Markel Group — Tom Gayner's Equity Portfolio
Markel Group is widely considered the closest publicly-traded analogue to Berkshire Hathaway — a property-and-casualty insurance underwriter (Markel International) that compounds float into a long-hold equity portfolio. Tom Gayner (Co-CEO) has run the equity book since 1990 with a deliberately Buffett-flavored philosophy: concentrated, long-hold, US-listed, brand-economics tilt. Quarter-end snapshots, ~45-day filing lag.
Portfolio composition over time
74 quarters · 2007-12-31 → 2026-03-31Each layer is share-of-total — heights always sum to 100% per quarter. Top 20 positions within the selected eraget their own color; everything else aggregated as "Other". Era buttons re-pivot so each window shows its own actual leaders (e.g. Mid 1990s surfaces Coca-Cola dominance, Apple era surfaces the AAPL pivot). Coverage spans 1993-Q4 → present (pre-1999 from BRK 10-K/10-Q footnotes; 1999+ from 13F filings).
Portfolio total value over time
Stacked bars in absolute USD — same named bands as the composition chart above, but Y axis is total portfolio value ($B) instead of % share. Same era presets as the composition chart so picks are mirrored across both views.
Position Historylast 74 quarters (2007-12-31 → 2026-03-31)
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | $800.0M | — |
ALPHABET INC | $788.8M | — |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | $734.1M | — |
BROOKFIELD CORP | $529.1M | — |
| $494.5M | +337% | |
AMAZON COM INCAMZN | $422.9M | +76% |
ANALOG DEVICES INC | $325.5M | — |
APPLE INCAAPL | $311.5M | +63% |
| $304.0M | — | |
| $303.5M | +84% | |
| $302.6M | — | |
CATERPILLAR INC | $232.8M | — |
WATSCO INC | $211.8M | — |
BLACKROCK INC | $211.8M | — |
MICROSOFT CORP | $199.0M | — |
| $195.8M | — | |
FRANCO NEV CORP | $175.0M | — |
| $174.5M | — | |
LPL FINL HLDGS INC | $168.5M | — |
ALPHABET INCGOOGL | $164.5M | +156% |
PROGRESSIVE CORP | $149.4M | — |
| $149.3M | — | |
| $148.4M | — | |
META PLATFORMS INC | $142.1M | — |
BLACKSTONE INC | $141.3M | — |
TEXAS INSTRS INC | $140.6M | — |
RLI CORP | $136.6M | — |
KKR & CO INC | $134.3M | — |
| $134.2M | — | |
| $132.4M | — | |
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | $130.0M | — |
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC | $112.8M | — |
| $109.5M | — | |
NOVO-NORDISK A S | $105.5M | — |
| $103.7M | +95% | |
| $103.2M | — | |
DIAGEO PLCDEO | $102.2M | — |
LINDE PLC | $101.4M | — |
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGMT LTD | $97.5M | — |
MOODYS CORPMCO | $93.3M | +475% |
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC | $85.2M | — |
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN | $83.9M | — |
| $81.1M | — | |
HEICO CORP NEWHEI/A | $80.1M | — |
ROLLINS INC | $80.0M | — |
NVR INCNVR | $79.7M | +66% |
MSCI INC | $77.0M | — |
| $74.3M | +266% | |
ECOLAB INC | $73.0M | — |
CARLYLE GROUP INC | $64.2M | — |
SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INCNew | $62.7M | — |
TYSON FOODS INC | $57.0M | — |
STARBUCKS CORP | $55.9M | — |
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC | $55.6M | — |
S&P GLOBAL INC | $50.1M | — |
HANOVER INS GROUP INC | $48.7M | — |
INVESTORS TITLE CO NC | $46.4M | — |
AON PLC | $43.8M | — |
RTX CORPORATION | $43.2M | — |
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC | $39.8M | — |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $39.4M | — |
| $39.0M | +996% | |
HCA HEALTHCARE INC | $39.0M | — |
YUM BRANDS INC | $38.1M | — |
| $36.5M | — | |
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | $33.0M | — |
HAGERTY INC | $32.7M | — |
ALLSTATE CORP | $32.0M | — |
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND | $31.6M | — |
MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW | $30.7M | — |
AIRBNB INC | $30.6M | — |
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | $30.2M | — |
| $29.6M | +14% | |
FACTSET RESH SYS INC | $29.4M | — |
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC | $28.3M | — |
COMCAST CORP NEW | $27.6M | — |
CISCO SYS INC | $27.6M | — |
