Markel Ownership | Who Owns Markel?

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Markel Ownership Summary

Markel is owned by 28.21% institutional investors, 2.03% insiders, and 69.76% retail investors. Canerector is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 84.30% of MKL shares. Loomis Sayles Core is the top mutual fund, with 4.02% of its assets in Markel shares.

MKL Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Markel	28.21%	2.03%	69.76%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	36.95%	15.48%	47.58%
Industry	Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks	48.70%	15.38%	35.92%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Canerector	10.70M	84.30%	$560.00M
Vanguard group	1.17M	9.24%	$2.24B
Blackrock	750.01K	5.71%	$1.18B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	720.01K	5.67%	$1.38B
Principal financial group	547.19K	4.31%	$1.05B
Morgan stanley	448.43K	3.53%	$857.11M
Select equity group	382.73K	3.01%	$731.54M
Davis selected advisers	373.53K	2.94%	$713.95M
State street	304.40K	2.40%	$581.82M
Boston partners	269.26K	2.12%	$514.94M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Graham co master retirement trust	58.01K	15.06%	$110.87M
Steginsky capital	40.09K	14.07%	$76.63M
Jana partners management, lp	147.41K	13.64%	$281.76M
Citadel investment advisory	15.52K	13.60%	$29.66M
Greenlea lane capital management	22.45K	12.51%	$42.92M
Capco asset management	26.55K	11.83%	$50.75M
Graham	55.43K	10.61%	$105.95M
Rockbridge capital management	9.00K	10.15%	$17.20M
Banyan capital management	11.36K	9.86%	$21.71M
Madison avenue partners, lp	84.31K	9.62%	$161.15M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Canerector	10.70M	0.30%	10.70M
Norges bank	147.60K	0.03%	147.60K
Select equity group	382.73K	3.01%	46.36K
Rakuten investment management	24.45K	0.04%	24.45K
Qube research	20.03K	0.04%	20.03K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Proficio capital partners	-	-	-98.39K
Epoch investment partners	77.08K	0.81%	-37.19K
Empirical asset management	-	-	-31.38K
Morgan stanley	448.43K	0.05%	-23.46K
Great west life assurance co /can/	10.53K	0.03%	-23.37K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	147.60K	0.03%	147.60K	$254.79M
Rakuten investment management	24.45K	0.04%	24.45K	$12.03M
Strive asset management	20.00K	0.00%	20.00K	$3.82M
First national bank of omaha	7.88K	0.95%	7.88K	$15.07M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	6.54K	0.12%	6.54K	$10.31M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
First premier bank	-1.00
Hhm wealth advisors	-1.00
Rakuten securities	-1.00
Stephens consulting	-1.00
Pineridge advisors	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Sep 30, 2025	468	-45.13%	3,582,280	-64.26%	28	0.45%	187	-48.48%	140	-51.22%
Jun 30, 2025	836	-1.53%	10,011,600	-1.26%	78	1.26%	355	-3.27%	282	-5.05%
Mar 31, 2025	836	1.09%	9,980,374	-0.76%	77	1.30%	359	2.28%	293	3.17%
Dec 31, 2024	752	-4.81%	8,815,086	-9.11%	67	1.22%	314	-14.67%	256	8.02%
Sep 30, 2024	781	-3.82%	9,692,789	-2.91%	74	1.28%	362	4.93%	235	-15.47%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Loomis Sayles Core	520.00K	4.02%	520.00K
Principal Aligned MidCap Equity	407.93K	3.22%	-3.33K
Principal MidCap R5	406.62K	3.21%	-1.31K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	390.57K	3.07%	308.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	378.78K	2.99%	-9.18K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	268.83K	2.12%	2.90K
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap I	216.48K	1.71%	-8.66K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	136.20K	1.08%	-58.96K
JHancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap I	133.77K	1.06%	-
Vanguard Value Index Inv	106.81K	0.84%	-134.00

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 28, 2025	MARKEL STEVEN A	-	Sell	$210.00K
Nov 26, 2025	MARKEL STEVEN A	-	Sell	$147.00K
Nov 25, 2025	Wilson Simon	CEO, Markel Insurance	Sell	$155.47K
Aug 25, 2025	Grandis Meade P.	CAO and Controller	Sell	$148.78K
May 23, 2025	Harris Greta J	-	Sell	$167.53K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	3
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	2	3
2025 Q1	1	51
2024 Q4	1	-

MKL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Markel?

Markel shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 28.21%, followed by 2.03% insiders and 69.76% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Markel's industry, Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks, is 48.70%, which Markel falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Markel?

Markel’s largest shareholders are Canerector (10.7M shares, 84.30%), Vanguard group (1.17M shares, 9.24%), and Blackrock (750.01K shares, 5.71%). Together, they hold 99.25% of Markel’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Markel?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.71% of Markel, totaling 750.01K shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.03% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.18B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 809 shares, a 0.11% change.

Who is Markel’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Graham co master retirement trust is Markel’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 15.06% of its assets in 58.01K Markel shares, valued at 110.87M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Markel shares?

Loomis Sayles Core is the top mutual fund holder of Markel shares, with 4.02% of its total shares outstanding invested in 520K Markel shares.

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