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Markel Group 13F holdings, Q3 2010

Investment holding companySEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2010-09-30, filed 2010-11-12

Markel Group disclosed 79 US equity positions worth $725.6m in its Q3 2010 13F filing. Its largest position is Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd at 15.7% of the reported book, followed by UNION FIRST MKT BANKSH CP and RLI. Versus Q2 2010 it opened 2 new positions, added to 7, reduced 5 and exited 0.

$726m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
79
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
15.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
50.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
22
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
75
Quarters on file since Q4 2007
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2010: 2 new, 7 added, 5 reduced, 0 exited

50 of 79
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd no ticker–15.7%$114m279,4590.0%held
UNION FIRST MKT BANKSH CP no ticker–6.3%$45.8m3.50m0.0%held
RLI RLI CORPFinancial Services4.8%$35.0m617,6660.0%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.7%$34.2m2750.0%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.4%$31.8m385,1000.0%held
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials3.4%$24.5m390,218−0.1%held
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SHealthcare3.1%$22.7m230,850−0.3%held
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive3.1%$22.7m328,5000.0%held
NUSTAR GP HOLDINGS LLC no ticker–2.7%$19.9m585,3000.0%held
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials2.7%$19.3m245,300+3.8%added
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology2.5%$18.3m434,900+6.6%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.4%$17.5m283,7600.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.4%$17.3m280,0000.0%held
Level 3 Communications CONV no ticker–2.3%$16.5m15.00m0.0%held
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical2.0%$14.4m192,753−0.1%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–1.9%$13.9m588,400+7.3%added
ELME ELME COMMUNITIESReal Estate1.8%$12.9m407,4750.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–1.7%$12.3m199,8000.0%held
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services1.6%$11.8m849,100+17%added
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INCIndustrials1.6%$11.4m242,9490.0%held
ITC HLDGS CORP no ticker–1.5%$10.8m173,2000.0%held
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–1.4%$10.3m33,4560.0%held
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials1.3%$9.2m174,400−0.6%reduced
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–1.2%$8.5m300,0000.0%held
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive1.1%$7.9m134,000+12%added
ITIC INVESTORS TITLE COFinancial Services1.0%$7.5m228,8500.0%held
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.0%$7.4m222,060−0.1%held
FNF FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIALFinancial Services1.0%$7.4m468,8500.0%held
NTRS NORTHERN TR CORPFinancial Services0.9%$6.8m140,0000.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.9%$6.6m200,0000.0%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.9%$6.5m116,7000.0%held
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.9%$6.5m181,9650.0%held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.9%$6.2m116,4250.0%held
Nestle no ticker–0.7%$5.4m100,100–new
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO INC no ticker–0.7%$5.3m150,0000.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.7%$4.8m295,0000.0%held
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare0.7%$4.7m89,500+49%added
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCIndustrials0.6%$4.6m69,5200.0%held
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$4.5m160,0000.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.6%$4.5m67,0000.0%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.6%$4.4m70,9150.0%held
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.6%$4.1m66,300−0.2%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$4.0m50,2000.0%held
PDCOEUR PATTERSON COS INC–0.5%$4.0m139,000−0.2%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.5%$3.8m65,2000.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.5%$3.8m63,4000.0%held
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.5%$3.7m70,0000.0%held
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC–0.5%$3.6m82,000–new
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services0.5%$3.6m180,0000.0%held
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOG no ticker–0.5%$3.6m250,0000.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified52.6%
  • Industrials10.4%
  • Financial Services10.3%
  • Consumer Defensive8.8%
  • Healthcare6.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.4%
  • Technology3.4%
  • Real Estate1.8%
  • Communication Services0.9%
  • Energy0.6%
  • Basic Materials0.06%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (75)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026130$13.1bn
Q1 2026129$11.9bn
Q4 2025128$12.5bn
Q3 2025129$12.3bn
Q2 2025137$11.8bn
Q1 2025135$11.3bn
Q4 2024132$11.3bn
Q3 2024132$11.1bn
Q2 2024134$10.2bn
Q1 2024132$10.1bn
Q4 2023128$9.2bn
Q3 2023133$8.3bn
Q2 2023131$8.4bn
Q1 2023131$7.9bn
Q4 2022134$7.5bn
Q3 2022131$6.8bn
Q2 2022131$7.0bn
Q1 2022126$8.4bn
Q4 2021120$8.7bn
Q3 2021125$7.9bn
Q2 2021125$7.9bn
Q1 2021118$7.2bn
Q4 2020115$6.7bn
Q3 2020113$5.9bn
Q2 2020113$5.4bn
Q1 2020130$5.3bn
Q4 2019134$7.2bn
Q3 2019132$6.6bn
Q2 2019137$6.5bn
Q1 2019133$6.0bn
Q4 2018132$5.2bn
Q3 2018131$5.9bn
Q2 2018133$5.4bn
Q1 2018137$5.3bn
Q4 2017138$5.3bn
Q3 2017139$5.0bn
Q2 2017138$4.7bn
Q1 2017133$4.4bn
Q4 2016133$4.1bn
Q3 2016129$3.9bn
Q2 2016130$3.8bn
Q1 2016129$3.7bn
Q4 2015130$3.7bn
Q3 2015121$3.8bn
Q2 2015112$4.0bn
Q1 2015107$4.0bn
Q4 2014107$3.7bn
Q3 2014104$3.5bn
Q2 2014105$3.5bn
Q1 2014105$3.3bn
Q4 2013109$3.2bn
Q3 2013107$2.9bn
Q2 2013107$2.8bn
Q1 201395$1.3bn
Q4 201296$1.2bn
Q3 201290$1.1bn
Q2 201293$1.0bn
Q1 201293$1.0bn
Q4 201189$885m
Q3 201186$763m
Q2 201181$855m
Q1 201180$831m
Q4 201081$828m
Q3 201079$726m
Q2 201077$682m
Q1 201076$750m
Q4 200976$631m
Q3 200975$598m
Q2 200973$494m
Q1 200973$443m
Q4 200874$527m
Q3 200879$646m
Q2 200880$612m
Q1 200877$675m
Q4 200772$748m