| $24.4M | +20% | |
NIKE INCNKE | $23.6M | — |
UNITED RENTALS INC | $22.7M | — |
BROWN FORMAN CORP | $22.6M | — |
CROWN HLDGS INC | $22.1M | — |
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC | $21.9M | — |
CSX CORP | $21.8M | — |
RENAISSANCERE HLDGS LTD | $20.8M | — |
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | $18.9M | — |
COMFORT SYS USA INC | $17.9M | — |
| $16.6M | +90% | |
| $16.3M | +63% | |
HERSHEY CO | $15.6M | — |
HEXCEL CORP NEW | $15.3M | — |
PEPSICO INC | $14.9M | — |
| $14.8M | — | |
CME GROUP INC | $14.7M | — |
PAYCHEX INC | $13.8M | — |
SEI INVTS CO | $13.6M | — |
CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION | $13.2M | — |
EQUIFAX INC | $13.1M | — |
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A | $12.6M | — |
BROWN FORMAN CORP | $12.5M | — |
APPLIED MATLS INC | $12.4M | — |
CBOE GLOBAL MKTS INC | $12.3M | — |
SHOPIFY INC | $12.2M | — |
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC | $10.4M | — |
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $10.3M | — |
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | $10.2M | — |
MERCADOLIBRE INCNew | $9.4M | — |
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP | $8.8M | — |
IQVIA HLDGS INC | $8.0M | — |
| $8.0M | +15% | |
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LNew | $7.6M | — |
SONY GROUP CORP | $6.9M | — |
EASTMAN CHEM CO | $5.7M | — |
CARMAX INCKMX | $5.7M | — |
CANADIAN NATL RY CO | $5.5M | — |
| $5.5M | +70% | |
| $5.1M | -32% | |
INSPERITY INC | $4.9M | — |
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY | $4.7M | — |
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN | $4.5M | — |
BERKLEY W R CORP | $4.0M | — |
BRUNSWICK CORP | $3.7M | — |
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL | $3.2M | — |
EAGLE MATLS INC | $2.8M | — |
ACUITY INC | $2.7M | — |
SYSCO CORP | $2.2M | — |
| $2.0M | -14% | |
BROWN & BROWN INC | $913K | — |
WEYERHAEUSER CO MTN BENew | $428K | — |
3M CO | — | — |
3M Company | — | — |
Aaron's Inc | — | — |
Abbott Laboratories | — | — |
AbitibiBowater, Inc | — | — |
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INCATVIEUR | — | — |
ADOBE INC | — | — |
Aflac | — | — |
ALBEMARLE CORP | — | — |
ALLEGHANY CORP MD | — | — |
Allergan, Inc. | — | — |
Alliance Holdings GP | — | — |
Allied Capital | — | — |
Alpha Natural Resources | — | — |
Altria | — | — |
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American International Group | — | — |
American Tower | — | — |
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW | — | — |
Anheuser Busch | — | — |
ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NV | — | — |
Anthem Inc | — | — |
Aon Corporation | — | — |
Aon Corporation | — | — |
Aon Corporation | — | — |
Apollo Global Management - A | — | — |
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT I | — | — |
Apollo Group | — | — |
Arch Coal Inc | — | — |
Artio Global Investors | — | — |
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Autonation Inc | — | — |
AXALTA COATING SYS LTD | — | — |
BALL CORP | — | — |
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Barrett Business Systems | — | — |
Baxter International Inc | — | — |
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Berkshire Hathaway Class B | — | — |
BLACKROCK INC | — | — |
Blackstone Group | — | — |
Boeing Co | — | — |
Booking Holdings Inc | — | — |
BP Plc | — | — |
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BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC | — | — |
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT REINS | — | — |
Brookfield Business Partners | — | — |
Brookfield Infrastructure Part COM | — | — |
Brookfield Property Partners | — | — |
BROOKFIELD REINS LTD | — | — |
Brookfield Residential | — | — |
Bunge Limited | — | — |
Cable One | — | — |
CABLE ONE INC | — | — |
Calamos Asset Management | — | — |
Calumet | — | — |
Campbell Soup Co | — | — |
Carbo Ceramics Inc | — | — |
CB Richard Ellis Group | — | — |
CDK Global Inc | — | — |
CDK Global Inc | — | — |
