Tom Gayner Markel Group
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
+$212K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$44.7M |
| 2 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $324M | 6.11% |
1,088
| – | – |
|
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
| $315M | 5.95% |
4,913,070
| – | – |
|
|
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $300M | 5.66% |
1,511,607
| – | – |
|
4
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
| $237M | 4.47% |
15,235,154
| – | – |
|
5
Marriott International
MAR
$92.9B
| $205M | 3.87% |
1,508,269
| – | – |
|
6
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $197M | 3.72% |
1,349,800
| – | – |
|
7
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $183M | 3.45% |
1,699,200
| – | – |
|
8
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $174M | 3.29% |
920,000
| – | – |
|
9
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $171M | 3.24% |
1,095,400
| – | – |
|
|
WBA
10
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $155M | 2.93% |
2,135,000
| – | – |
|
11
UnitedHealth
UNH
$350B
| $146M | 2.76% |
663,000
| – | – |
|
12
Visa
V
$693B
| $104M | 1.97% |
914,300
| – | – |
|
13
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $102M | 1.92% |
1,940,620
| – | – |
|
14
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $93.6M | 1.77% |
1,600,000
| – | – |
|
15
Blackrock
BLK
$179B
| $92.5M | 1.75% |
180,000
| – | – |
|
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $85.3M | 1.61% |
610,800
| – | – |
|
17
Unilever
UL
$138B
| $84.5M | 1.6% |
1,357,867
| – | – |
|
18
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
| $78.7M | 1.49% |
387,000
| – | – |
|
19
RLI Corp
RLI
$6B
| $72.6M | 1.37% |
2,394,544
| – | – |
|
20
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
| $65.5M | 1.24% |
970,154
| – | – |
|
21
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $62.2M | 1.17% |
530,700
| – | – |
|
22
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.7B
| $58.6M | 1.11% |
1,463,300
| – | – |
|
|
NVO
23
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$207B
| $57.7M | 1.09% |
2,150,000
| – | – |
|
24
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $56.7M | 1.07% |
1,053,750
| – | – |
|
25
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $54.9M | 1.04% |
526,000
| – | – |
|
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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.