.1M 0.36%
452,400
– –
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68
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.6B
$18.3M 0.34%
797,000
– –
LYV icon
69
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$17.8M 0.34%
417,700
– –
PEP icon
70
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$17.5M 0.33%
145,600
– –
LBRDA
71
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$17.5M 0.33%
205,250
– –
MSCI icon
72
MSCI
MSCI
$41B
$17.3M 0.33%
137,000
– –
LSXMA
73
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$16.9M 0.32%
589,642
– –
SRCL
74
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$15.8M 0.3%
232,000
– –
LBRDK
75
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$14.7M 0.28%
172,113
– –
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Tom Gayner's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Tom Gayner held 140 positions worth $5.3B, up 5.5% from $5.02B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2017: portfolio turnover was 2.1%. Tom Gayner opened 1 new position and exited 2, leaving the 140-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q4 2017 buy was Illumina: 1,028 shares worth $218K.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $44.7M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $5.3B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Tom Gayner opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q4 2017.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $5.3B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 9 Feb 2018.