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Tom Gayner

Markel Group Inc. · Holdings as of Sep 30, 2024, filed by Nov 15, 2024 · US long stock positions only

Insurance float compounder in the Berkshire mold.

Reported value?Total value of the US long stock positions in the latest SEC filing. Not the fund's full size: cash, shorts, bonds and foreign listings never appear in these filings.
$11B
60 positions shown
Copycat since 2016?What $1 became if you bought this exact filed book at every filing deadline since 2016 and rebalanced quarterly. Price returns, dividends excluded. A copy of public filings, not the fund's actual performance.
3.25x
12% per year
vs SPY?The same $1 in SPY over the same window. Ahead means copying the filings beat the market; behind means the boring index won.
behind
SPY 3.57x same window
Top position?Largest holding by reported value and its share of the filed book.
BRK.A
7% of book

Copying these filings vs SPY?Each line is $1 buying the filed book at every quarterly deadline. Hover for values at any quarter. Dividends excluded on both lines.

$1 at every deadline since 2016
SPY 3.57x Tom Gayner 3.25x
Price returns, dividends excluded on both lines. A copycat of public filings traded at each deadline, not the fund's actual performance.
Mar 2026 Dec 2025 Sep 2025 Jun 2025 Mar 2025 Dec 2024 Sep 2024 Jun 2024 Mar 2024 Dec 2023 Sep 2023 Jun 2023

The book

tile = share of the filed book · tap a tile for the ticker · Sep 2024
BRK.A 7% BRK.B 6% BN 4% GOOG 4% AMZN 3% HD 3% DE 3% WSO 3% AAPL 3% V 2% ADI 2% NVO 2% MSFT 2% BLK 2% DIS 2%
Top 15 positions shown, 50% of the book; 117 smaller names hold the rest.
SymbolValue% of bookvs prior quarter
BRK.A $770M 7% unchanged
BRK.B $705M 6% unchanged
BN $463M 4% unchanged
GOOG $460M 4% unchanged
AMZN $378M 3% unchanged
HD $373M 3% unchanged
DE $363M 3% added
WSO $287M 3% unchanged
AAPL $286M 3% unchanged
V $275M 2% unchanged
ADI $269M 2% unchanged
NVO $256M 2% unchanged
MSFT $222M 2% unchanged
BLK $209M 2% unchanged
DIS $195M 2% unchanged
DEO $192M 2% unchanged
PGR $191M 2% unchanged
KKR $190M 2% unchanged
BX $188M 2% unchanged
LOW $187M 2% added
RLI $186M 2% unchanged
GS $178M 2% unchanged
MRSH $161M 1% added
META $158M 1% unchanged
TXN $150M 1% unchanged
AXP $131M 1% unchanged
APO $126M 1% unchanged
CAT $125M 1% added
LPLA $121M 1% added
GD $118M 1% unchanged
NVR $115M 1% unchanged
BAM $104M 1% unchanged
MA $102M 1% unchanged
MCO $102M 1% unchanged
JNJ $99M 1% unchanged
GOOGL $92M 1% unchanged
SCHW $88M 1% unchanged
ADM $87M 1% unchanged
ITW $86M 1% unchanged
MSCI $83M 1% unchanged
SPGI $78M 1% unchanged
HEI.A $77M 1% unchanged
LIN $74M 1% added
ROL $74M 1% unchanged
ECL $70M 1% unchanged
DG $63M 1% added
ODFL $59M 1% added
SBUX $59M 1% added
CG $57M 1% unchanged
NSC $57M 1% unchanged
ACN $56M 1% unchanged
FDS $54M 0% unchanged
FDX $53M 0% added
JPM $53M 0% unchanged
ITIC $49M 0% unchanged
TSN $47M 0% unchanged
CMCSA $45M 0% unchanged
FNV $43M 0% added
ROK $42M 0% unchanged
AON $42M 0% added
Positions built under SEC confidential treatment appear only after the SEC releases them. Cash, foreign listings and shorts never appear in these filings.