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 ($23.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 12.6m as of 2025-10-22, 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 ≈ $1907.37. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($116.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($141.4m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 855 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 363 | 331 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $226.3m | $35.0m | 0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | $100.9m | $68.0m | 0.67 |
| Q2 2025 | $104.8m | $102.4m | 0.98 |
| Q3 2025 | $116.3m | $141.4m | 1.22 |
Biggest buyers
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +46.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +20.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Added | +18.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +17.9k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | Added | +17.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +15.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +11.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +10.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +9.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +9.6k |
Biggest sellers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -42.5k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Reduced | -37.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -23.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -18.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -17.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -15.3k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC | Reduced | -12.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -12.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -9.1k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Reduced | -9.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $45.3m23.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $32.5m17.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.8m11.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.1m5.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.5m2.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $955.7k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $191.0k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $89.8m47.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $25.0m13.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $11.9m6.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.8m4.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.8m2.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $1.1m600 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $148.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | Grandis Meade P. CAO and Controller · By Trusts | Sold | $148.8k75 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.2bn | Added +5.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 720.0k $1.4bn | Added +7.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 547.2k $1.0bn | Added +9.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 448.4k $857.1m | Reduced -23.5k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 3.13% of their portfolio | 382.7k $731.5m | Added +46.4k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 3.73% of their portfolio | 373.5k $713.9m | Added +2.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.4k $581.8m | Added +6.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.53% of their portfolio | 269.3k $514.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 225.3k $429.4m | Added +11.8k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 205.0k $391.4m | Added +325 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.28% of their portfolio | 196.9k $376.3m | Reduced -4.7k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 3.09% of their portfolio | 181.2k $346.4m | Added +17.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 155.5k $297.2m | Reduced -359 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.1k $292.6m | Added +8.5k |
| JANA Partners Management, LP 13.64% of their portfolio | 147.4k $281.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 129.7k $247.8m | Added +6.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 122.8k $234.8m | Reduced -9.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.4k $182.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 88.6k $169.4m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 3.39% of their portfolio | 88.4k $168.9m | Reduced -4 |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.47% of their portfolio | 86.5k $165.3m | Added +1.4k |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 9.62% of their portfolio | 84.3k $161.1m | Unchanged |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 2.80% of their portfolio | 84.2k $161.0m | Added +287 |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.83% of their portfolio | 80.0k $152.9m | Added +58 |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.72% of their portfolio | 78.5k $150.0m | Reduced -5.5k |
| BARR E S & CO 8.11% of their portfolio | 78.3k $149.6m | Reduced -947 |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 9.39% of their portfolio | 77.5k $148.2m | Reduced -235 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.81% of their portfolio | 77.1k $147.3m | Reduced -37.2k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 3.62% of their portfolio | 75.3k $144.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.3k $140.1m | Added +283 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 68.6k $131.1m | Reduced -465 |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 67.9k $129.7m | Reduced -12.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.3k $124.8m | Added +3.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 63.2k $120.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 61.5k $117.6m | Added +1.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.3k $113.4m | Added +9.7k |
| Graham Holdings Co Master Retirement Trust 15.06% of their portfolio | 58.0k $110.9m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.0k $110.9m | Added +1.4k |
| Graham Holdings Co 10.61% of their portfolio | 55.4k $105.9m | Unchanged |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 3.40% of their portfolio | 50.0k $95.6m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.4k $94.3m | Reduced -42.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.3k $90.3m | Added +15.4k |
| AVENIR CORP 9.31% of their portfolio | 46.7k $89.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.4k $88.6m | Reduced -979 |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 2.84% of their portfolio | 43.8k $83.8m | Added +133 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.5k $77.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| STEGINSKY CAPITAL LLC 14.07% of their portfolio | 40.1k $76.6m | Added +529 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 40.0k $76.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.98% of their portfolio | 39.7k $75.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 38.1k $72.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.6k $69.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Quilter Plc 1.19% of their portfolio | 36.4k $69.6m | Added +2.2k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 33.8k $64.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $63.9m | Added +17.9k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 32.1k $61.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 31.1k $59.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.8k $58.9m | Added +4.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.5k $58.3m | Added +74 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 29.8k $57.0m | Added +10.3k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 2.88% of their portfolio | 27.8k $53.0m | Added +1.3k |
| Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC 3.55% of their portfolio | 27.4k $52.4m | Unchanged |
| Capco Asset Management, LLC 11.83% of their portfolio | 26.6k $50.7m | Reduced -487 |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 1.75% of their portfolio | 24.9k $47.5m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.5k $12.0m | First filing |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 23.4k $44.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $44.2m | Reduced -18.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.5k $43.0m | Reduced -4.0k |
| GREENLEA LANE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 12.51% of their portfolio | 22.5k $42.9m | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.4k $43.9m | Reduced -4.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 21.8k $41.6m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.4k $40.8m | Reduced -372 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 21.1k $40.3m | Added +433 |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 6.43% of their portfolio | 20.5k $39.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. 7.38% of their portfolio | 20.2k $38.6m | Reduced -11 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 20.0k $38.3m | New |
| COBBLESTONE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC /NY/ 1.84% of their portfolio | 20.0k $38.2m | Reduced -3 |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.7k $37.6m | Added +223 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.1k $36.5m | Added +309 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.8k $36.0m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 18.8k $35.9m | Added +18.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.8k $35.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 5.56% of their portfolio | 18.7k $35.7m | Reduced -208 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.5k $35.4m | Added +9.6k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.47% of their portfolio | 18.4k $35.2m | Reduced -295 |
| COUNTRY TRUST BANK 0.75% of their portfolio | 17.9k $34.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Lincoln Capital LLC 6.38% of their portfolio | 17.5k $34.1m | Reduced -75 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.1k $32.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.6k $31.8m | Added +6.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.6k $31.7m | Reduced -6.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.7k $29.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.6k $29.8m | Reduced -327 |
| Citadel Investment Advisory, Inc. 13.60% of their portfolio | 15.5k $29.7m | Added +82 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6k $25.9m | Added +2.8k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.3k $25.4m | Added +4.3k |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 5.29% of their portfolio | 13.2k $25.2m | Reduced -69 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.8k $24.4m | Added +2.5k |
| STANSBERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 12.3k $23.6m | Added +3.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 12.2k $19.9m | Reduced -200 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.8k $22.5m | Added +927 |
| PYA Waltman Capital, LLC 5.83% of their portfolio | 11.4k $21.7m | Added +305 |