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MARKEL GROUP INC MKL

COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 570535104 · ISIN US5705351048

US financial services company

636 institutional holders
10,334,61410.3m shares reported held*
76.8% of all shares outstanding*
$11.2bnreported value*

* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($40.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 13.5m as of 2022-10-25, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $1084.97. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($140.5m notional), 8 hold puts ($115.5m).

Biggest calls

CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — $76.3m70.4k shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP — $32.4m29.9k shares
SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC — $18.1m16.7k shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. — $10.8m10.0k shares
Walleye Trading LLC — $1.4m1.3k shares
GROUP ONE TRADING LLC — $1.1m100 shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL — $325.0k300 shares
CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — $00 shares

Biggest puts

CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — $47.4m43.7k shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. — $19.9m18.4k shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP — $19.8m18.3k shares
Twin Tree Management, LP — $16.9m15.6k shares
SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC — $10.0m9.2k shares
GROUP ONE TRADING LLC — $1.1m100 shares
Walleye Trading LLC — $325.0k300 shares
CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — $00 shares

Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.

Major shareholders (over 5%)

Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.

HolderStakeChangeShares Last filed
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 5.2% new 654.1k≈ $1.3bn 2026-04-30

Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)

Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022

Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.

Officers and directors buying vs selling

Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)

BuyingSelling
404Q4 20: 0 buyingQ4 20: 0 sellingQ1 21: 0 buyingQ1 21: 0 sellingQ1 21Q2 21: 0 buyingQ2 21: 0 sellingQ3 21: 0 buyingQ3 21: 0 sellingQ3 21Q4 21: 1 buyingQ4 21: 2 sellingQ1 22: 0 buyingQ1 22: 1 sellingQ1 22Q2 22: 3 buyingQ2 22: 0 sellingQ3 22: 2 buyingQ3 22: 0 sellingQ3 22
Numbers
QuarterBuyingBoughtSellingSoldSold under a plan
Q4 20200—0——
Q1 20210—0——
Q2 20210—0——
Q3 20210—0——
Q4 20211$31.3k2$6.2m—
Q1 20220—1$4.4m—
Q2 20223$272.6k0——
Q3 20222$261.4k0——
DateInsiderTradeSharesPrice ValueTheir holding
2022-08-23 Puckett A. Lynne Director Bought 83 $1213.86 $100.8k83 shares +10%
2022-08-04 GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON Co-Chief Executive Officer, director Bought 50 $1202.46 $60.1k50 shares +<1%
2022-08-04 Puckett A. Lynne Director Bought 48 $1196.54 $57.4k48 shares +6%
2022-08-04 Puckett A. Lynne Director Bought 36 $1196.22 $43.1k36 shares new

Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).

