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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
+8.38%
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
$5.93B
AUM Growth
+$481M
Cap. Flow
+$53.1M
Cap. Flow %
0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.22%
Holding
136
New
3
Increased
56
Reduced
1
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SMG icon
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
+$7.47M
2
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$7.04M
3
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$6.23M
4
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$6.1M
5
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$5.88M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WPC icon
W.P. Carey
WPC
+$46.5M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$6.89M
3
ST icon
Sensata Technologies
ST
+$4.5M
4
MAT icon
Mattel
MAT
+$3.35M
5
GT icon
Goodyear
GT
+$3.14M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.25%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.67%
3 Industrials 11.23%
4 Healthcare 10.16%
5 Communication Services 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LBRDA
76
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$17.3M 0.29%
205,250
– –
CSCO icon
77
Cisco
CSCO
$437B
$16.6M 0.28%
342,000
– –
PEP icon
78
PepsiCo
PEP
$198B
$16.3M 0.27%
145,600
– –
PX
79
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$15.2M 0.26%
94,400
– –
GOOGL icon
80
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.29T
$15.1M 0.25%
250,000
– –
LBRDK
81
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$14.5M 0.24%
172,113
– –
MXIM
82
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$14.2M 0.24%
251,000
+10,000
+4% +$603K
CMCSA icon
83
Comcast
CMCSA
$96.1B
$14M 0.24%
396,000
+105,000
+36% +$3.72M
UNP icon
84
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$13.9M 0.23%
85,370
– –
TSN icon
85
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.5B
$13.5M 0.23%
226,000
+5,000
+2% +$313K
SMG icon
86
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.52B
$13.3M 0.22%
169,000
+95,000
+128% +$7.47M
CMG icon
87
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$48B
$12.4M 0.21%
1,360,000
– –
CDK
88
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$11.1M 0.19%
176,897
– –
PAYX icon
89
Paychex
PAYX
$44.9B
$11M 0.19%
150,000
– –
DLTR icon
90
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.9B
$10M 0.17%
123,000
+23,000
+23% +$2.02M
FWONK icon
91
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.7B
$9.65M 0.16%
268,398
– –
CHH icon
92
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.97B
$9.54M 0.16%
114,500
+14,500
+15% +$1.14M
ACNT icon
93
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$133M
$9.48M 0.16%
414,804
– –
PM icon
94
Philip Morris
PM
$300B
$9.34M 0.16%
114,500
– –
COST icon
95
Costco
COST
$429B
$9.16M 0.15%
39,000
– –
MCHP icon
96
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.1B
$8.92M 0.15%
226,000
+44,000
+24% +$1.94M
HXL icon
97
Hexcel
HXL
$6.99B
$8.85M 0.15%
132,000
+12,000
+10% +$813K
IFF icon
98
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.7B
$8.83M 0.15%
63,500
+23,500
+59% +$3.09M
VRSK icon
99
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.9B
$8.8M 0.15%
73,000
– –
FWONA icon
100
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.5B
$8.17M 0.14%
239,705
+10,444
+5% +$346K
2 3
4
5 6

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Tom Gayner's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Tom Gayner held 136 positions worth $5.93B, up 8.8% from $5.45B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 41% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q3 2018 filing shows 3 new, 56 increased, 1 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Mohawk Industries: 30,000 shares worth $5.26M. The largest sale was W.P. Carey, an estimated $46.5M.

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

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2018 buy was Mohawk Industries: 30,000 shares worth $5.26M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to ScottsMiracle-Gro in Q3 2018, an estimated $7.47M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Sensata Technologies, cutting an estimated $4.5M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited W.P. Carey in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $46.5M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 41% of its $5.93B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Tom Gayner opened 3 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2018.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $5.93B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 2 Nov 2018.