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Tom Gayner

Markel Group · Insurance-float equity compounding Invests the equity portfolio of an insurance holding company, buying profitable, reasonably valued businesses run by talented, honest managers with reinvestment runways, and holding for the long term.

source: sec.gov

$13.1B reported 13F equity 130 positions as of 2026Q2 13F: latest change 2026-07-31

Portfolio allocation (reported 13F equity)

Long US-listed equity positions only; options excluded.

$13.1B13F equity
  • ALPHABET INC7.4%
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL6.4%
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL5.8%
  • DE4.2%
  • BROOKFIELD CORP4.2%
  • AMZN3.7%
  • ANALOG DEVICES INC3.0%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC2.8%
  • AAPL2.7%
  • CATERPILLAR INC2.7%
  • Others57.1%

Reported 13F equity value — not a return, not AUM

Long US-listed equity positions only; filed with a ~45-day lag.

2026Q1 — $11.4B reported 13F equity2026Q2 — $13.1B reported 13F equity$13.1B$11.4B2026Q12026Q2
#TickerSecurity (as filed) % of 13FShares Reported priceCurrentValueActivity
1 — ALPHABET INC 7.4% 2,749,860 $353.33 — $971.6M Held +0%
2 — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 6.4% 1,114 $748,850.00 — $834.2M Held +0%
3 — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 5.8% 1,531,971 $500.39 — $766.6M Held +0%
4 DE DEERE & CO 4.2% 877,900 $634.33 $660.00 +4.0% $556.9M Held +0%
5 — BROOKFIELD CORP 4.2% 13,073,609 $42.59 — $556.8M Held +0%
6 AMZN AMAZON COM INC 3.7% 2,030,760 $238.34 $243.79 +2.3% $484.0M Held +0%
7 — ANALOG DEVICES INC 3.0% 999,671 $397.17 — $397.0M Trimmed −2%
8 — GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2.8% 359,360 $1,011.37 — $363.4M Held +0%
9 AAPL APPLE INC 2.7% 1,227,290 $289.36 $348.91 +20.6% $355.1M Held +0%
10 — CATERPILLAR INC 2.7% 328,650 $1,064.90 — $350.0M Held +0%
11 V VISA INC 2.6% 1,013,912 $343.09 $410.54 +19.7% $347.9M Added +1%
12 — HOME DEPOT INC 2.5% 922,500 $352.68 — $325.3M Added +0%
13 — WATSCO INC 1.9% 597,750 $416.73 — $249.1M Added +3%
14 — TEXAS INSTRS INC 1.6% 724,000 $298.07 — $215.8M Held +0%
15 — BLACKROCK INC 1.6% 220,200 $961.56 — $211.7M Held +0%
16 GOOGL ALPHABET INC 1.6% 572,000 $357.37 $283.82 -20.6% $204.4M Held +0%
17 MSFT MICROSOFT CORP 1.5% 537,630 $373.02 $530.14 +42.1% $200.5M Held +0%
18 DIS DISNEY WALT CO 1.5% 2,031,665 $96.25 $110.91 +15.2% $195.5M Held +0%
19 — AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 1.3% 490,450 $338.25 — $165.9M Held +0%
20 — LOWES COS INC 1.3% 751,980 $220.49 — $165.8M Added +2%
21 — PROGRESSIVE CORP 1.3% 753,750 $218.45 — $164.7M Held +0%
22 — FRANCO NEV CORP 1.2% 773,500 $208.44 — $161.2M Added +9%
23 — LPL FINL HLDGS INC 1.2% 559,951 $281.68 — $157.7M Held +0%
24 — JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.2% 610,800 $253.97 — $155.1M New
25 — BLACKSTONE INC 1.1% 1,229,000 $117.67 — $144.6M Held +0%
26 — RLI CORP 1.1% 2,394,544 $59.07 — $141.4M Held +0%
27 — GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 1.1% 391,000 $354.24 — $138.5M New
28 — NOVO-NORDISK A S 1.0% 2,869,774 $47.94 — $137.6M New
29 — KKR & CO INC 1.0% 1,451,800 $91.78 — $133.2M Held +0%
30 META META PLATFORMS INC 1.0% 234,163 $563.29 $624.52 +10.9% $131.9M Trimmed −6%
31 — SCHWAB CHARLES CORP 1.0% 1,394,800 $92.27 — $128.7M Added +1%
32 — MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC 1.0% 763,500 $166.67 — $127.3M Held +0%
33 — APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC 0.9% 1,012,500 $118.31 — $119.8M Held +0%
34 — ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 0.9% 1,505,800 $76.40 — $115.0M Held +0%
35 — LINDE PLC 0.9% 215,600 $518.94 — $111.9M Added +5%
36 — DIAGEO PLC 0.8% 1,372,208 $80.38 — $110.3M Held +0%
