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Markel Group 13F holdings, Q1 2018

Investment holding companySEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-03-31, filed 2018-04-27

Markel Group disclosed 137 US equity positions worth $5.3bn in its Q1 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 6.2% of the reported book, followed by KMX and BRK/B. Versus Q4 2017 it opened 8 new positions, added to 42, reduced 2 and exited 9.

$5.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
137
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
41.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
40
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 Q4 2017: 8 new, 42 added, 2 reduced, 9 exited

50 of 137
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–6.2%$327m1,094+0.6%added
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical5.8%$304m4.91m0.0%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.7%$302m1.51m+0.1%held
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–4.1%$216m5.55m+2.0%added
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical3.9%$205m1.51m0.0%held
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive3.5%$183m1.35m0.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services3.3%$175m1.74m+2.6%added
DE DEERE & COIndustrials3.2%$170m1.10m0.0%held
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical3.1%$164m920,0000.0%held
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCHealthcare2.7%$142m663,0000.0%held
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–2.7%$140m2.13m0.0%held
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical2.3%$123m84,720+5.9%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services2.1%$110m920,400+0.7%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.0%$107m103,674+6.8%added
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancial Services1.9%$102m187,600+4.2%added
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials1.6%$85.5m387,0000.0%held
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–1.6%$84.9m1.53m0.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.5%$78.3m610,8000.0%held
RLI RLI CORPFinancial Services1.4%$75.9m1.20m0.0%held
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COConsumer Defensive1.2%$63.5m1.46m0.0%held
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology1.1%$60.2m530,7000.0%held
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCTechnology1.1%$59.7m575,000+9.3%added
WPC W P CAREY INCReal Estate1.1%$58.9m950,2000.0%held
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services1.0%$55.2m1.06m0.0%held
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology1.0%$53.6m587,811+9.3%added
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SHealthcare1.0%$52.9m1.07m0.0%held
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INCFinancial Services1.0%$50.3m609,5000.0%held
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$50.0m570,0000.0%held
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare0.9%$49.2m224,0000.0%held
WSO WATSCO INCIndustrials0.9%$46.8m258,500+9.8%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.9%$45.0m843,0000.0%held
MMM 3M COIndustrials0.9%$44.8m204,0000.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.8%$43.7m315,0000.0%held
ITIC INVESTORS TITLE COFinancial Services0.8%$42.6m213,3000.0%held
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials0.8%$41.0m278,0000.0%held
OAK OAKTREE CAP GROUP LLC–0.7%$38.0m960,500+8.3%added
COLFAX CORP no ticker–0.7%$36.2m1.14m0.0%held
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INCIndustrials0.7%$36.0m230,0000.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.7%$36.0m386,0000.0%held
ECL ECOLAB INCBasic Materials0.6%$34.0m248,300+8.5%added
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCFinancial Services0.6%$33.9m314,0000.0%held
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services0.6%$32.3m200,000−31%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.6%$31.9m182,1000.0%held
BXUSD BLACKSTONE GROUP L P–0.6%$31.6m990,000+16%added
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials0.6%$31.2m229,5000.0%held
BA BOEING COIndustrials0.6%$31.0m94,4000.0%held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.6%$30.9m339,000+8.7%added
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$30.7m364,0000.0%held
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCFinancial Services0.5%$28.1m147,0000.0%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$25.8m474,187+125%added

Exited since Q4 2017

9 rows
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker0.9%$46.3m
PCAR PACCAR INC0.2%$8.4m
PDCOEUR PATTERSON COS INC0.1%$6.1m
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker0.1%$5.4m
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker0.09%$5.0m
BUNGE LIMITED no ticker0.09%$4.8m
VFC V F CORP0.04%$2.3m
PRICELINE GRP INC no ticker0.01%$348k
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker0.01%$297k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified29.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical18.3%
  • Financial Services15.1%
  • Industrials10.7%
  • Healthcare6.7%
  • Communication Services6.6%
  • Consumer Defensive5.9%
  • Technology4.9%
  • Real Estate1.2%
  • Basic Materials0.9%

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