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Overview/ Markel Group Inc./ Q1 2015

Markel Group Inc.

Tom Gayner · As of Q1 2015 · filed May 7, 2015

Q1 2015

Holdings

107 positions · Δ vs prior quarter
KMX CARMAX INC
$339.1M
8.6%
4,913,070 −50,000 −1.0% Reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL A
$234.5M
5.9%
1,078 Held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B
$218.2M
5.5%
1,511,607 Held
WBA* WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC
$180.8M
4.6%
2,135,000 Held
Brookfield Asset Management
$178.0M
4.5%
3,319,548 +6,000 +0.2% Added
DIS WALT DISNEY CO
$161.7M
4.1%
1,541,500 +13,000 +0.9% Added
DEO DIAGEO PLC-SPONSORED ADR
$138.0M
3.5%
1,248,000 +5,000 +0.4% Added
MAR MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL -CL A
$109.9M
2.8%
1,368,869 +13,000 +1.0% Added
HD HOME DEPOT INC
$104.5M
2.6%
920,000 Held
WMT WALMART INC
$90.3M
2.3%
1,098,000 Held
DE DEERE & CO
$79.4M
2.0%
906,000 +73,000 +8.8% Added
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
$78.4M
2.0%
663,000 +7,000 +1.1% Added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP
$73.8M
1.9%
868,800 Held
General Electric
$73.5M
1.9%
2,963,000 +23,000 +0.8% Added
FHI FEDERATED HERMES INC
$72.3M
1.8%
2,134,000 Held
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL B
$72.2M
1.8%
744,500 +13,000 +1.8% Added
ADM ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO
$65.2M
1.6%
1,376,000 Held
WPC WP CAREY INC
$64.6M
1.6%
950,200 Held
RLI RLI CORP
$62.7M
1.6%
1,197,272 Held
Unilever PLC ADR
$60.9M
1.5%
1,461,000 +54,000 +3.8% Added
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON
$57.8M
1.5%
574,200 Held
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A/S-SPONS ADR
$57.4M
1.5%
1,075,000 Held
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES
$52.9M
1.3%
808,000 +617,500 +324.1% Added
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
$52.5M
1.3%
387,000 Held
BUD ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV-SPN ADR
$51.8M
1.3%
425,000 Held
Colfax Corporation
$51.8M
1.3%
1,085,070 Held
BLKCHF BLACKROCK INC
$47.2M
1.2%
129,000 +13,000 +11.2% Added
SLB SLB LTD
$45.5M
1.1%
545,000 +140,000 +34.6% Added
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
$45.4M
1.1%
530,700 Held
LOW LOWE'S COS INC
$40.2M
1.0%
540,000 Held
BF/A BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS A
$38.3M
1.0%
421,500 Held
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INC
$34.6M
0.9%
224,000 +7,000 +3.2% Added
MMM 3M CO
$33.6M
0.9%
204,000 Held
CPRT COPART INC
$33.5M
0.8%
891,000 +47,000 +5.6% Added
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP
$32.2M
0.8%
1,057,000 Held
INTC INTEL CORP
$31.0M
0.8%
991,000 Held
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC
$28.7M
0.7%
575,000 +100,000 +21.1% Added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
$28.2M
0.7%
361,000 +12,000 +3.4% Added
Chubb Corp
$28.1M
0.7%
278,000 +13,000 +4.9% Added
TRV TRAVELERS COS INC
$28.0M
0.7%
259,000 +15,000 +6.1% Added
MCO MOODY'S CORP
$27.7M
0.7%
267,000 +13,000 +5.1% Added
ORCL ORACLE CORP
$27.5M
0.7%
638,000 Held
CVS CVS HEALTH CORP
$25.3M
0.6%
245,000 +13,000 +5.6% Added
HAS HASBRO INC
$22.6M
0.6%
358,000 +39,000 +12.2% Added
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS
$22.5M
0.6%
401,000 +65,000 +19.3% Added
FDS FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
$22.4M
0.6%
141,000 +13,000 +10.2% Added
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
$22.3M
0.6%
230,000 Held
TROW T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC
$20.2M
0.5%
250,000 Held
Liberty Media Corp Class C
$19.7M
0.5%
516,000 Held
CAT CATERPILLAR INC
$19.3M
0.5%
241,000 Held
MCD MCDONALD'S CORP
$17.6M
0.4%
181,000 Held
Monsanto Co
$17.3M
0.4%
154,000 +59,000 +62.1% Added
BXUSD BLACKSTONE GROUP LP
$17.1M
0.4%
439,000 +23,000 +5.5% Added
NKE NIKE INC -CL B
$16.1M
0.4%
160,000 +5,000 +3.2% Added
ITIC INVESTORS TITLE CO
$15.8M
0.4%
213,300 Held
