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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
+11.94%
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
$5.97B
AUM Growth
+$733M
Cap. Flow
+$157M
Cap. Flow %
2.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
39.61%
Holding
133
New
1
Increased
52
Reduced
1
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$19.4M
2
WHR icon
Whirlpool
WHR
+$15M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$9.82M
4
SMG icon
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
+$9.04M
5
SHW icon
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
+$8.35M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$14.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.15%
3 Industrials 11.14%
4 Communication Services 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WRB icon
126
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
$1.52M 0.03%
60,750
– –
AN icon
127
AutoNation
AN
$6.6B
$1.16M 0.02%
32,560
+2,600
+9% +$94.2K
C icon
128
Citigroup
C
$221B
$844K 0.01%
13,570
– –
BKNG icon
129
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$436K 0.01%
6,250
– –
DHI icon
130
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.5B
$412K 0.01%
9,957
+900
+10% +$35.2K
LILA icon
131
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
$381K 0.01%
30,799
– –
ILMN icon
132
Illumina
ILMN
$33.1B
$311K 0.01%
1,028
– –
SYF icon
133
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
$255K ﹤0.01%
+8,006
New +$241K
2 3 4 5
6

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Tom Gayner's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Tom Gayner held 133 positions worth $5.97B, up 14% from $5.23B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 40% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2019: portfolio turnover was 0.75%. Tom Gayner opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 133-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 33% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Tom Gayner's largest Q1 2019 buy was Synchrony: 8,006 shares worth $255K.
  • Tom Gayner added most to Apple in Q1 2019, an estimated $19.4M increase.
  • Tom Gayner's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Deere & Co, cutting an estimated $14.3M.
  • Tom Gayner's ten largest holdings make up 40% of its $5.97B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Tom Gayner opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q1 2019.
  • Tom Gayner's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $5.97B.

Based on Markel Group's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 3 May 2019.