Markel Group 13F, Q4 2025

Thomas Gayner · quarter ending 31 December 2025 · filed 6 February 2026 · SEC CIK 1096343

$12.54B
Filed US book
128
Positions
6.9%
Largest position

Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed.

Largest positions, Q4 2025

The 25 largest of 128 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q3 2025 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q3 2025
ALPHABET INCGOOG$862.91M6.9%unchanged
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELBRK/A$840.85M6.7%unchanged
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELBRK/B$770.05M6.1%unchanged
BROOKFIELD CORPBN$599.95M4.8%+50% shares
AMAZON COM INCAMZN$468.74M3.7%unchanged
DEERE & CODE$408.72M3.3%unchanged
VISA INCV$350.46M2.8%unchanged
APPLE INCAAPL$333.65M2.7%unchanged
HOME DEPOT INCHD$316.57M2.5%unchanged
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCGS$315.88M2.5%unchanged
ANALOG DEVICES INCADI$277.50M2.2%-12% shares
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT$259.07M2.1%unchanged
BLACKROCK INCBLK$235.69M1.9%unchanged
DISNEY WALT CODIS$231.14M1.8%unchanged
LPL FINL HLDGS INCLPLA$200.00M1.6%unchanged
WATSCO INCWSO$194.65M1.6%+2% shares
BLACKSTONE INCBX$189.44M1.5%unchanged
CATERPILLAR INCCAT$188.27M1.5%unchanged
KKR & CO INCKKR$185.08M1.5%unchanged
AMERICAN EXPRESS COAXP$180.72M1.4%unchanged
ALPHABET INCGOOGL$179.04M1.4%unchanged
LOWES COS INCLOW$177.13M1.4%unchanged
PROGRESSIVE CORPPGR$171.64M1.4%unchanged
META PLATFORMS INCMETA$163.90M1.3%-11% shares
RLI CORPRLI$153.20M1.2%unchanged

What changed since Q3 2025

Against the Q3 2025 filing, Markel Group opened 1 new position, added to 33, trimmed 3, left 91 unchanged and exited 2. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

Exited

Added to

  • BN+50%$599.95M
  • WSO+2%$194.65M
  • NVO+21%$146.01M
  • FNV+13%$141.68M
  • LINDE PLC+4%$85.32M
  • NSC+7%$78.96M
  • ODFL+18%$66.11M
  • TSN+4%$51.85M

and 25 more

Trimmed

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001096343-26-000011, filed by MARKEL GROUP INC.. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only; a 13F does not show short positions or holdings outside the US. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so the fund may have traded since. Educational information, not financial advice.