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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
+7.41%
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
$5.3B
AUM Growth
+$274M
Cap. Flow
-$44.7M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.68%
Holding
140
New
1
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$212K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$44.7M
2
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$279K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.85%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.6%
3 Industrials 12.13%
4 Healthcare 11.04%
5 Consumer Staples 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMT icon
101
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
$5.07M 0.1%
35,500
– –
COL
102
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$5.02M 0.09%
37,000
– –
AON icon
103
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$4.96M 0.09%
37,000
– –
BG icon
104
Bunge Global
BG
$21.7B
$4.82M 0.09%
71,800
– –
LBTYA icon
105
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$4.44M 0.08%
124,000
– –
MCK icon
106
McKesson
MCK
$100B
$4.07M 0.08%
26,100
– –
CABO icon
107
Cable One
CABO
$129M
$3.66M 0.07%
5,200
– –
BBU
108
DELISTED
Brookfield Business Partners
BBU
$3.51M 0.07%
158,283
– –
CHH icon
109
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.93B
$3.49M 0.07%
45,000
– –
PAG icon
110
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
$3.44M 0.07%
72,000
– –
RBA icon
111
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$3.41M 0.06%
114,000
– –
SBUX icon
112
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$2.99M 0.06%
52,000
– –
GHC icon
113
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
$2.9M 0.05%
5,200
– –
HCSG icon
114
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$2.9M 0.05%
55,000
– –
FLS icon
115
Flowserve
FLS
$10.1B
$2.82M 0.05%
67,000
– –
HSY icon
116
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$2.74M 0.05%
24,100
– –
Y
117
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$2.58M 0.05%
4,328
– –
IBM icon
118
IBM
IBM
$222B
$2.41M 0.05%
16,422
– –
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119
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
$2.36M 0.04%
33,000
– –
VFC icon
120
VF Corp
VFC
$5.65B
$2.28M 0.04%
32,710
– –
BATRK icon
121
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.33B
$2.22M 0.04%
99,788
– –
BDX icon
122
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52.3B
$1.93M 0.04%
9,225
– –
GE icon
123
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.66M 0.03%
19,823
– –
UA icon
124
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$1.47M 0.03%
110,000
– –
BAX icon
125
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
$1.42M 0.03%
22,000
– –
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5
6

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Tom Gayner's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Tom Gayner held 140 positions worth $5.3B, up 5.5% from $5.02B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2017: portfolio turnover was 2.1%. Tom Gayner opened 1 new position and exited 2, leaving the 140-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 33% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q4 2017 buy was Illumina: 1,028 shares worth $218K.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $44.7M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $5.3B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Tom Gayner opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q4 2017.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $5.3B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 9 Feb 2018.