Tom Gayner Buys Copart, Unilever, BlackRock, McGraw Hill Financial, Target Corp

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Feb 13, 2014

Markel Corp (MKL, Financial) CIO Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) just reported his latest holdings. My. Gayner has very low portfolio turnovers normally. But he bought 7 new positions in his portfolio. To learn more about how Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) invests, read GuruFocus interview with him.

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) buys Copart, Inc., Unilever PLC, BlackRock Inc, General Electric Co, Intel Corp, Liberty Media Corporation, Fidelity National Financial Inc. etc during the 3-months ended 12/31/2013, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp. As of 12/31/2013, Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp owns 109 stocks with a total value of $3.2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

For the details of Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio)'s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Tom+Gayner

These are the top 5 holdings of Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio)

1. CarMax, Inc. (KMX) - 5,026,288 shares, 7.5% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.16%

2. Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.A) - 1,094 shares, 6.2% of the total portfolio.

3. Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) - 1,527,257 shares, 5.7% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.27%

4. Diageo PLC (DEO) - 1,210,820 shares, 5.1% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.14%

5. Walgreen Company (WAG) - 2,147,450 shares, 3.9% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.08%

New Purchase: Unilever PLC (UL, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Unilever PLC. His purchase prices were between $37.67 and $41.06, with an estimated average price of $39.78. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.28%. His holdings were 217,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

New Purchase: Fidelity National Financial Inc. (FNF, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Fidelity National Financial Inc.. His purchase prices were between $25.75 and $32.94, with an estimated average price of $28.3. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. His holdings were 79,700 shares as of 12/31/2013.

New Purchase: McGraw Hill Financial Inc (MHFI, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in McGraw Hill Financial Inc. His purchase prices were between $65.55 and $77.58, with an estimated average price of $71.75. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.07%. His holdings were 30,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

New Purchase: Target Corp (TGT, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Target Corp. His purchase prices were between $61.65 and $66.89, with an estimated average price of $63.93. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. His holdings were 24,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

New Purchase: Rollins, Inc. (ROL, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Rollins, Inc.. His purchase prices were between $26.2 and $30.39, with an estimated average price of $28.08. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. His holdings were 47,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

New Purchase: Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Universal Technical Institute, Inc.. His purchase prices were between $11.13 and $15.09, with an estimated average price of $13.29. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.01%. His holdings were 23,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

New Purchase: MSCI, Inc. (MSCI, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in MSCI, Inc.. His purchase prices were between $38.31 and $44.71, with an estimated average price of $42.08. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.01%. His holdings were 5,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

Added: Copart, Inc. (CPRT, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Copart, Inc. by 2700%. His purchase prices were between $31.16 and $36.58, with an estimated average price of $33.51. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.31%. His holdings were 280,000 shares as of 12/31/2013.

Added: BlackRock Inc (BLK)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in BlackRock Inc by 78.38%. His purchase prices were between $262.75 and $316.38, with an estimated average price of $298.69. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.26%. His holdings were 59,400 shares as of 12/31/2013.

Added: General Electric Co (GE)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in General Electric Co by 5.9%. His purchase prices were between $23.57 and $27.89, with an estimated average price of $26.29. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.13%. His holdings were 2,598,300 shares as of 12/31/2013.

Added: Intel Corp (INTC, Financial)

Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Intel Corp by 16.21%. His purchase prices were between $22.48 and $25.85, with an estimated average price of $24.18. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.11%. His holdings were 998,700 shares as of 12/31/2013.

Here is the complete portfolio of Tom Gayner.