Where Markel Group was early

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EMR Emerson ElectricQ1 20081 of 1490.7%1.3%35Exited by Q4 2016+5.9%
DIS DISNEY WALT COQ1 20086 of 2530.6%5.0%74Held at last filing, Q2 2026+207%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCQ1 200812 of 1690.9%1.0%74Held at last filing, Q2 2026+258%
SLB SchlumbergerQ3 200812 of 2110.2%1.4%37Exited by Q4 2017−11%
MCD McDonaldsQ2 20094 of 1920.3%2.2%26Exited by Q4 2015+71%
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORPQ3 20096 of 1932.3%2.8%37Held at last filing, Q2 2026+99%
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SQ4 20092 of 1511.7%3.5%67Held at last filing, Q2 2026+651%
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NVQ1 20101 of 1290.5%3.1%35Exited by Q3 2025+36%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELQ1 20103 of 1804.2%7.2%66Held at last filing, Q2 2026+516%
TEVA Teva PharmaceuticalsQ2 201014 of 1820.5%2.4%18Exited by Q4 2014+3.4%
V VISA INCQ4 201022 of 2840.04%3.4%63Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1850%
WSO WATSCO INCQ1 20113 of 1140.04%2.7%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+498%
LII Lennox InternationalQ3 20112 of 1190.4%1.2%6Exited by Q1 2013+104%
ECL ECOLAB INCQ3 201112 of 1380.2%1.1%60Held at last filing, Q2 2026+470%
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COQ1 20122 of 1361.2%3.4%58Held at last filing, Q2 2026+141%
WPC W.P. CareyQ4 20121 of 960.2%2.3%23Exited by Q3 2018+27%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCQ1 201312 of 2991.7%3.0%39Exited by Q2 2026+373%
BLK BLACKROCK INCQ2 20134 of 1550.08%2.4%53Held at last filing, Q2 2026+274%
CPRT Copart IncQ3 201311 of 1780.01%1.2%12Exited by Q3 2016+54%
DE DEERE & COQ3 20142 of 1851.2%4.3%48Held at last filing, Q2 2026+674%
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance IncQ4 20149 of 2064.4%4.9%22Exited by Q2 2020−40%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCQ1 20169 of 2020.09%3.0%42Held at last filing, Q2 2026+571%
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCQ1 201612 of 2020.09%1.9%42Held at last filing, Q2 2026+419%
BX BLACKSTONE INCQ3 201913 of 2060.9%1.9%28Held at last filing, Q2 2026+141%
BAM BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGMT LTDQ4 20225 of 970.8%1.0%15Held at last filing, Q2 2026+56%
BN BROOKFIELD CORPQ4 20226 of 1153.7%4.9%15Held at last filing, Q2 2026+103%

Concentration and tenure

7.0%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
42.9%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
8
Median completed holding, quarters