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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
+6.57%
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
$4.15B
AUM Growth
+$270M
Cap. Flow
+$57.7M
Cap. Flow %
1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.42%
Holding
136
New
7
Increased
46
Reduced
–
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$9.4M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$9.35M
3
TXN icon
Texas Instruments
TXN
+$6.07M
4
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$5.44M
5
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$3.32M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$16M
2
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$8.61M
3
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$4.81M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.64%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.8%
3 Healthcare 12.05%
4 Industrials 10.26%
5 Consumer Staples 8.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SBUX icon
126
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$666K 0.02%
+12,000
New +$665K
HXL icon
127
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$617K 0.01%
+12,000
New +$577K
BMY icon
128
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
$584K 0.01%
10,000
– –
MRK icon
129
Merck
MRK
$376B
$330K 0.01%
5,869
– –
LILA icon
130
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
$323K 0.01%
22,990
– –
BKNG icon
131
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$293K 0.01%
5,000
– –
NVS icon
132
Novartis
NVS
$302B
$270K 0.01%
4,129
– –
HEI icon
133
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.6B
$231K 0.01%
7,324
– –
CMI icon
134
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
– –
-37,500
Closed -$4.81M
EMR icon
135
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.7B
– –
-158,000
Closed -$8.61M
HOG icon
136
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.93B
– –
-305,000
Closed -$16M
2 3 4 5
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Tom Gayner's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Tom Gayner held 136 positions worth $4.15B, up 6.9% from $3.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

Tom Gayner's Q4 2016 filing shows 7 new, 46 increased and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dollar Tree: 22,000 shares worth $1.7M. The largest sale was Harley-Davidson, an estimated $16M.

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

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q4 2016 buy was Dollar Tree: 22,000 shares worth $1.7M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Amazon in Q4 2016, an estimated $9.4M increase.
  • Tom Gayner fully exited Harley-Davidson in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $16M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $4.15B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Tom Gayner opened 7 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2016.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 6.9% quarter-over-quarter to $4.15B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.