Markel Ownership | Who Owns Markel?

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Markel Ownership Summary

Markel is owned by 75.83% institutional investors, 1.43% insiders, and 22.75% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.23% 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	75.83%	1.43%	22.75%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	37.05%	15.59%	47.36%
Industry	Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks	43.70%	14.11%	42.19%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	1.17M	9.23%	$2.52B
Blackrock	750.01K	5.71%	$1.18B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	710.61K	5.60%	$1.36B
Principal financial group	401.88K	3.17%	$769.30M
Davis selected advisers	383.43K	3.02%	$733.96M
Select equity group	377.64K	2.97%	$722.84M
Morgan stanley	357.09K	2.81%	$683.50M
State street	306.99K	2.42%	$587.60M
Boston partners	250.97K	1.98%	$480.36M
Van lanschot kempen investment management	226.15K	1.78%	$432.86M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Graham co master retirement trust	58.01K	15.72%	$111.03M
Citadel investment advisory	15.24K	13.92%	$29.17M
Steginsky capital	42.86K	13.56%	$82.05M
Capco asset management	25.84K	13.49%	$49.46M
Greenlea lane capital management	22.55K	12.54%	$43.17M
Rockbridge capital management	9.39K	12.07%	$17.97M
Graham	55.43K	10.97%	$106.10M
Avenir	45.83K	10.69%	$87.73M
Banyan capital management	11.05K	9.12%	$21.16M
Jana partners management, lp	75.31K	8.98%	$144.14M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	147.74K	0.03%	147.74K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	77.98K	0.04%	77.98K
Qube research	71.71K	0.15%	53.08K
Marshall wace, llp	53.90K	0.10%	34.90K
Van lanschot kempen investment management	226.15K	3.80%	21.29K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Principal financial group	401.88K	0.41%	-131.26K
Proficio capital partners	-	-	-98.39K
Select equity group	377.64K	3.70%	-50.24K
Morgan stanley	357.09K	0.04%	-35.08K
Davis selected advisers	383.43K	3.37%	-31.73K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	147.74K	0.03%	147.74K	$317.58M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	77.98K	0.04%	77.98K	$149.25M
Vanguard asset management	20.94K	0.03%	20.94K	$40.08M
Strive asset management	20.00K	0.00%	20.00K	$3.82M
Global frontier investments	14.30K	3.74%	14.30K	$27.37M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	914	-1.19%	9,627,548	-2.10%	75	1.26%	404	0.75%	293	-3.93%
Dec 31, 2025	401	-53.15%	3,786,363	-81.63%	29	0.11%	171	-53.53%	135	-49.63%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Loomis Sayles Core	520.00K	4.02%	520.00K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	390.57K	3.07%	308.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	380.45K	3.04%	882.00
Principal Aligned MidCap Equity	284.32K	2.27%	-113.12K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	258.72K	2.07%	651.00
Principal MidCap R5	221.04K	1.77%	-63.94K
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap I	144.48K	1.15%	-5.90K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	142.27K	1.14%	1.44K
JHancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap I	125.23K	1.00%	-10.96K
Kempen Intl Fds MercLan Glbl Eq F	115.34K	0.92%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 22, 2026	Harris Greta J	-	Sell	$49.92K
May 22, 2026	Harris Greta J	-	Sell	$64.61K
May 22, 2026	Harris Greta J	-	Sell	$25.86K
May 07, 2026	Leopold Diane	-	Buy	$89.46K
May 06, 2026	Leopold Diane	-	Buy	$179.26K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	3	-
2026 Q1	-	1
2025 Q4	-	19
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	2	3

MKL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Markel?

Markel shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 75.83%, followed by 1.43% insiders and 22.74% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Markel's industry, Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks, is 43.70%, which Markel exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Markel?

Markel’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (1.17M shares, 9.23%), Blackrock (750.01K shares, 5.71%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (710.61K shares, 5.60%). Together, they hold 20.54% 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 15.72% of its assets in 58.01K Markel shares, valued at 111.03M$.

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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