What Tom Gayner Bought in Q1 2026

Markel Group · Quarterly 13F recap as filed with the SEC.

Period: 2026-03-31 · Filed · Historical

$11.94B

Total Value

129

Holdings

4

New Buys

3

Reduced

In Q1 2026, Tom Gayner reported 129 long equity positions worth $11.94B in their Markel Group 13F filing, including 4 new positions (largest: SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC at $62.7M) and 42 increased positions.

RankTickerCompanySharesValue% PortfolioChange
1BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A1114$800.0M6.70%—
2GOOGALPHABET INC2749860$788.8M6.61%—
3BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B1531971$734.1M6.15%—
4BNBROOKFIELD CORP13073609$529.1M4.43%—
5DEDEERE & CO877900$494.5M4.14%—
6AMZNAMAZON COM INC2030760$422.9M3.54%—
7ADIANALOG DEVICES INC1023245$325.5M2.73%—
8AAPLAPPLE INC1227290$311.5M2.61%—
9GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC359360$304.0M2.55%—
10VVISA INC1004331$303.5M2.54%0.5%
11HDHOME DEPOT INC920000$302.6M2.53%—
12CATCATERPILLAR INC328650$232.8M1.95%—
13WSOWATSCO INC582169$211.8M1.77%+0.8%
14BLKBLACKROCK INC220200$211.8M1.77%—
15MSFTMICROSOFT CORP537630$199.0M1.67%+0.4%
16DISDISNEY WALT CO2031665$195.8M1.64%—
17FNVFRANCO NEV CORP708500$175.0M1.47%+3.7%
18LOWLOWES COS INC738480$174.5M1.46%+0.5%
19LPLALPL FINL HLDGS INC559951$168.5M1.41%—
20GOOGLALPHABET INC572000$164.5M1.38%—
21PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP753750$149.4M1.25%—
22JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON610800$149.3M1.25%—
23AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO490450$148.4M1.24%+0.4%
24METAMETA PLATFORMS INC248303$142.1M1.19%—
25BXBLACKSTONE INC1229000$141.3M1.18%—
26TXNTEXAS INSTRS INC724000$140.6M1.18%—
27RLIRLI CORP2394544$136.6M1.14%—
28KKRKKR & CO INC1451800$134.3M1.12%—
29GDGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP391000$134.2M1.12%—
30MRSHMARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC763500$132.4M1.11%+0.2%
31SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES CORP1383800$130.0M1.09%+0.6%
32APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC1012500$112.8M0.94%—
33ADMARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO1505800$109.5M0.92%—
34NVONOVO-NORDISK A S2869774$105.5M0.88%—
35MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED207540$103.7M0.87%—
36DGDOLLAR GEN CORP NEW869250$103.2M0.86%—
37DEODIAGEO PLC1372208$102.2M0.86%+0.0%
38LINLINDE PLC204600$101.4M0.85%+2.2%
39BAMBROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGMT LTD2193953$97.5M0.82%—
40MCOMOODYS CORP213890$93.3M0.78%—
41ITWILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC327500$85.2M0.71%—
42ODFLOLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN429150$83.9M0.70%+1.8%
43NSCNORFOLK SOUTHN CORP282500$81.1M0.68%+3.3%
44HEI-AHEICO CORP NEW379644$80.1M0.67%—
45ROLROLLINS INC1498025$80.0M0.67%+0.6%
46NVRNVR INC12087$79.7M0.67%+0.7%
47MSCIMSCI INC142850$77.0M0.64%—
48JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.252550$74.3M0.62%—
49ECLECOLAB INC274300$73.0M0.61%—
50CGCarlyle Group1327000$64.2M0.54%—
51SUNBSUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC963361$62.7M0.53%NEW
52TSNTYSON FOODS INC889500$57.0M0.48%+0.6%
53SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP623818$55.9M0.47%—
54ROKROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC154900$55.6M0.47%—
55SPGIS&P GLOBAL INC117690$50.1M0.42%-21.9%
56THGHANOVER INS GROUP INC281000$48.7M0.41%—
57ITICINVESTORS TITLE CO NC213300$46.4M0.39%—
58AONAON PLC135800$43.8M0.37%+1.3%