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Cemex SAB de C.V | — | — |
ChevronCVX | — | — |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | — | — |
CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC | — | — |
Chubb Corp | — | — |
Cincinnati Financial | — | — |
Cintas Corp | — | — |
Citigroup | — | — |
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Clorox Company | — | — |
CME Group Inc | — | — |
Coach Inc | — | — |
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COLFAX CORP | — | — |
Comcast Corp- Class A | — | — |
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Consol Energy | — | — |
Copart Inc | — | — |
Core Labs NV | — | — |
Corus Bankshares | — | — |
COSTAR GROUP INC | — | — |
Covanta Holding Corp | — | — |
CR Bard | — | — |
CRACKER BARREL OLD CTRY STOR | — | — |
Culp Inc | — | — |
Cummins Inc. | — | — |
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Darling Ingredients Inc | — | — |
Deere & Co | — | — |
Dell Inc | — | — |
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DENTSPLY | — | — |
Discovery Communications | — | — |
Discovery Communications | — | — |
Dollar Tree Inc | — | — |
Donaldson | — | — |
Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc | — | — |
DST Systems, Inc | — | — |
DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | — |
DUN & BRADSTREET HLDGS INC | — | — |
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC | — | — |
Emerson Electric | — | — |
Encana Corp | — | — |
ENI Spa ADR | — | — |
ENOVIS CORPORATION | — | — |
Enterprise GP Holdings | — | — |
ESAB CORPORATION | — | — |
Expeditors Int'l Wash Inc | — | — |
Exxon Corporation | — | — |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd | — | — |
Federated Investors | — | — |
FEDEX CORP | — | — |
FERGUSON PLC NEW | — | — |
Fidelity National Financial | — | — |
First Industrial Realty Trust | — | — |
Flowserve | — | — |
Forest City Enterprises Class | — | — |
Fortune Brands | — | — |
Friedman Billings and Ramsey | — | — |
GARTNER INC | — | — |
General Electric | — | — |
Genesee and Wyoming | — | — |
Gilead Sciences Inc | — | — |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | — | — |
Google Class A | — | — |
Google Class C | — | — |
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO | — | — |
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE I | — | — |
HAGERTY INC | — | — |
HAGERTY INC | — | — |
Halliburton | — | — |
Harley Davidson | — | — |
Hasbro, Inc | — | — |
HEALTHCARE SVCS GROUP INC | — | — |
Heico Corp | — | — |
Heritage Crystal Clean Inc | — | — |
Hormel Foods | — | — |
IAC INTERACTIVECORP | — | — |
IAC INTERACTIVECORP | — | — |
IBMIBM | — | — |
ILLUMINA INC | — | — |
Inbev NV | — | — |
IntelINTC | — | — |
InterActiveCorp | — | — |
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRA | — | — |
International Game Technology | — | — |
International Speedway | — | — |
INTUIT | — | — |
ITC Holdings Corp | — | — |
Kimberly Clark Corp | — | — |
KKR & Co LLC | — | — |
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Laboratory Corp of America | — | — |
LandAmerica Financial Group | — | — |
Las Vegas Sands Corp | — | — |
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC | — | — |
LENNAR CORPLEN/B | — | — |
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Lennox International | — | — |
Leucadia National Corp | — | — |
Level 3 Communications | — | — |
LGI Homes, Inc | — | — |
Liberty Braves Group A | — | — |
Liberty Braves Group C | — | — |
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | — | — |
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | — | — |
Liberty Global PLC | — | — |
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | — | — |
Liberty Global PLC Lilac | — | — |
Liberty Latin America | — | — |
Liberty Media | — | — |
Liberty Media | — | — |
Liberty Media Corp Class C | — | — |
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LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELLSXMKUSD | — | — |
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELLLYVA* | — | — |
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELLLYVK* | — | — |
