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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
+4.45%
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
$4.69B
AUM Growth
+$250M
Cap. Flow
+$76.2M
Cap. Flow %
1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.42%
Holding
138
New
5
Increased
53
Reduced
1
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$11.9M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$10.5M
3
OAK
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
+$5.56M
4
BX icon
Blackstone
BX
+$5.18M
5
ALB icon
Albemarle
ALB
+$4.68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$47.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.74%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.13%
3 Healthcare 11.79%
4 Industrials 11.24%
5 Communication Services 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BAX icon
126
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
$1.33M 0.03%
22,000
– –
UA icon
127
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$1.21M 0.03%
+60,000
New +$1.13M
GE icon
128
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.08M 0.02%
+8,346
New +$1.14M
BATRA icon
129
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.64B
$1.02M 0.02%
42,600
– –
BMY icon
130
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
$557K 0.01%
10,000
– –
WRB icon
131
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
$553K 0.01%
+27,000
New +$547K
BKNG icon
132
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$374K 0.01%
5,000
– –
MRK icon
133
Merck
MRK
$376B
$359K 0.01%
5,869
– –
LILA icon
134
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
$320K 0.01%
22,990
– –
NVS icon
135
Novartis
NVS
$302B
$309K 0.01%
4,129
– –
HEI icon
136
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.6B
$269K 0.01%
7,324
– –
SLB icon
137
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
$263K 0.01%
4,000
-658,500
-99% -$47.2M
HRL icon
138
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
$239K 0.01%
+7,000
New +$241K
2 3 4 5
6

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Tom Gayner's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Tom Gayner held 138 positions worth $4.69B, up 5.6% from $4.44B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q2 2017: portfolio turnover was 3.6%. Tom Gayner opened 5 new positions and made no exits, leaving the 138-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 32% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q2 2017 buy was Choice Hotels: 27,000 shares worth $1.74M.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2017, an estimated $11.9M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was SLB Ltd, cutting an estimated $47.2M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $4.69B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Tom Gayner opened 5 new positions and closed 0 in Q2 2017.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $4.69B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 28 Jul 2017.