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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
+6.57%
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
$4.15B
AUM Growth
+$270M
Cap. Flow
+$57.7M
Cap. Flow %
1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.42%
Holding
136
New
7
Increased
46
Reduced
–
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$9.4M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$9.35M
3
TXN icon
Texas Instruments
TXN
+$6.07M
4
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$5.44M
5
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$3.32M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$16M
2
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$8.61M
3
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$4.81M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.64%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.8%
3 Healthcare 12.05%
4 Industrials 10.26%
5 Consumer Staples 8.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KKR icon
76
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$9.57M 0.23%
622,000
+24,000
+4% +$362K
BF.B icon
77
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
$9.47M 0.23%
329,297
– –
CSCO icon
78
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
$9.34M 0.23%
309,000
+40,000
+15% +$1.22M
PAYX icon
79
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
$9.13M 0.22%
150,000
– –
UNP icon
80
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$8.77M 0.21%
84,600
– –
AAPL icon
81
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$8.47M 0.2%
292,400
+48,000
+20% +$1.36M
BA icon
82
Boeing
BA
$169B
$8.16M 0.2%
52,400
+12,000
+30% +$1.75M
PCAR icon
83
PACCAR
PCAR
$69B
$7.56M 0.18%
177,450
– –
APO icon
84
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.4B
$7.49M 0.18%
387,000
– –
META icon
85
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$7.31M 0.18%
63,500
+12,000
+23% +$1.47M
CG icon
86
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.6B
$7.27M 0.18%
477,000
+24,000
+5% +$371K
LYV icon
87
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.4B
$6.96M 0.17%
261,700
+80,000
+44% +$2.2M
PDCO
88
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$6.89M 0.17%
168,000
– –
FWONK icon
89
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$6.47M 0.16%
213,581
+37,235
+21% +$1.07M
CMCSA icon
90
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
$6.28M 0.15%
182,000
+32,000
+21% +$1.07M
COST icon
91
Costco
COST
$420B
$6.25M 0.15%
39,000
– –
MXIM
92
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$6.21M 0.15%
161,000
+33,000
+26% +$1.29M
SRCL
93
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$5.78M 0.14%
75,000
+44,000
+142% +$3.32M
PX
94
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$5.67M 0.14%
48,400
+12,000
+33% +$1.43M
VRSK icon
95
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
$5.4M 0.13%
66,500
+11,500
+21% +$943K
BG icon
96
Bunge Global
BG
$21.7B
$5.19M 0.13%
71,800
– –
CSX icon
97
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.6B
$5.03M 0.12%
420,000
– –
ACNT icon
98
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$133M
$4.54M 0.11%
414,804
– –
AON icon
99
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$4.13M 0.1%
37,000
– –
GS icon
100
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
$4.09M 0.1%
17,100
– –
2 3
4
5 6

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Tom Gayner's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Tom Gayner held 136 positions worth $4.15B, up 6.9% from $3.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q4 2016 filing shows 7 new, 46 increased and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dollar Tree: 22,000 shares worth $1.7M. The largest sale was Harley-Davidson, an estimated $16M.

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

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q4 2016 buy was Dollar Tree: 22,000 shares worth $1.7M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Amazon in Q4 2016, an estimated $9.4M increase.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Harley-Davidson in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $16M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $4.15B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Tom Gayner opened 7 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2016.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 6.9% quarter-over-quarter to $4.15B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.