59RTXRTX CORPORATION224000$43.2M0.36%—
60FERGFERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC170700$39.8M0.33%+4.4%
61LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP65213$39.4M0.33%+1.1%
62COSTCOSTCO WHSL CORP NEW39150$39.0M0.33%—
63HCAHCA HEALTHCARE INC82430$39.0M0.33%+2.2%
64YUMYUM BRANDS INC245213$38.1M0.32%+8.3%
65UNPUNION PAC CORP150278$36.5M0.31%+6.4%
66TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC67100$33.0M0.28%+6.8%
67HGTYHAGERTY INC3108000$32.7M0.27%—
68ALL-PJALLSTATE CORP154550$32.0M0.27%—
69ACNACCENTURE PLC IRELAND159400$31.6M0.26%—
70MARMARRIOTT INTL INC NEW93750$30.7M0.26%+4.5%
71ABNBAIRBNB INC242389$30.6M0.26%+0.9%
72SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO94172$30.2M0.25%—
73VRSKVERISK ANALYTICS INC155950$29.6M0.25%—
74FDSFACTSET RESH SYS INC135376$29.4M0.25%+11.1%
75TROWPRICE T ROWE GROUP INC314000$28.3M0.24%—
76CMCSAComcast Corporation961880$27.6M0.23%—
77CSCOCISCO SYS INC355500$27.6M0.23%—
78LAMRLAMAR ADVERTISING CO NEW193000$24.4M0.20%+4.3%
79NKENIKE INC447400$23.6M0.20%—
80URIUNITED RENTALS INC31150$22.7M0.19%—
81BF-BBROWN FORMAN CORP843000$22.6M0.19%—
82CCKCROWN HLDGS INC220000$22.1M0.18%+3.8%
83APDAIR PRODS & CHEMS INC75500$21.9M0.18%+5.6%
84CSXCSX CORP530000$21.8M0.18%+20.5%
85RNR-PGRENAISSANCERE HLDGS LTD70000$20.8M0.17%—
86PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC114500$18.9M0.16%—
87FIXCOMFORT SYS USA INC13000$17.9M0.15%—
88COFCapital One Financial91000$16.6M0.14%—
89WFCWELLS FARGO CO NEW204450$16.3M0.14%—
90HSYHERSHEY CO75000$15.6M0.13%+11.1%
91HXLHEXCEL CORP NEW189000$15.3M0.13%—
92PEPPEPSICO INC96210$14.9M0.13%—
93BNYBANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP124500$14.8M0.12%+2.5%
94CMECME GROUP INC49750$14.7M0.12%+8.7%
95PAYXPAYCHEX INC150000$13.8M0.12%—
96SEICSEI INVTS CO173200$13.6M0.11%—
97CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION235000$13.2M0.11%—
98EFXEQUIFAX INC72850$13.1M0.11%—
99SPOTSPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A25900$12.6M0.11%—
100BF-BBROWN FORMAN CORP474187$12.5M0.11%—
101AMATAPPLIED MATLS INC36350$12.4M0.10%+6.6%
102CBOECBOE GLOBAL MKTS INC43700$12.3M0.10%+4.7%
103SHOPSHOPIFY INC102750$12.2M0.10%—
104HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC27500$10.4M0.09%+7.8%
105UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC142500$10.3M0.09%+1.8%
106SMGSCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO168000$10.2M0.09%—
107MELIMERCADOLIBRE INC5450$9.4M0.08%NEW
108OTISOTIS WORLDWIDE CORP114620$8.8M0.07%—
109IQVIQVIA HLDGS INC46900$8.0M0.07%—
110XOMEXXON MOBIL CORP47000$8.0M0.07%+23.7%
111EPDENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L202000$7.6M0.06%NEW
112SNEJFSONY GROUP CORP335000$6.9M0.06%—
113EMNEASTMAN CHEM CO74950$5.7M0.05%—
114KMXCARMAX INC136500$5.7M0.05%—
115CNICANADIAN NATL RY CO53500$5.5M0.05%+20.2%
116GHCGRAHAM HLDGS CO5200$5.5M0.05%—
117UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC18700$5.1M0.04%-29.4%
118NSPINSPERITY INC181336$4.9M0.04%+18.6%
119CPCANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY59500$4.7M0.04%+17.8%
120ICEIntercontinental Exchange28870$4.5M0.04%+38.3%
121WRBBERKLEY W R CORP60750$4.0M0.03%—
122BCBRUNSWICK CORP51250$3.7M0.03%+7.3%
123MGMMGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL87500$3.2M0.03%—
124EXPEAGLE MATLS INC14750$2.8M0.02%—
125AYIACUITY INC9750$2.7M0.02%—
126SYYSYSCO CORP30500$2.2M0.02%—
127DPZDOMINOS PIZZA INC5500$2.0M0.02%—
128BROBROWN & BROWN INC14000$913K0.01%+27.3%
129WYWEYERHAEUSER CO MTN BE17500$428K0.00%NEW