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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
-7.1%
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
$3.8B
AUM Growth
-$209M
Cap. Flow
+$106M
Cap. Flow %
2.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.48%
Holding
121
New
10
Increased
56
Reduced
2
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$10M
2
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$9.59M
3
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$8.38M
4
OAK
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
+$6.89M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$6.42M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$29.9M
2
FHI icon
Federated Hermes
FHI
+$4M
3
GHC icon
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
+$2.25M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 29.98%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.71%
3 Industrials 12.34%
4 Healthcare 12.25%
5 Consumer Staples 12.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
COF icon
76
Capital One
COF
$134B
$9.06M 0.24%
+125,000
New +$10M
KKR icon
77
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$8.94M 0.24%
533,000
+35,000
+7% +$744K
LBRDK
78
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.81M 0.23%
172,113
– –
HAL icon
79
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
$8.63M 0.23%
244,000
+25,000
+11% +$983K
CDK
80
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$8.45M 0.22%
176,897
– –
MSCI icon
81
MSCI
MSCI
$41B
$8.15M 0.21%
137,000
+12,000
+10% +$756K
ROL icon
82
Rollins
ROL
$17.8B
$7.42M 0.2%
621,000
+81,000
+15% +$1.02M
PDCO
83
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$7.27M 0.19%
168,000
+1,000
+0.6% +$47.7K
PAYX icon
84
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
$7.14M 0.19%
150,000
– –
ACNT icon
85
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$133M
$7.1M 0.19%
785,343
– –
EMR icon
86
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.7B
$6.98M 0.18%
158,000
– –
CG icon
87
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.6B
$6.7M 0.18%
399,000
+24,000
+6% +$564K
APO icon
88
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
$6.65M 0.18%
387,000
+24,000
+7% +$478K
UPBD icon
89
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.1B
$5.77M 0.15%
238,000
+2,000
+0.8% +$53.7K
COST icon
90
Costco
COST
$420B
$5.64M 0.15%
39,000
– –
LBTYA icon
91
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$5.07M 0.13%
135,228
+13,981
+12% +$607K
RTX icon
92
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
$4.72M 0.12%
84,217
– –
LBRDA
93
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$4.13M 0.11%
80,250
– –
CRR
94
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$4.08M 0.11%
215,000
– –
ROK icon
95
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$48.5B
$3.65M 0.1%
36,000
+18,000
+100% +$2.04M
WAIR
96
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$3.5M 0.09%
287,000
+42,000
+17% +$589K
PCAR icon
97
PACCAR
PCAR
$69B
$3.39M 0.09%
+97,500
New +$3.95M
VRSK icon
98
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
$3.25M 0.09%
44,000
+12,000
+38% +$895K
GHC icon
99
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
$3M 0.08%
5,200
-3,406
-40% -$2.25M
PH icon
100
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
$2.92M 0.08%
30,000
+22,000
+275% +$2.39M
1 2 3
4
5

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Tom Gayner's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Tom Gayner held 121 positions worth $3.8B, down 5.2% from $4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q3 2015 filing shows 10 new, 56 increased, 2 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 125,000 shares worth $9.06M. The largest sale was CHUBB CORPORATION, an estimated $29.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 30% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2015 buy was Capital One: 125,000 shares worth $9.06M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Harley-Davidson in Q3 2015, an estimated $9.59M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Federated Hermes, cutting an estimated $4M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited CHUBB CORPORATION in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $29.9M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $3.8B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Tom Gayner opened 10 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2015.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value fell 5.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.8B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 9 Nov 2015.