37 — MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.8% 207,540 $513.60 — $106.6M Held +0%
38 — DOLLAR GEN CORP 0.8% 869,250 $115.11 — $100.1M Held +0%
39 — BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGMT LTD 0.7% 2,193,953 $44.85 — $98.4M Held +0%
40 — HEICO CORP NEW 0.7% 379,644 $257.91 — $97.9M Held +0%
41 — MOODYS CORP 0.7% 213,890 $452.92 — $96.9M Held +0%
42 — OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN 0.7% 429,150 $216.60 — $93.0M Held +0%
43 — NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP 0.7% 282,500 $314.59 — $88.9M Held +0%
44 — ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC 0.7% 327,500 $270.47 — $88.6M Held +0%
45 JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.6% 252,550 $327.33 $343.58 +5.0% $82.7M Held +0%
46 — NVR INC 0.6% 12,097 $6,813.40 — $82.4M Added +0%
47 — MSCI INC 0.6% 142,850 $560.04 — $80.0M Held +0%
48 — ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 0.6% 154,900 $495.08 — $76.7M Held +0%
49 — ECOLAB INC 0.6% 274,300 $278.61 — $76.4M Held +0%
50 — SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC 0.6% 974,361 $74.81 — $72.9M Added +1%
51 — STARBUCKS CORP 0.5% 623,818 $102.19 — $63.7M Held +0%
52 — ROLLINS INC 0.5% 1,516,525 $41.74 — $63.3M Added +1%
53 — HANOVER INS GROUP INC 0.5% 281,000 $214.12 — $60.2M Held +0%
54 — INVESTORS TITLE CO NC 0.4% 213,300 $273.68 — $58.4M Held +0%
55 — CARLYLE GROUP INC 0.4% 1,327,000 $42.11 — $55.9M Held +0%
56 — TYSON FOODS INC 0.4% 913,500 $57.25 — $52.3M Added +3%
57 — S&P GLOBAL INC 0.4% 117,690 $407.26 — $47.9M Held +0%
58 — AON PLC 0.3% 135,800 $331.69 — $45.0M Held +0%
59 — UNION PAC CORP 0.3% 161,028 $272.00 — $43.8M Added +7%
60 — FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC 0.3% 180,200 $237.33 — $42.8M Added +6%
61 — RTX CORPORATION 0.3% 224,000 $189.73 — $42.5M New
62 CSCO CISCO SYS INC 0.3% 355,500 $117.46 $108.59 -7.6% $41.8M Held +0%
63 — MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.3% 24,000 $1,697.39 — $40.7M Added +340%
64 — YUM BRANDS INC 0.3% 245,213 $159.86 — $39.2M Held +0%
65 — MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW 0.3% 99,500 $370.59 — $36.9M Added +6%
66 — ALLSTATE CORP 0.3% 154,550 $237.94 — $36.8M Held +0%
67 — THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 0.3% 73,100 $501.36 — $36.6M New
68 — COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 0.3% 39,150 $935.47 — $36.6M Held +0%
69 — HAGERTY INC 0.3% 3,108,000 $11.55 — $35.9M Held +0%
70 — PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC 0.3% 314,000 $113.69 — $35.7M Held +0%
71 — UNITED RENTALS INC 0.3% 31,150 $1,132.89 — $35.3M Held +0%
72 — AIRBNB INC 0.3% 242,389 $143.10 — $34.7M Held +0%
73 — LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 0.3% 65,213 $509.46 — $33.2M New
74 — HCA HEALTHCARE INC 0.3% 84,366 $389.89 — $32.9M New
75 — SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 0.2% 94,172 $344.32 — $32.4M Held +0%
76 — FACTSET RESH SYS INC 0.2% 135,376 $230.08 — $31.1M Held +0%
77 — LAMAR ADVERTISING CO 0.2% 193,000 $155.98 — $30.1M Held +0%
78 — VERISK ANALYTICS INC 0.2% 155,950 $179.53 — $28.0M Held +0%
79 — CSX CORP 0.2% 584,500 $47.53 — $27.8M Added +10%
80 AMAT APPLIED MATLS INC 0.2% 36,350 $723.00 $421.66 -41.7% $26.3M Held +0%
81 — AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS I 0.2% 88,500 $293.18 — $25.9M Added +17%
82 FIX COMFORT SYS USA INC 0.2% 13,000 $1,981.95 $1,326.23 -33.1% $25.8M Held +0%
83 — CROWN HLDGS INC 0.2% 220,000 $111.82 — $24.6M Held +0%
84 — BROWN FORMAN CORP 0.2% 843,000 $27.36 — $23.1M Held +0%
85 — RENAISSANCERE HLDGS LTD 0.2% 70,000 $316.90 — $22.2M Held +0%
86 — ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L 0.2% 569,000 $36.76 — $20.9M Added +182%
87 — PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC 0.2% 114,500 $180.91 — $20.7M Held +0%
