- Gayner’s portfolio increased from $6.50B to $6.62B during the quarter.
- Markel increased Goldman Sachs & Illinois Tool Works while reducing Discovery Communications during the quarter.
- Berkshire Hathaway at ~10% of the portfolio is by far the largest position.
Thomas Gayner’s Markel Investment Portfolio value increased
~2% from $6.50B to $6.62B during the quarter. The portfolio continues to have
around 100 different positions although only around 50 are significantly large
(more than 0.5% of the portfolio each). The top-five stakes are Berkshire
Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B), CarMax Corporation (KMX), Brookfield Asset Management
(BAM), Walt Disney (DIS), and Diageo plc (DEO).
Markel Corporation (MKL) is currently trading at around
1.5-times Book Value (BV) at $1161 per share - BV is ~$769 as of Q3 2019.
Below is a spreadsheet that highlights the changes to the
portfolio as of Q3 2019. Please check out our previous
update to have an idea on how the portfolio is progressing:
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