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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
WRB icon
126
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
$1.29M 0.02%
60,750
– –
IFF icon
127
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$1.22M 0.02%
8,000
– –
BATRA icon
128
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.64B
$939K 0.02%
42,600
– –
MCHP icon
129
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$41.3B
$703K 0.01%
16,000
– –
HRL icon
130
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
$691K 0.01%
19,000
– –
GT icon
131
Goodyear
GT
$1.72B
$646K 0.01%
20,000
– –
BMY icon
132
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
$613K 0.01%
10,000
– –
HEI icon
133
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.6B
$354K 0.01%
7,324
– –
BKNG icon
134
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$348K 0.01%
5,000
– –
MRK icon
135
Merck
MRK
$376B
$315K 0.01%
5,869
– –
NVS icon
136
Novartis
NVS
$302B
$311K 0.01%
4,129
– –
LILA icon
137
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
$297K 0.01%
22,990
– –
ILMN icon
138
Illumina
ILMN
$33.1B
$218K ﹤0.01%
+1,028
New +$212K
SLB icon
139
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
– –
-4,000
Closed -$279K
XOM icon
140
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
– –
-544,800
Closed -$44.7M
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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.