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Markel Group 13F holdings, Q1 2019

Investment holding companySEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-03-31, filed 2019-05-03

Markel Group disclosed 133 US equity positions worth $6.0bn in its Q1 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is KMX at 5.7% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and BRK/B. Versus Q4 2018 it opened 1 new position, added to 48, reduced 1 and exited 0.

$6.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
133
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
5.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
39.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
43
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 2018: 1 new, 48 added, 1 reduced, 0 exited

50 of 133
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical5.7%$343m4.91m0.0%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.5%$330m1,0960.0%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.1%$306m1.52m+0.2%held
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–4.5%$268m5.74m+1.1%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive3.7%$221m1.35m0.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services3.4%$201m1.81m+0.3%held
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical3.2%$192m1.54m+0.4%held
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical3.0%$177m920,0000.0%held
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical2.8%$166m93,237+3.9%added
DE DEERE & COIndustrials2.7%$161m1.01m−8.2%reduced
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCHealthcare2.5%$148m599,0000.0%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services2.4%$146m931,800+0.6%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.4%$145m123,939+7.6%added
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–2.3%$136m2.15m0.0%held
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancial Services1.5%$88.3m206,700+5.6%added
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–1.5%$88.2m1.53m0.0%held
RLI RLI CORPFinancial Services1.4%$85.9m1.20m0.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.4%$85.4m610,8000.0%held
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology1.4%$84.8m530,7000.0%held
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology1.3%$79.5m754,811+7.9%added
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCTechnology1.2%$69.8m658,000+3.5%added
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials1.1%$65.5m387,0000.0%held
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare1.1%$64.3m224,0000.0%held
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COConsumer Defensive1.1%$63.1m1.46m0.0%held
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$62.4m570,0000.0%held
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INCFinancial Services1.0%$57.2m609,5000.0%held
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SHealthcare0.9%$56.2m1.07m0.0%held
OAK OAKTREE CAP GROUP LLC–0.9%$52.9m1.07m+4.4%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.9%$51.4m270,735+73%added
ECL ECOLAB INCBasic Materials0.8%$48.7m275,800+2.2%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.8%$48.6m412,300+6.0%added
WSO WATSCO INCIndustrials0.8%$47.1m329,000+12%added
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services0.8%$45.2m1.06m0.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.7%$44.3m188,100+3.3%added
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.7%$43.2m315,0000.0%held
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.7%$43.1m843,0000.0%held
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials0.7%$42.9m229,5000.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.7%$42.8m392,000+1.6%added
MMM 3M COIndustrials0.7%$42.4m204,0000.0%held
BXUSD BLACKSTONE GROUP L P–0.7%$41.0m1.17m+5.0%added
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials0.6%$37.7m278,0000.0%held
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services0.6%$36.4m201,030+0.5%held
BA BOEING COIndustrials0.6%$36.0m94,4000.0%held
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.6%$34.3m461,618+8.6%added
COLFAX CORP no ticker–0.6%$33.7m1.14m0.0%held
ITIC INVESTORS TITLE COFinancial Services0.6%$33.7m213,3000.0%held
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.6%$33.7m467,000+8.9%added
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INCIndustrials0.6%$33.0m230,0000.0%held
ROL ROLLINS INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$32.9m791,550+0.8%added
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.5%$32.4m168,880+34%added

Sector mix

  • Unclassified27.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical19.2%
  • Financial Services15.3%
  • Industrials9.6%
  • Communication Services7.6%
  • Healthcare6.4%
  • Technology6.4%
  • Consumer Defensive5.9%
  • Basic Materials2.0%
  • Real Estate0.1%

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