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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
+10.14%
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
$8.74B
AUM Growth
+$826M
Cap. Flow
+$83.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.84%
Holding
130
New
5
Increased
25
Reduced
1
Closed
10

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$8.52M
2
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$1.62M
3
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$1.48M
4
DHI icon
D.R. Horton
DHI
+$1.18M
5
LEN.B icon
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
+$1.01M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 41.02%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.89%
3 Industrials 11.37%
4 Communication Services 10.62%
5 Technology 9.82%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MTSI icon
101
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
$4.62M 0.05%
59,000
FDX icon
102
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
$4.53M 0.05%
+17,500
New +$4.2M
BALL icon
103
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.8B
$4.43M 0.05%
46,000
BNT
104
Brookfield Wealth Solutions
BNT
$12.4B
$3.76M 0.04%
90,152
IFF icon
105
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$3.46M 0.04%
23,000
-58,500
-72% -$8.52M
GHC icon
106
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
$3.27M 0.04%
5,200
LMT icon
107
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$130B
$3.24M 0.04%
9,113
+1,800
+25% +$623K
Y
108
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$2.89M 0.03%
4,328
OI icon
109
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
$2.89M 0.03%
240,000
+120,000
+100% +$1.52M
HGTY.WS
110
DELISTED
Hagerty, Inc. Warrants, each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share
HGTY.WS
$2.37M 0.03%
+540,000
New +$2.42M
WRB icon
111
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
$2.23M 0.03%
60,750
SHAK icon
112
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3.06B
$2.21M 0.03%
30,600
EMN icon
113
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.47B
$2.11M 0.02%
17,450
+1,400
+9% +$156K
INTU icon
114
Intuit
INTU
$100B
$1.75M 0.02%
2,720
+680
+33% +$420K
LAMR icon
115
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.3B
$1.03M 0.01%
8,500
CE icon
116
Celanese
CE
$5.14B
$807K 0.01%
4,800
ICE icon
117
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
$700K 0.01%
5,120
+1,000
+24% +$132K
SPOT icon
118
Spotify
SPOT
$110B
$679K 0.01%
2,900
+1,940
+202% +$485K
CSGP icon
119
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.1B
$245K ﹤0.01%
+3,100
New +$260K
TMO icon
120
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
$200K ﹤0.01%
+300
New +$187K
C icon
121
Citigroup
C
$221B
-21,020
Closed -$1.48M
CRM icon
122
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
-1,753
Closed -$475K
DHI icon
123
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.5B
-13,999
Closed -$1.18M
PPLI
124
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
-2,991
Closed -$320K
ILMN icon
125
Illumina
ILMN
$33.1B
-4,112
Closed -$1.62M

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Tom Gayner's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, Tom Gayner held 130 positions worth $8.74B, up 10% from $7.91B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q4 2021 filing shows 5 new, 25 increased, 1 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hagerty: 3,000,000 shares worth $42.5M. The largest sale was International Flavors & Fragrances, an estimated $8.52M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 41% of assets, up from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q4 2021 buy was Hagerty: 3,000,000 shares worth $42.5M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Activision Blizzard in Q4 2021, an estimated $8.06M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was International Flavors & Fragrances, cutting an estimated $8.52M.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Illumina in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $1.62M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $8.74B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • Tom Gayner opened 5 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2021.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $8.74B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 4 Feb 2022.