MARKEL GROUP INC MKL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 570535104 · ISIN US5705351048
US financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- HeadquartersGlen Allen, VA
- Founded1920
- Websitemarkelcorp.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($22.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 12.7m as of 2025-04-23, 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 ≈ $1868.97. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($100.9m notional), 8 hold puts ($68.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 636 |
| Q4 2022 | 674 |
| Q1 2023 | 675 |
| Q2 2023 | 701 |
| Q3 2023 | 740 |
| Q4 2023 | 735 |
| Q1 2024 | 747 |
| Q2 2024 | 814 |
| Q3 2024 | 796 |
| Q4 2024 | 832 |
| Q1 2025 | 853 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 254 | 293 |
| Q3 2023 | 323 | 281 |
| Q4 2023 | 311 | 311 |
| Q1 2024 | 356 | 311 |
| Q2 2024 | 342 | 320 |
| Q3 2024 | 362 | 318 |
| Q4 2024 | 323 | 336 |
| Q1 2025 | 352 | 367 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $25.2m | $67.0m | 2.66 |
| Q3 2024 | $31.4m | $32.0m | 1.02 |
| Q4 2024 | $226.3m | $35.0m | 0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | $100.9m | $68.0m | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | New | +191.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +121.5k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP | New | +91.4k |
| JANA Partners Management, LP | Added | +47.1k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Added | +35.8k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | Added | +24.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Added | +17.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +13.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +11.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +10.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -98.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -35.0k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -33.3k |
| Empirical Asset Management, LLC | Sold out | -31.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -29.0k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -27.6k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Reduced | -23.7k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Reduced | -20.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -18.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -16.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $38.0m20.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.7m11.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $21.5m11.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.9m6.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $3.4m1.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $2.8m1.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $934.0k500 shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $747.8k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $23.0m12.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $20.0m10.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $16.5m8.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.8m2.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.8m1.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $560.9k300 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $373.9k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $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.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
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 Q1 2025
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)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $260.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $213.6k | 2 | $2.2m | $2.1m |
| Q4 2023 | 4 | $325.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 3 | $285.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.1m | $4.9m |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $45.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $155.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $200.8k | 1 | $5.6m | $5.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-26 | MARKEL STEVEN A Director | Sold plan | $163.7k88 shares |
| 2025-02-25 | MARKEL STEVEN A Director | Sold plan | $1.8m966 shares |
| 2025-02-24 | MARKEL STEVEN A Director | Sold plan | $2.1m1.1k shares |
| 2025-02-21 | MARKEL STEVEN A Director | Sold plan | $1.5m800 shares |
| 2025-02-07 | GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $200.8k100 shares |
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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.2bn | Added +7.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 766.7k $1.4bn | Added +11.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 543.9k $1.0bn | Reduced -4.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 482.1k $901.3m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 4.00% of their portfolio | 371.5k $694.5m | Added +947 |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.4k $580.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.63% of their portfolio | 276.7k $517.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 220.0k $410.4m | Added +10.7k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 210.5k $393.5m | Reduced -16.7k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 2.25% of their portfolio | 203.3k $379.5m | Reduced -997 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 1.60% of their portfolio | 191.2k $357.5m | New |
| JANA Partners Management, LP 15.06% of their portfolio | 156.0k $291.7m | Added +47.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 153.9k $287.8m | Added +229 |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 147.6k $275.9m | Reduced -16 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 2.85% of their portfolio | 146.1k $273.1m | Added +24.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.8k $270.6m | Added +3.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 139.9k $261.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 139.4k $260.7m | Added +121.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 118.9k $222.2m | Added +2.2k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.05% of their portfolio | 108.0k $202.0m | Added +35.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 101.5k $189.8m | Added +480 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 92.7k $173.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 14.50% of their portfolio | 91.4k $170.8m | New |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 5.02% of their portfolio | 88.9k $166.1m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 3.50% of their portfolio | 88.4k $165.2m | Reduced -58 |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 2.98% of their portfolio | 83.7k $156.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.50% of their portfolio | 82.2k $153.3m | Added +8.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 82.1k $153.5m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.91% of their portfolio | 80.2k $150.0m | Added +2.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 80.2k $149.9m | Added +1.2k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 79.8k $149.2m | Added +2.9k |
