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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
+8.41%
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
$7.2B
AUM Growth
+$584M
Cap. Flow
+$72.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.67%
Holding
134
New
2
Increased
63
Reduced
2
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$6.53M
2
ITW icon
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
+$5.59M
3
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$4.47M
4
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$4.39M
5
NVR icon
NVR
NVR
+$4.07M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$15.7M
2
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$5.36M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.19%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.77%
3 Industrials 11.1%
4 Communication Services 9.69%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DLTR icon
101
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$11.6M 0.16%
123,100
+100
+0.1% +$10.5K
COST icon
102
Costco
COST
$420B
$11.5M 0.16%
39,150
– –
AMT icon
103
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
$11.1M 0.15%
48,200
+3,100
+7% +$675K
VRSK icon
104
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
$11.1M 0.15%
74,000
– –
FWONA icon
105
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.2B
$10M 0.14%
239,705
– –
PM icon
106
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
$9.74M 0.14%
114,500
– –
CDK
107
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$9.67M 0.13%
176,897
– –
WFC icon
108
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$9.41M 0.13%
175,000
+21,200
+14% +$1.11M
MCK icon
109
McKesson
MCK
$100B
$8.73M 0.12%
63,100
+3,000
+5% +$424K
CCK icon
110
Crown Holdings
CCK
$13B
$8.12M 0.11%
112,000
+11,000
+11% +$784K
CABO icon
111
Cable One
CABO
$129M
$7.74M 0.11%
5,200
– –
AON icon
112
Aon
AON
$75.3B
$7.71M 0.11%
37,000
– –
TRU icon
113
TransUnion
TRU
$16.2B
$7.45M 0.1%
87,000
+11,000
+14% +$916K
ALB icon
114
Albemarle
ALB
$16.9B
$5.33M 0.07%
73,000
– –
OI icon
115
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
$4.17M 0.06%
+350,000
New +$3.49M
TRUP icon
116
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.36B
$4.12M 0.06%
110,000
+33,000
+43% +$970K
LBTYA icon
117
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$4.07M 0.06%
179,000
– –
PAG icon
118
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
$3.62M 0.05%
72,000
– –
DISCK
119
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$3.57M 0.05%
117,000
-560,000
-83% -$15.7M
Y
120
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$3.46M 0.05%
4,328
– –
GHC icon
121
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
$3.32M 0.05%
5,200
– –
BALL icon
122
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.8B
$2.72M 0.04%
42,000
+11,000
+35% +$745K
KHC icon
123
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
$2.19M 0.03%
68,000
+33,000
+94% +$999K
AN icon
124
AutoNation
AN
$6.6B
$2.12M 0.03%
43,610
+400
+0.9% +$20.3K
WRB icon
125
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
$1.87M 0.03%
60,750
– –
2 3 4
5
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Tom Gayner's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Tom Gayner held 134 positions worth $7.2B, up 8.8% from $6.62B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2019: portfolio turnover was 1.5%. Tom Gayner opened 2 new positions and made no exits, leaving the 134-position portfolio largely intact.

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 Q4 2019 buy was O-I Glass: 350,000 shares worth $4.17M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Mohawk Industries in Q4 2019, an estimated $6.53M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock, cutting an estimated $15.7M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $7.2B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Tom Gayner opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2019.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $7.2B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 7 Feb 2020.