88 — ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND 0.2% 159,400 $124.44 — $19.8M Held +0%
89 — COMCAST CORP NEW 0.1% 802,074 $24.55 — $19.7M Trimmed −17%
90 — HEXCEL CORP NEW 0.1% 189,000 $100.06 — $18.9M New
91 — NIKE INC 0.1% 447,400 $41.05 — $18.4M Held +0%
92 — CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP 0.1% 91,000 $200.62 — $18.3M Held +0%
93 — BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.1% 124,500 $144.61 — $18.0M Held +0%
94 — CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION 0.1% 235,000 $73.35 — $17.2M Held +0%
95 — WELLS FARGO & CO 0.1% 204,450 $82.64 — $16.9M Held +0%
96 — SEI INVTS CO 0.1% 173,200 $87.71 — $15.2M Held +0%
97 — PAYCHEX INC 0.1% 150,000 $98.33 — $14.7M Held +0%
98 — HERSHEY CO 0.1% 75,000 $175.45 — $13.2M Held +0%
99 — PEPSICO INC 0.1% 96,210 $135.40 — $13.0M Held +0%
100 — BROWN FORMAN CORP 0.1% 474,187 $26.65 — $12.6M Held +0%
101 — SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A 0.1% 25,900 $459.13 — $11.9M Held +0%
102 — SHOPIFY INC 0.1% 102,750 $114.18 — $11.7M Held +0%
103 — EQUIFAX INC 0.1% 72,850 $158.72 — $11.6M Held +0%
104 — CME GROUP INC 0.1% 49,750 $220.83 — $11.0M Held +0%
105 — CBOE GLOBAL MKTS INC 0.1% 43,700 $242.67 — $10.6M Held +0%
106 — UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.1% 142,500 $72.16 — $10.3M Held +0%
107 — OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 0.1% 133,620 $71.60 — $9.6M Added +17%
108 — IQVIA HLDGS INC 0.1% 46,900 $193.22 — $9.1M New
109 — HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC 0.1% 27,500 $279.89 — $7.7M New
110 — EXXON MOBIL CORP 0.1% 56,100 $136.72 — $7.7M Added +19%
111 — INSPERITY INC 0.1% 181,336 $41.31 — $7.5M Held +0%
112 — CARMAX INC 0.1% 136,500 $52.89 — $7.2M Held +0%
113 — SONY GROUP CORP 0.1% 335,000 $20.06 — $6.7M Held +0%
114 — CANADIAN NATL RY CO 0.0% 53,500 $119.24 — $6.4M Held +0%
115 — CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY 0.0% 73,000 $86.65 — $6.3M Added +23%
116 — GRAHAM HLDGS CO 0.0% 5,200 $1,141.42 — $5.9M Held +0%
117 — EASTMAN CHEM CO 0.0% 74,950 $66.98 — $5.0M Held +0%
118 — ZOETIS INC 0.0% 66,195 $71.86 — $4.8M New
119 — BRUNSWICK CORP 0.0% 51,250 $84.24 — $4.3M Held +0%
120 — BERKLEY W R CORP 0.0% 60,750 $70.53 — $4.3M Held +0%
121 — MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL 0.0% 87,500 $47.81 — $4.2M Held +0%
122 — ACUITY INC 0.0% 9,750 $376.66 — $3.7M Held +0%
123 — INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN 0.0% 28,870 $123.11 — $3.6M Held +0%
124 — EAGLE MATLS INC 0.0% 14,750 $225.00 — $3.3M Held +0%
125 — WEYERHAEUSER CO 0.0% 120,000 $23.94 — $2.9M Added +586%
126 NFLX NETFLIX INC. 0.0% 40,000 $71.40 $62.05 -13.1% $2.9M New
127 — SYSCO CORP 0.0% 30,500 $83.58 — $2.5M Held +0%
128 — DOMINOS PIZZA INC 0.0% 5,500 $296.04 — $1.6M Held +0%
129 — BROWN & BROWN INC 0.0% 14,000 $64.15 — $898100 Held +0%
130 — UFP INDUSTRIES INC 0.0% 4,000 $90.74 — $362960 New
— — SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%

TradingPilot analysis of the reported 13F equity book

As of 2026Q2, Tom Gayner's reported 13F book holds 130 equity positions; the top 5 are 28% of it.

  1. ALPHABET INC — 7.4% of 13F
  2. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL — 6.4% of 13F
  3. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL — 5.8% of 13F
  4. DEERE & CO (DE) — 4.2% of 13F
  5. BROOKFIELD CORP — 4.2% of 13F

This quarter: 13 new, 22 added, 3 trimmed, 1 sold out.

Biggest share moves:
  • ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L — Added (+367,000 sh)
  • SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Sold-Out (−168,000 sh)
  • COMCAST CORP NEW — Trimmed (−159,806 sh)
  • WEYERHAEUSER CO — Added (+102,500 sh)
  • FRANCO NEV CORP — Added (+65,000 sh)