Markel Corporation as of March 31, 2008
Portfolio Holdings for Markel Corporation
Markel Corporation holds 80 positions in its portfolio as reported in the March 2008 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 7.8 | $141M | 32k | 4472.99 | |
| General Electric Company | 7.5 | $135M | 3.7M | 37.01 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 6.7 | $120M | 902.00 | 133400.00 | |
| CarMax (KMX) | 5.8 | $104M | 5.4M | 19.42 | |
| Diageo (DEO) | 5.7 | $103M | 1.3M | 81.33 | |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Lim (FRFHF) | 4.4 | $80M | 280k | 287.10 | |
| Anheuser-busch Cos | 4.1 | $74M | 1.6M | 47.45 | |
| White Mountains Insurance Gp (WTM) | 3.5 | $63M | 130k | 480.00 | |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | 2.8 | $51M | 698k | 73.02 | |
| Brookfield Asset Management | 2.7 | $50M | 1.8M | 26.83 | |
| International Game Technology | 2.5 | $45M | 1.1M | 40.21 | |
| Marriott International (MAR) | 2.4 | $43M | 1.3M | 34.36 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) | 2.4 | $43M | 813k | 52.69 | |
| Landamerica Financial Group | 2.0 | $37M | 931k | 39.47 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1.9 | $35M | 536k | 64.87 | |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD) | 1.8 | $33M | 394k | 83.37 | |
| Rli (RLI) | 1.7 | $31M | 630k | 49.57 | |
| Exxon Corporation | 1.7 | $31M | 371k | 84.58 | |
| Fidelity National Financial | 1.7 | $30M | 1.7M | 18.33 | |
| Forest City Enterprises | 1.6 | $30M | 813k | 36.80 | |
| Citi | 1.6 | $29M | 1.4M | 21.42 | |
| Home Depot (HD) | 1.6 | $29M | 1.0M | 27.95 | |
| W. P. Carey & Co | 1.6 | $29M | 949k | 29.97 | |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) | 1.5 | $28M | 1.1M | 24.35 | |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) | 1.5 | $27M | 715k | 37.91 | |
| SYSCO Corporation (SYY) | 1.2 | $23M | 781k | 29.02 | |
| AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) | 1.2 | $22M | 337k | 64.93 | |
| Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.A) | 1.1 | $20M | 284k | 69.24 | |
| American Express Company (AXP) | 1.0 | $18M | 401k | 43.70 | |
| Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) | 1.0 | $17M | 902k | 19.34 | |
| McGraw-Hill Companies | 0.9 | $17M | 461k | 36.95 | |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) | 0.9 | $17M | 436k | 38.04 | |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) | 0.9 | $16M | 393k | 41.73 | |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | 0.8 | $15M | 197k | 78.29 | |
| Plum Creek Timber | 0.8 | $15M | 356k | 40.70 | |
| Xl Capital | 0.8 | $14M | 470k | 29.55 | |
| Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (ELME) | 0.8 | $14M | 405k | 33.42 | |
| Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | 0.7 | $13M | 307k | 42.39 | |
| Illinois Tool Works (ITW) | 0.7 | $12M | 243k | 48.23 | |
| NuStar GP Holdings | 0.6 | $12M | 459k | 25.31 | |
| Investors Title Company (ITIC) | 0.6 | $11M | 230k | 49.00 | |
| Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) | 0.5 | $9.5M | 505k | 18.84 | |
| Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) | 0.5 | $9.3M | 140k | 66.45 | |
| T. Rowe Price (TROW) | 0.5 | $8.5M | 170k | 50.00 | |
| Allied Capital | 0.4 | $7.0M | 380k | 18.43 | |
| Federated Investors (FHI) | 0.4 | $6.9M | 176k | 39.20 | |
| Brown & Brown (BRO) | 0.3 | $6.4M | 366k | 17.38 | |
| Leucadia National | 0.3 | $6.2M | 138k | 45.21 | |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 0.3 | $5.9M | 117k | 50.58 | |
| Lowe's Companies (LOW) | 0.3 | $5.9M | 257k | 22.94 | |
| 3M Company (MMM) | 0.3 | $5.7M | 71k | 79.15 | |
| News Corporation | 0.3 | $5.5M | 291k | 19.04 | |
| Emerson Electric (EMR) | 0.3 | $5.1M | 98k | 51.46 | |
| Intel Corporation (INTC) | 0.2 | $4.4M | 208k | 21.18 | |
| Walt Disney Company (DIS) | 0.2 | $3.9M | 124k | 31.38 | |
| Washington Post Company | 0.2 | $3.6M | 5.4k | 661.57 | |
| State Street Corporation (STT) | 0.2 | $3.2M | 40k | 79.01 | |
| Corus Bankshares | 0.2 | $3.1M | 317k | 9.73 | |
| Altria (MO) | 0.1 | $2.6M | 117k | 22.20 | |
| Walgreen Company | 0.1 | $2.5M | 66k | 38.09 | |
| International Business Machines (IBM) | 0.1 | $2.4M | 21k | 115.10 | |
| Pepsi (PEP) | 0.1 | $2.4M | 34k | 72.21 | |
| Meadowbrook Insurance | 0.1 | $2.3M | 291k | 7.81 | |
| Valley National Ban (VLY) | 0.1 | $2.4M | 127k | 19.21 | |
| International Speedway Corporation | 0.1 | $2.4M | 59k | 41.19 | |
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS) | 0.1 | $2.0M | 70k | 28.55 | |
| American Intl Group | 0.1 | $1.9M | 43k | 43.25 | |
| Fortune Brands | 0.1 | $1.7M | 25k | 69.48 | |
| Cohen & Steers (CNS) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 66k | 26.49 | |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 10k | 165.40 | |
| Alleghany Corporation | 0.1 | $1.4M | 4.1k | 341.42 | |
| Sap (SAP) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 30k | 49.57 | |
| Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Gro | 0.1 | $1.2M | 690k | 1.70 | |
| Accenture | 0.1 | $1.1M | 30k | 35.17 | |
| Brookfield Infrastructure Part (BIP) | 0.1 | $1.0M | 62k | 17.01 | |
| CB Richard Ellis | 0.1 | $1.1M | 50k | 21.64 | |
| Yum! Brands (YUM) | 0.1 | $923k | 25k | 37.22 | |
| Progressive Corporation (PGR) | 0.0 | $748k | 47k | 16.08 | |
| Wachovia Corp | 0.0 | $346k | 13k | 27.04 | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 0.0 | $249k | 8.8k | 28.33 |