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Liberty Media Group CFWONKUSD | — | — |
LINDE PLC | — | — |
Linear Technology Corp | — | — |
Live Nation | — | — |
Loews Corporation | — | — |
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MACOM TECH SOLUTIONS HLDGS I | — | — |
Manpower Inc | — | — |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide | — | — |
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | — | — |
MATCH GROUP INC NEW | — | — |
Mattel | — | — |
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRO | — | — |
MBIA Inc | — | — |
McCormick and Company | — | — |
McDonalds | — | — |
McGraw Hill Financial | — | — |
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Mead Johnson Nutrition | — | — |
Meadowbrook Insurance Company | — | — |
MerckMRK | — | — |
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY | — | — |
MOHAWK INDS INC | — | — |
Monsanto Co | — | — |
Mosaic Company | — | — |
MSCI | — | — |
National OilwellNOVEUR | — | — |
Natural Resource Partners | — | — |
Nestle ADRNSRGY | — | — |
NETFLIX INC | — | — |
News Corporation | — | — |
Nicholas Financial | — | — |
Northern Trust Corp | — | — |
Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR | — | — |
Now IncDNOW | — | — |
NuStar GP Holdings | — | — |
NXP Semiconductors NV | — | — |
NYSE Euronext | — | — |
O-I GLASS INC | — | — |
Oaktree Capital Group LLC | — | — |
Oneok,Inc | — | — |
Oracle Corp | — | — |
Oracle CorpORCL | — | — |
PaccarPCAR | — | — |
Parker-Hannifin Corp | — | — |
Patterson Companies Inc. | — | — |
PAYPAL HLDGS INC | — | — |
Peabody Energy | — | — |
Penske Automotive Group | — | — |
Peyto Energy Trust | — | — |
PJT Partners Inc A | — | — |
Plum Creek Lumber MLP | — | — |
Pool CorpPOOL | — | — |
Potash Corp | — | — |
Praxair Inc. | — | — |
Prepaid Legal Services | — | — |
Priceline Group Inc | — | — |
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Quaterra Resources | — | — |
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | — | — |
Rent-A-Center | — | — |
Resolute Forest Products | — | — |
Ritchie Bros | — | — |
Rockwell Collins Inc | — | — |
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES I | — | — |
Ross Stores, IncROST | — | — |
RTX CORPORATION | — | — |
Rush Enterprises Inc | — | — |
SALESFORCE COM INC | — | — |
SAP Aktiengesellschaft | — | — |
Schlumberger | — | — |
Sensata Technologies Holding | — | — |
SHAKE SHACK INC | — | — |
Sigma Aldrich | — | — |
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INS GROUP | — | — |
SOLVENTUM CORP | — | — |
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Starz Liberty Capital | — | — |
State Street Corp | — | — |
STERICYCLE INC | — | — |
Synalloy Corporation | — | — |
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TARGET CORP | — | — |
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TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATI | — | — |
The Carlyle Group | — | — |
The Travelers Companies Inc | — | — |
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Tiffany | — | — |
TRANSUNION | — | — |
TRUPANION INC | — | — |
Twitter Inc | — | — |
TWITTER INC | — | — |
UL SOLUTIONS INC | — | — |
UNDER ARMOUR INC | — | — |
Unilever PLC ADR | — | — |
Union First Market Bankshares | — | — |
United Mobile Homes | — | — |
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United Technologies | — | — |
Universal Technical Institute | — | — |
Valley National Bank | — | — |
VerizonVZ | — | — |
VF Corp | — | — |
VONTIER CORPORATION | — | — |
W.P. Carey | — | — |
W.P. Carey | — | — |
Wachovia | — | — |
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Walgreen | — | — |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | — | — |
Washington Post Co | — | — |
Washington Real Estate Investm | — | — |
Wellpoint Inc | — | — |
Wesco Aircraft Holdings | — | — |
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WHIRLPOOL CORP | — | — |
White Mountains | — | — |
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD | — | — |
WIX COM LTD | — | — |
XL Capital | — | — |