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Thomas Gayner - Markel Asset Management

As of Q2 2026, Thomas Gayner reported 130 long-equity positions worth $13.13B in aggregate.

Copy-investor backtest

Latest quarter
+2.15%
1-year
+12.18%
3-year
+45.42%
5-year
+43.61%
3-year vs S&P 500
-21.77%
5-year vs S&P 500
-25.22%
5-year top 5
+48.42%

Return from mechanically copying the disclosed 13F equity portfolio after each filing and rebalancing at the next. The vs S&P 500 figures subtract SPY over that manager's own rebalance dates, so both sides cover the same days; both are price return, excluding dividends. Method & limitations.

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Updated 2026-06-06 from SEC 13F data.

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1KMXCarmax8.44%Add +2074.2%5,109,271$235.84M$46.16No quote
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29TEVATeva Pharmaceuticals0.98%Add +5.3%699,000$27.4M$39.20No quote
30MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.95%Reduce -3.7%772,600$26.69M$34.54No quote
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32MMM3M Company0.80%Add +586.0%205,800$22.5M$109.35No quote
33VVisa0.78%Add +7.7%119,600$21.86M$182.75No quote
34SCHWCharles Schwab0.78%Reduce -0.4%1,026,816$21.8M$21.23No quote
35INTCIntel0.72%Add +1291.7%835,000$20.23M$24.23No quote
36CATCaterpillar Inc0.72%-245,200$20.23M$82.49No quote
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38IGTInternational Game Technology0.71%Add +375.7%1,189,263$19.87MNo quoteNo quote
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44PCLPlum Creek Lumber MLP0.54%Add +116.9%325,300$15.18MNo quoteNo quote
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56EMREmerson Electric0.33%Reduce -0.9%169,800$9.26M$54.54No quote
57HASHasbro, Inc0.31%Add +0.5%190,800$8.55M$44.83No quote
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71CVXChevron0.18%New43,000$5.09M$118.35No quote
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98ROSTRoss Stores, Inc0.04%New18,000$1.17M$64.83No quote
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101SYYSysco Corp0.03%Reduce -92.6%23,382$799K$34.17No quote
102CGCarlyle Group0.02%New20,000$513K$25.65No quote
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104STRZAStarz Liberty Capital0.01%-12,000$265KNo quoteNo quote
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