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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
+8.54%
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
$7.23B
AUM Growth
+$512M
Cap. Flow
+$10.8M
Cap. Flow %
0.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.32%
Holding
119
New
4
Increased
30
Reduced
3
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$22.2M
2
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$1.43M
3
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$1.42M
4
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$1.29M
5
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$1.11M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCHP icon
Microchip Technology
MCHP
+$16M
2
OI icon
O-I Glass
OI
+$4.56M
3
GWRE icon
Guidewire Software
GWRE
+$1.67M
4
ADM icon
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
+$823K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 39.4%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.08%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Communication Services 11.85%
5 Technology 9.25%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MHK icon
51
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$42.5M 0.59%
221,000
– –
SRCL
52
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$40.1M 0.55%
593,700
– –
HEI.A icon
53
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$39M 0.54%
343,144
– –
ROK icon
54
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$48.5B
$37.7M 0.52%
142,100
– –
FDS icon
55
Factset
FDS
$10.7B
$36M 0.5%
116,720
– –
ITIC
56
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$546M
$35.4M 0.49%
213,300
– –
JPM icon
57
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$33M 0.46%
216,550
– –
BF.B icon
58
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
$32.7M 0.45%
474,187
– –
LBRDA
59
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$29.8M 0.41%
205,250
– –
CMCSA icon
60
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
$28.4M 0.39%
525,740
+3,740
+0.7% +$198K
TSN icon
61
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
$28M 0.39%
376,500
+2,500
+0.7% +$173K
ATVI
62
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$26.5M 0.37%
285,100
– –
LIN icon
63
Linde
LIN
$225B
$26.4M 0.37%
94,400
– –
SEIC icon
64
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.1B
$26M 0.36%
427,200
+1,000
+0.2% +$58.6K
LBRDK
65
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$25.8M 0.36%
172,113
– –
GOOGL icon
66
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$25.8M 0.36%
250,000
– –
CVS icon
67
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$25M 0.35%
332,000
– –
SHW icon
68
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.1B
$23.1M 0.32%
93,792
+600
+0.6% +$143K
LSXMK
69
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$23M 0.32%
673,902
– –
MXIM
70
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$23M 0.32%
252,000
– –
EFX icon
71
Equifax
EFX
$22.6B
$22.1M 0.31%
122,100
+8,100
+7% +$1.43M
HCSG icon
72
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$21.9M 0.3%
782,500
– –
IFF icon
73
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$21.8M 0.3%
156,000
+10,000
+7% +$1.29M
REGN icon
74
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85.9B
$21.5M 0.3%
+45,500
New +$22.2M
UNP icon
75
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$18.9M 0.26%
85,778
+80
+0.1% +$16.8K
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Tom Gayner's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Tom Gayner held 119 positions worth $7.23B, up 7.6% from $6.71B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2021: portfolio turnover was 4.2%. Tom Gayner opened 4 new positions and exited 1, leaving the 119-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 39% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q1 2021 buy was Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: 45,500 shares worth $21.5M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Equifax in Q1 2021, an estimated $1.43M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Microchip Technology, cutting an estimated $16M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Guidewire Software in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $1.67M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $7.23B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Tom Gayner opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2021.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $7.23B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 30 Apr 2021.