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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
+6.53%
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
$5.02B
AUM Growth
+$334M
Cap. Flow
+$53.5M
Cap. Flow %
1.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.57%
Holding
141
New
3
Increased
52
Reduced
1
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$9.82M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$9.32M
3
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$4.96M
4
BX icon
Blackstone
BX
+$2.96M
5
BN icon
Brookfield
BN
+$2.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$31.8M
2
CLB icon
Core Laboratories
CLB
+$11.1M
3
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$3.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.25%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.93%
3 Industrials 11.37%
4 Healthcare 11.24%
5 Consumer Staples 8.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MSCI icon
76
MSCI
MSCI
$41B
$16M 0.32%
137,000
– –
PM icon
77
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
$12.7M 0.25%
114,500
– –
TSN icon
78
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
$12.5M 0.25%
178,000
+36,000
+25% +$2.3M
GOOGL icon
79
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$12.2M 0.24%
250,000
– –
PX
80
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$11.8M 0.23%
84,400
+10,000
+13% +$1.33M
CSCO icon
81
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
$11.5M 0.23%
342,000
– –
BF.B icon
82
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
$11.4M 0.23%
329,297
– –
CDK
83
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$11.2M 0.22%
176,897
– –
HEI.A icon
84
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$10.5M 0.21%
270,264
+31,250
+13% +$1.14M
ALB icon
85
Albemarle
ALB
$16.9B
$9.95M 0.2%
73,000
+15,000
+26% +$1.78M
FWONK icon
86
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$9.88M 0.2%
268,398
– –
UNP icon
87
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$9.81M 0.2%
84,600
– –
MXIM
88
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$9.4M 0.19%
197,000
+10,000
+5% +$459K
GS icon
89
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
$9.27M 0.18%
39,100
+22,000
+129% +$4.96M
PAYX icon
90
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
$8.99M 0.18%
150,000
– –
PCAR icon
91
PACCAR
PCAR
$69B
$8.56M 0.17%
177,450
– –
CMCSA icon
92
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
$8.12M 0.16%
211,000
– –
ST icon
93
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.23B
$8.08M 0.16%
168,000
+20,000
+14% +$903K
DLTR icon
94
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$7.64M 0.15%
88,000
+26,000
+42% +$1.98M
AGN
95
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$6.76M 0.13%
33,000
– –
PDCO
96
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$6.49M 0.13%
168,000
– –
COST icon
97
Costco
COST
$420B
$6.41M 0.13%
39,000
– –
VRSK icon
98
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
$6.07M 0.12%
73,000
– –
FWONA icon
99
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$5.75M 0.11%
164,504
+29,245
+22% +$980K
AON icon
100
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$5.41M 0.11%
37,000
– –
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4
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Tom Gayner's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Tom Gayner held 141 positions worth $5.02B, up 7.1% from $4.69B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2017: portfolio turnover was 3.5%. Tom Gayner opened 3 new positions and exited 2, leaving the 141-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2017 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 8,000 shares worth $1.14M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Amazon in Q3 2017, an estimated $9.82M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $31.8M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Core Laboratories in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $11.1M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $5.02B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Tom Gayner opened 3 new positions and closed 2 in Q3 2017.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $5.02B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 27 Oct 2017.