Holders, Q3 2022

#ManagerLocationShares Value% of their portfolioChangeShares change
1 VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio Valley Forge, PA 1,202,9651.2m $1.3bn $1.3bn 0.04% —
2 BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio New York, NY 633,737633.7k $687.1m $687.1m 0.02% —
3 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.52% of their portfolio DES MOINES, IA 606,843606.8k $658.0m $658.0m 0.52% —
4 Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.17% of their portfolio Omaha, NE 467,611467.6k $507.0m $507.0m 0.17% —
5 ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C 1.94% of their portfolio ATLANTA, GA 401,014401.0k $434.8m $434.8m 1.94% —
6 BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.41% of their portfolio EDINBURGH, X0 364,493364.5k $395.2m $395.2m 0.41% —
7 DAVENPORT & Co LLC 3.14% of their portfolio RICHMOND, VA 329,901329.9k $359.0m $359.0m 3.14% —
8 WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.07% of their portfolio Boston, MA 306,001306.0k $331.8m $331.8m 0.07% —
9 STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio BOSTON, MA 303,717303.7k $329.3m $329.3m 0.02% —
10 Davis Selected Advisers 1.61% of their portfolio Tucson, AZ 208,220208.2k $225.8m $225.8m 1.61% —
11 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio BOSTON, MA 170,981171.0k $185.2m $185.2m 0.03% —
12 MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.29% of their portfolio TORONTO ONTARIO, A6 153,790153.8k $166.7m $166.7m 0.29% —
13 NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio OSLO, Q8 141,479141.5k $153.4m $153.4m 0.04% —
14 Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.88% of their portfolio London, X0 127,500127.5k $138.2m $138.2m 0.88% —
15 Scharf Investments, LLC 5.16% of their portfolio LOS GATOS, CA 126,190126.2k $136.8m $136.8m 5.16% —
16 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio CHARLOTTE, NC 122,302122.3k $132.6m $132.6m 0.02% —
17 DF DENT & CO INC 1.94% of their portfolio BALTIMORE, MD 116,082116.1k $125.9m $125.9m 1.94% —
18 Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio London, X0 101,592101.6k $110.2m $110.2m 0.04% —
19 California Public Employees Retirement System 0.10% of their portfolio Sacramento, CA 97,81797.8k $106.1m $106.1m 0.10% —
20 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio SAN FRANCISCO, CA 92,37592.4k $100.2m $100.2m 0.03% —
21 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 92,33992.3k $100.1m $100.1m 0.02% —
22 Fenimore Asset Management Inc 2.81% of their portfolio Cobleskill, NY 90,25090.2k $97.9m $97.9m 2.81% —
23 MAR VISTA INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 4.35% of their portfolio LOS ANGELES, CA 89,87689.9k $97.4m $97.4m 4.35% —
24 Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 10.38% of their portfolio ARLINGTON, VA 87,39987.4k $94.8m $94.8m 10.38% —
25 Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 2.84% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 86,75886.8k $94.1m $94.1m 2.84% —
26 MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 85,41585.4k $92.6m $92.6m 0.01% —
27 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.26% of their portfolio TOKYO, M0 84,26684.3k $91.4m $91.4m 0.26% —
28 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio AUSTIN, TX 84,12784.1k $91.2m $91.2m 0.04% —
29 AVENIR CORP 9.51% of their portfolio ALEXANDRIA, VA 82,74782.7k $89.7m $89.7m 9.51% —
30 Giverny Capital Inc. 6.03% of their portfolio MONTREAL, A8 82,15382.2k $89.1m $89.1m 6.03% —
31 BARR E S & CO 7.43% of their portfolio LEXINGTON, KY 77,45577.5k $84.0m $84.0m 7.43% —
32 FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.68% of their portfolio Cincinnati, OH 75,23775.2k $81.6m $81.6m 0.68% —
33 HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 70,41370.4k $76.2m $76.2m 0.20% —
34 UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 69,25069.2k $75.1m $75.1m 0.04% —
35 CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.21% of their portfolio WINNIPEG, A2 68,51468.5k $74.2m $74.2m 0.21% —
36 Echo Street Capital Management LLC 0.69% of their portfolio New York, NY 66,58366.6k $72.2m $72.2m 0.69% —
37 APG Asset Management N.V. 0.19% of their portfolio Amsterdam, P7 65,07865.1k $72.0m $72.0m 0.19% —
38 Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 61,54661.5k $66.7m $66.7m 0.02% —
39 VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio San Antonio, TX 61,14661.1k $66.3m $66.3m 0.08% —
40 Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio ZURICH, V8 58,79858.8k $63.8m $63.8m 0.05% —
41 Marathon Asset Management Ltd 1.84% of their portfolio London, X0 56,84956.8k $61.6m $61.6m 1.84% —
42 ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.69% of their portfolio Boston, MA 56,60856.6k $61.4m $61.4m 1.69% —
43 Graham Holdings Co 10.06% of their portfolio ARLINGTON, VA 55,43055.4k $60.1m $60.1m 10.06% —
44 THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.98% of their portfolio RICHMOND, VA 52,40052.4k $56.8m $56.8m 0.98% —
45 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 50,95151.0k $55.2m $55.2m 0.02% —
46 CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% of their portfolio ST. LOUIS, MO 49,11849.1k $53.3m $53.3m 0.89% —
47 CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio SAN FRANCISCO, CA 47,78747.8k $51.8m $51.8m 0.02% —
48 BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 1.55% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 44,22444.2k $47.9m $47.9m 1.55% —
49 Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.36% of their portfolio ZURICH, V8 44,12644.1k $47.8m $47.8m 0.36% —
