Markel Buys Unilever, Graham Holdings, Target

Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) revealed in its fourth quarter 13F filing that it added 8 new stocks to its portfolio, bought more shares of 35 stocks, exited 6 stocks and reduced holdings in 35 stocks. The top ten holdings of Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) represent 45% of its portfolio. The Henrico County-based company has a current market value of $3.16 billion. Markel Corp’s major new positions Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) was the biggest new addition to its portfolio during the fourth quarter. Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) purchased 217,000 shares of the company for $8.94 million. Unilever now represents 0.28% of its portfolio. Another big new addition…