Liberty Media
$14.6M
0.4%
380,000 +39,000 +11.4% Added
ECL ECOLAB INC
$14.4M
0.4%
126,000 +13,000 +11.5% Added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP
$12.9M
0.3%
318,000 −500,000 −61.1% Reduced
OAK OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP LLC
$12.9M
0.3%
249,500 +96,500 +63.1% Added
PEP PEPSICO INC
$12.8M
0.3%
134,300 Held
McGraw Hill Financial
$12.8M
0.3%
124,000 +13,000 +11.7% Added
ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL A
$12.6M
0.3%
135,000 Held
ACNT ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO
$11.3M
0.3%
785,343 Held
KKR & Co LLC
$10.7M
0.3%
468,000 +33,000 +7.6% Added
CLBUSD CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
$10.7M
0.3%
102,000 +77,000 +308.0% Added
SEIC SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
$10.4M
0.3%
237,000 Held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
$10.4M
0.3%
127,000 Held
8L8C LIBERTY BROADBAND-C
$9.7M
0.2%
172,113 +43,113 +33.4% Added
MAT MATTEL INC
$9.6M
0.2%
422,000 +89,000 +26.7% Added
CME CME GROUP INC
$9.6M
0.2%
101,000 +45,000 +80.4% Added
BF/B BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS B
$9.5M
0.2%
105,375 Held
The Carlyle Group
$9.5M
0.2%
351,000 +29,000 +9.0% Added
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
$9.5M
0.2%
92,000 Held
MA MASTERCARD INC - A
$9.2M
0.2%
106,000 +13,000 +14.0% Added
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$8.9M
0.2%
158,000 Held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
$8.6M
0.2%
114,500 Held
AANUSD AARON'S INC
$8.5M
0.2%
301,000 +33,000 +12.3% Added
CDK CDK GLOBAL INC
$8.3M
0.2%
176,897 Held
PDCOEUR PATTERSON COS INC
$7.6M
0.2%
155,000 Held
PAYX PAYCHEX INC
$7.4M
0.2%
150,000 Held
WSO WATSCO INC
$7.3M
0.2%
58,000 +56,000 +2800.0% Added
Apollo Global Management - A
$7.3M
0.2%
336,000 +31,000 +10.2% Added
MSCI MSCI INC
$7.0M
0.2%
114,000 +13,000 +12.9% Added
Google Class A
$6.9M
0.2%
12,500 Held
Google Class C
$6.8M
0.2%
12,500 Held
HAL HALLIBURTON CO
$6.8M
0.2%
155,000 +140,000 +933.3% Added
UTXCHF RTX CORP
$6.2M
0.2%
53,000 Held
CRREUR CARBO CERAMICS INC
$6.1M
0.2%
200,000 +139,000 +227.9% Added
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP
$5.9M
0.1%
39,000 Held
UPBD UPBOUND GROUP INC
$5.9M
0.1%
215,000 +25,000 +13.2% Added
GHC GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO-CLASS B
$5.5M
0.1%
5,200 Held
ROL ROLLINS INC
$5.1M
0.1%
207,000 +105,000 +102.9% Added
Liberty Broadband A
$4.5M
0.1%
80,250 Held
LBTYAUSD LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC-A
$3.7M
0.1%
72,000 +72,000 New
DISCKUSD DISCOVERY INC-C
$2.7M
0.1%
90,000 +90,000 New
WAIREUR WESCO AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC
$2.5M
0.1%
160,000 +130,000 +433.3% Added
ROST ROSS STORES INC
$2.4M
0.1%
23,000 Held
RBAGBP RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS
$2.4M
0.1%
96,000 +27,000 +39.1% Added
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP
$2.1M
0.1%
4,328 Held
DNOW DNOW INC
$2.0M
0.1%
93,500 Held
CULP CULP INC
$809K
0.0%
30,227 Held
Coach Inc
$746K
0.0%
18,000 +18,000 New
VRSK VERISK ANALYTICS INC
$643K
0.0%
9,000 +9,000 New
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INC
$633K
0.0%
23,000 Held
Starz Liberty Capital
$413K
0.0%
12,000 Held
LGIH LGI HOMES INC
$283K
0.0%
17,000 Held
RUSHA RUSH ENTERPRISES INC-CL A
$246K
0.0%
9,000 +9,000 New

Sold positions

5 closed in Q1 2015 · shares & value as of prior filing
Holding Shares sold Prior value
FRFHF FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HLDGS LTD
279,459 $146.4M
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INC
137,000 $6.1M
BRO BROWN & BROWN INC
165,628 $5.5M
Liberty Global PLC
33,000 $1.7M
Nicholas Financial
45,000 $670K

Holdings reflect long positions disclosed in 13F filings only and exclude short positions, cash, and other non-13F assets. Holdings data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Not investment advice. Full disclaimer.