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 ($26.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 12.7m as of 2025-07-23, 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 ≈ $1996.44. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($104.8m notional), 10 hold puts ($102.4m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 854 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 353 | 353 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $31.4m | $32.0m | 1.02 |
| Q4 2024 | $226.3m | $35.0m | 0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | $100.9m | $68.0m | 0.67 |
| Q2 2025 | $104.8m | $102.4m | 0.98 |
Biggest buyers
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +145.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +48.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +19.5k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | Added | +17.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +14.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +9.3k |
| Amundi | Added | +9.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +8.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +7.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +6.9k |
Biggest sellers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -111.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -54.5k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -32.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -13.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -13.2k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -12.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -12.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC | Sold out | -11.5k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Reduced | -10.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -10.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $37.0m18.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Unchanged | $23.0m11.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.6m10.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $12.3m6.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.4m3.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.8m900 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m900 shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $798.9k400 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $199.7k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $31.8m15.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $28.8m14.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $26.8m13.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.3m4.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.4m1.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.4m700 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.2m600 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $998.7k500 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $798.9k400 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $46.3k | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | Harris Greta J Director | Sold | $167.5k90 shares |
| 2025-05-22 | Cunningham Lawrence A Director | Bought | $46.3k25 shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Grandis Meade P. CAO and Controller · By Trusts | Sold | $764.7k400 shares |
| 2025-05-05 | Grandis Meade P. CAO and Controller · By Trusts | Sold | $751.0k400 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.3bn | Added +9.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 712.3k $1.4bn | Reduced -54.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 537.7k $1.1bn | Reduced -6.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 471.9k $942.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 3.96% of their portfolio | 371.1k $741.3m | Reduced -338 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 2.86% of their portfolio | 336.4k $671.8m | Added +145.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 298.2k $595.7m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.60% of their portfolio | 272.1k $543.4m | Reduced -4.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 213.5k $425.0m | Reduced -6.5k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 204.7k $408.4m | Added +1.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.30% of their portfolio | 201.6k $402.7m | Reduced -8.9k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 3.12% of their portfolio | 163.8k $327.1m | Added +17.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 155.8k $311.3m | Added +1.9k |
| JANA Partners Management, LP 15.19% of their portfolio | 151.4k $302.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.6k $288.7m | Reduced -199 |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 144.4k $288.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 132.0k $263.6m | Reduced -7.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 123.6k $246.9m | Added +4.8k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.18% of their portfolio | 114.3k $228.2m | Added +6.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 103.9k $207.5m | Added +2.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.3k $196.3m | Added +5.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.9k $183.5m | Added +48.1k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 3.52% of their portfolio | 88.4k $176.6m | Added +35 |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 5.06% of their portfolio | 88.0k $175.8m | Reduced -889 |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.51% of their portfolio | 85.1k $170.0m | Added +2.9k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 11.24% of their portfolio | 84.3k $168.4m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.88% of their portfolio | 84.0k $167.8m | Added +3.8k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 84.0k $167.7m | Added +283 |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 80.1k $160.0m | Added +488 |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 79.9k $159.7m | Added +170 |
| BARR E S & CO 9.07% of their portfolio | 79.2k $158.2m | Reduced -461 |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 10.24% of their portfolio | 77.8k $155.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.0k $145.8m | Reduced -7.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 70.7k $141.3m | Added +2.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 69.1k $137.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 62.1k $124.0m | Added +1.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.6k $119.0m | Added +3.6k |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 16.09% of their portfolio | 58.0k $115.9m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.6k $113.1m | Reduced -432 |
| Graham Holdings Co 12.45% of their portfolio | 55.4k $110.7m | Unchanged |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.89% of their portfolio | 50.0k $99.9m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.6k $99.1m | Reduced -32.5k |
| AVENIR CORP 10.02% of their portfolio | 48.8k $97.4m | Reduced -851 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 47.7k $95.2m | Reduced -9.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.4k $94.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 2.99% of their portfolio | 43.7k $87.3m | Added +294 |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.08% of their portfolio | 42.5k $84.9m | Reduced -12.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.7k $83.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $82.9m | Added +14.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 39.6k $79.1m | Reduced -262 |
| STEGINSKY CAPITAL LLC 16.16% of their portfolio | 39.6k $79.0m | Added +463 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.5k $76.9m | Added +2.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 37.3k $74.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 35.6k $71.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Quilter Plc 1.25% of their portfolio | 34.2k $68.3m | Added +465 |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.66% of their portfolio | 33.2k $66.2m | Reduced -874 |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 2.09% of their portfolio | 32.6k $65.2m | Reduced -409 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.9k $63.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.5k $60.8m | Added +1.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 27.6k $55.2m | Reduced -111.8k |
| Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC 4.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $54.8m | Unchanged |
| Capco Asset Management, LLC 11.36% of their portfolio | 27.0k $54.0m | Reduced -133 |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.6k $52.2m | Added +9.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.5k $53.0m | Added +2.6k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 3.11% of their portfolio | 26.5k $52.9m | Added +157 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.3k $52.5m | Added +4.9k |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 25.4k $50.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 25.0k $50.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.8k $45.6m | Added +6.9k |
| GREENLEA LANE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 12.62% of their portfolio | 22.5k $44.9m | Unchanged |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 6.68% of their portfolio | 21.8k $43.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.7k $43.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 20.7k $41.2m | Reduced -795 |
| COUNTRY TRUST BANK 0.92% of their portfolio | 20.5k $40.9m | Added +37 |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. 8.15% of their portfolio | 20.2k $40.3m | Reduced -62 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.0k $40.0m | Added +2.7k |
| COBBLESTONE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC /NY/ 2.05% of their portfolio | 20.0k $39.9m | Added +232 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 19.5k $39.0m | New |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.4k $38.8m | Added +137 |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 6.05% of their portfolio | 18.9k $37.7m | Added +207 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.8k $37.5m | Added +2.1k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.54% of their portfolio | 18.7k $37.4m | Reduced -195 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.7k $37.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.1k $36.2m | Added +3.4k |
| Lincoln Capital LLC 6.77% of their portfolio | 17.6k $35.2m | Added +11 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.6k $35.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.9k $31.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $31.0m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Citadel Investment Advisory, Inc. 14.93% of their portfolio | 15.4k $30.8m | Reduced -577 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.5k $28.9m | Reduced -10.9k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.68% of their portfolio | 13.8k $27.6m | Reduced -677 |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 6.18% of their portfolio | 13.2k $26.5m | Added +333 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 12.4k $21.2m | Added +40 |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.97% of their portfolio | 12.2k $24.3m | Reduced -437 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.30% of their portfolio | 11.2k $22.3m | Added +1.9k |
| PYA Waltman Capital, LLC 6.37% of their portfolio | 11.1k $22.1m | Added +297 |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.0k $21.9m | First filing |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.8k $21.6m | Added +795 |
| BANYAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 11.08% of their portfolio | 10.8k $21.6m | Added +181 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.7k $21.4m | Reduced -1.4k |