50 CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 5.12% of their portfolio COSTA MESA, CA 43,72943.7k $47.4m $47.4m 5.12% —
51 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio TORONTO, A6 43,40443.4k $47.1m $47.1m 0.02% —
52 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, M0 40,90640.9k $44.4m $44.4m 0.04% —
53 Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio ATLANTA, GA 39,83839.8k $43.2m $43.2m 0.01% —
54 WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.51% of their portfolio Omaha, NE 39,34039.3k $42.7m $42.7m 2.51% —
55 Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio MADISON, WI 39,29739.3k $42.6m $42.6m 0.72% —
56 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio Wheaton, IL 38,37738.4k $41.6m $41.6m 0.05% —
57 Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio BOSTON, MA 38,03638.0k $41.3m $41.3m 0.06% —
58 STEGINSKY CAPITAL LLC 15.62% of their portfolio PORT WASHINGTON, NY 37,92937.9k $41.1m $41.1m 15.62% —
59 COUNTRY TRUST BANK 1.25% of their portfolio Bloomington, IL 36,75436.8k $39.8m $39.8m 1.25% —
60 EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio BOSTON, MA 36,41236.4k $39.5m $39.5m 0.06% —
61 ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/ 2.97% of their portfolio SALT LAKE CITY, UT 35,04035.0k $38.0m $38.0m 2.97% —
62 Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 34,81734.8k $37.7m $37.7m 0.02% —
63 STRS OHIO 0.17% of their portfolio COLUMBUS, OH 33,57233.6k $36.4m $36.4m 0.17% —
64 Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.54% of their portfolio ZURICH, V8 32,01632.0k $34.7m $34.7m 0.54% —
65 Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC 4.34% of their portfolio DALLAS, TX 31,33331.3k $34.0m $34.0m 4.34% —
66 Capco Asset Management, LLC 10.35% of their portfolio TAMPA, FL 28,47328.5k $30.9m $30.9m 10.35% —
67 Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio Seattle, WA 26,28326.3k $28.5m $28.5m 0.06% —
68 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 25,62125.6k $27.8m $27.8m 0.04% —
69 Davis Asset Management, L.P. 1.59% of their portfolio SAUSALITO, CA 25,00025.0k $27.1m $27.1m 1.59% —
70 Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio STAMFORD, CT 24,96925.0k $27.1m $27.1m 0.12% —
71 MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.54% of their portfolio BOSTON, MA 24,95825.0k $27.1m $27.1m 0.54% —
72 Sather Financial Group Inc 2.92% of their portfolio Victoria, TX 24,42224.4k $26.5m $26.5m 2.92% —
73 FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio BOSTON, MA 24,38224.4k $26.4m $26.4m 0.00% —
74 WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.43% of their portfolio CHARLOTTE, NC 23,68123.7k $25.7m $25.7m 0.43% —
75 CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 22,31922.3k $24.2m $24.2m 0.04% —
76 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.14% of their portfolio Boston, MA 22,16422.2k $24.0m $24.0m 0.14% —
77 Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio ST. PETERSBURG, FL 21,96322.0k $23.8m $23.8m 0.05% —
78 TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio CHARLOTTE, NC 21,45921.5k $23.3m $23.3m 0.04% —
79 RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio ST PETERSBURG, FL 21,19521.2k $23.0m $23.0m 0.02% —
80 National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio JEONJU-SI, JEOLLABUK-DO, M5 20,86220.9k $23.0m $23.0m 0.05% —
81 Lafayette Investments, Inc. 6.74% of their portfolio ASHTON, MD 20,13320.1k $21.8m $21.8m 6.74% —
82 Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio Paris, I0 20,12820.1k $23.1m $23.1m 0.01% —
83 SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.25% of their portfolio TORONTO, A6 20,05520.1k $21.7m $21.7m 1.25% —
84 Heritage Wealth Advisors 1.52% of their portfolio RICHMOND, VA 19,27119.3k $20.9m $20.9m 1.52% —
85 COBBLESTONE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC /NY/ 1.73% of their portfolio ROCHESTER, NY 19,14119.1k $20.8m $20.8m 1.73% —
86 NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio ALBANY, NY 18,55918.6k $20.1m $20.1m 0.03% —
87 SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio BIRMINGHAM, MI 18,52918.5k $20.1m $20.1m 1.13% —
88 Lincoln Capital LLC 6.05% of their portfolio LINCOLN, NE 17,92117.9k $19.4m $19.4m 6.05% —
89 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio LONDON, X0 17,82217.8k $19.4m $19.4m 0.03% —
90 ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio Berwyn, PA 17,67717.7k $19.2m $19.2m 0.01% —
91 STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio TALLAHASSEE, FL 16,94116.9k $18.4m $18.4m 0.05% —
92 DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 2M 16,83716.8k $18.3m $18.3m 0.01% —
93 Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 4.88% of their portfolio Modesto, CA 16,78016.8k $18.2m $18.2m 4.88% —
94 HUTCHINSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT/CA 4.82% of their portfolio SAN RAFAEL, CA 16,35516.4k $17.7m $17.7m 4.82% —
95 Citadel Investment Advisory, Inc. 13.36% of their portfolio CHESTERLAND, OH 16,15916.2k $17.5m $17.5m 13.36% —
96 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio Toronto, A6 16,13816.1k $17.5m $17.5m 0.01% —
97 CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio ZURICH, V8 15,86915.9k $17.2m $17.2m 0.02% —
98 LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio LOS ANGELES, CA 15,83815.8k $17.2m $17.2m 0.09% —
99 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio Greenwich, CT 15,20915.2k $16.5m $16.5m 0.04% —
100 Twin Tree Management, LP 0.45% of their portfolio DALLAS, TX 15,20115.2k $16.5m $16.5m 0.45% —