| BARR E S & CO 9.04% of their portfolio | 79.7k $149.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 79.6k $148.9m | Added +896 |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 9.61% of their portfolio | 79.1k $147.9m | Added +1.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 71.7k $134.1m | Reduced -297 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 68.6k $128.3m | Added +17.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.7k $113.6m | Added +2.8k |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 14.08% of their portfolio | 58.0k $108.5m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 57.1k $106.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.0k $106.6m | Reduced -6.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.0k $104.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Graham Holdings Co 11.50% of their portfolio | 55.4k $103.6m | Unchanged |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.38% of their portfolio | 55.3k $103.3m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.89% of their portfolio | 50.0k $93.5m | Unchanged |
| AVENIR CORP 9.74% of their portfolio | 49.6k $92.8m | Reduced -4.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.9k $91.4m | Added +6.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.3k $88.4m | Reduced -648 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.8k $81.9m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 2.99% of their portfolio | 43.4k $81.1m | Added +71 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.20% of their portfolio | 42.1k $78.7m | Reduced -7.5k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 39.9k $74.5m | Reduced -5.7k |
| STEGINSKY CAPITAL LLC 16.35% of their portfolio | 39.1k $73.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 37.7k $70.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 36.3k $67.8m | Reduced -290 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.7k $64.9m | Added +3.1k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 34.0k $63.6m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Quilter Plc 1.31% of their portfolio | 33.8k $63.1m | Added +615 |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 1.89% of their portfolio | 33.0k $61.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 29.7k $55.6m | Reduced -468 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 28.7k $53.6m | Reduced -139 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 27.9k $52.2m | Added +13.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $51.3m | Added +1.3k |
| Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC 4.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $51.3m | Unchanged |
| Capco Asset Management, LLC 12.02% of their portfolio | 27.2k $50.8m | Reduced -834 |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 3.21% of their portfolio | 26.3k $49.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $48.7m | Added +7.3k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 25.4k $47.4m | Reduced -23.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.5k $45.8m | First filing |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 7.62% of their portfolio | 24.4k $45.6m | Reduced -8.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.0k $44.8m | Added +8.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.4k $43.1m | Reduced -4.8k |
| GREENLEA LANE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 14.51% of their portfolio | 22.5k $42.0m | Added +735 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 21.5k $40.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.4k $40.0m | Reduced -6.3k |
| COUNTRY TRUST BANK 0.96% of their portfolio | 20.5k $38.3m | Reduced -819 |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. 8.01% of their portfolio | 20.2k $37.9m | Reduced -62 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 19.8k $37.0m | Reduced -76 |
| COBBLESTONE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC /NY/ 2.02% of their portfolio | 19.8k $37.0m | Added +251 |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.3k $36.1m | Reduced -126 |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.52% of their portfolio | 18.9k $35.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 5.96% of their portfolio | 18.7k $34.7m | Added +18 |
| Lincoln Capital LLC 6.57% of their portfolio | 17.6k $31.4m | Reduced -3 |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.6k $32.2m | Reduced -577 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $32.4m | Added +435 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.1k $32.0m | Reduced -133 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.13% of their portfolio | 16.7k $31.2m | Added +148 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.7k $31.2m | Added +5.2k |
| Citadel Investment Advisory, Inc. 14.69% of their portfolio | 16.0k $29.9m | Added +75 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.9k $29.6m | Reduced -241 |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.6k $29.2m | Added +1.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.1k $28.2m | Reduced -98.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.8k $27.6m | Added +3.7k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.69% of their portfolio | 14.5k $27.1m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.6k $25.4m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 6.11% of their portfolio | 12.9k $24.1m | Added +59 |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 2.54% of their portfolio | 12.6k $23.6m | Reduced -5.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.4k $21.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.1k $22.6m | Reduced -5.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.8k $22.0m | Added +2.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.5k $21.5m | Reduced -1.5k |