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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
+2.59%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$85.2M
Cap. Flow
+$16.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.31%
Holding
134
New
4
Increased
41
Reduced
1
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$11.8M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$11.1M
3
TXN icon
Texas Instruments
TXN
+$7.16M
4
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$6.57M
5
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$3.87M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CPRT icon
Copart
CPRT
+$47.3M
2
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$20.5M
3
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$8M
4
CRR
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
+$2.82M
5
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
+$2.12M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.02%
3 Healthcare 12.4%
4 Industrials 9.95%
5 Consumer Staples 9.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
LBTYA icon
101
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$4.03M 0.1%
118,000
RBA icon
102
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$4M 0.1%
114,000
+5,000
+5% +$163K
ACNT icon
103
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$133M
$3.94M 0.1%
414,804
FWONA icon
104
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$3.48M 0.09%
126,903
NXPI icon
105
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$3.37M 0.09%
+33,000
New +$2.8M
CABO icon
106
Cable One
CABO
$129M
$3.04M 0.08%
5,200
GS icon
107
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
$2.76M 0.07%
17,100
BBU
108
DELISTED
Brookfield Business Partners
BBU
$2.69M 0.07%
158,283
GHC icon
109
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
$2.5M 0.06%
5,200
SRCL
110
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$2.48M 0.06%
31,000
+24,000
+343% +$2.17M
MJN
111
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.39M 0.06%
30,300
HSY icon
112
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$2.3M 0.06%
24,100
Y
113
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$2.27M 0.06%
4,328
HEI.A icon
114
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$2.27M 0.06%
91,553
+81,787
+837% +$1.91M
BATRK icon
115
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.33B
$1.73M 0.04%
99,788
BDX icon
116
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52.3B
$1.62M 0.04%
9,225
MCK icon
117
McKesson
MCK
$100B
$1.52M 0.04%
9,100
PAG icon
118
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
$1.49M 0.04%
31,000
BAX icon
119
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
$1.05M 0.03%
22,000
VFC icon
120
VF Corp
VFC
$5.65B
$858K 0.02%
16,249
BATRA icon
121
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.64B
$743K 0.02%
42,600
BMY icon
122
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
$539K 0.01%
10,000
AGN
123
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$461K 0.01%
+2,000
New +$489K
LILA icon
124
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
$406K 0.01%
22,990
-6
-0% -$118
MRK icon
125
Merck
MRK
$376B
$349K 0.01%
5,869

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Tom Gayner's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Tom Gayner held 134 positions worth $3.88B, up 2.2% from $3.79B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q3 2016 filing shows 4 new, 41 increased, 1 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NXP Semiconductors: 33,000 shares worth $3.37M. The largest sale was Copart, an estimated $47.3M.

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

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q3 2016 buy was NXP Semiconductors: 33,000 shares worth $3.37M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2016, an estimated $11.8M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Liberty Latin America Class A, cutting an estimated $118.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Copart in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $47.3M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Tom Gayner opened 4 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2016.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 4 Nov 2016.