Markel Ownership | Who Owns Markel?

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Markel Ownership Summary

Markel is owned by 86.32% institutional investors, 1.45% insiders, and 12.23% 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	86.32%	1.45%	12.23%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	493.55%	13.79%	-407.34%
Industry	Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks	69.46%	16.35%	14.19%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	1.17M	9.23%	$2.52B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	697.84K	6.21%	$1.36B
Blackrock	750.01K	5.71%	$1.18B
Vanguard capital management	545.65K	4.86%	$1.07B
Davis selected advisers	406.76K	3.62%	$794.40M
Morgan stanley	350.66K	3.12%	$684.85M
Select equity group	331.68K	2.95%	$647.77M
State street	312.17K	2.78%	$609.67M
Principal financial group	307.79K	2.74%	$601.19M
Boston partners	307.50K	2.74%	$600.54M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Graham co master retirement trust	58.01K	15.43%	$113.29M
Capco asset management	25.32K	13.52%	$49.45M
Citadel investment advisory	15.24K	13.52%	$29.77M
Steginsky capital	45.41K	13.31%	$88.68M
Rockbridge capital management	9.59K	12.07%	$18.73M
Graham	63.79K	11.50%	$124.59M
Greenlea lane capital management	20.30K	10.89%	$39.66M
Avenir	44.21K	10.52%	$86.35M
Madison avenue partners, lp	112.33K	9.44%	$219.37M
Banyan capital management	10.70K	9.08%	$20.90M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	145.54K	0.03%	145.54K
Sixth street partners management company	77.58K	0.02%	77.58K
Troy asset management	61.51K	3.35%	61.51K
Boston partners	307.50K	0.53%	56.53K
Goldman sachs group	88.21K	0.01%	38.95K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
T. rowe price investment management	-	-	-155.38K
Proficio capital partners	-	-	-98.39K
Principal financial group	307.79K	0.30%	-94.08K
Marshall wace, llp	5.93K	0.01%	-47.97K
Select equity group	331.68K	3.20%	-45.96K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	145.54K	0.03%	145.54K	$284.24M
Sixth street partners management company	77.58K	0.02%	77.58K	$151.51M
Troy asset management	61.51K	3.35%	61.51K	$120.13M
Strive asset management	20.00K	0.00%	20.00K	$3.82M
Adage capital partners gp	8.00K	0.02%	8.00K	$15.62M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Independence bank of kentucky	-1.00
Rakuten securities	-1.00
Battery global advisors	-1.00
Hhm wealth advisors	-1.00
Stephens consulting	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	937	0.11%	9,695,553	0.56%	86	1.50%	425	3.66%	315	4.30%
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%

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 MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	378.60K	3.06%	1.06K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	377.54K	3.05%	-2.55K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	377.54K	3.02%	-2.55K
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl	257.69K	2.08%	-1.53K
Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl	257.28K	2.08%	-414.00
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	257.69K	2.06%	-1.53K
Principal Aligned MidCap Equity	214.66K	1.72%	-69.67K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	144.14K	1.16%	526.00

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 Q3	-	-
2026 Q2	3	3
2026 Q1	-	1
2025 Q4	-	19
2025 Q3	-	1

MKL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Markel?

Markel shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 86.32%, followed by 1.45% insiders and 12.23% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Markel's industry, Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks, is 69.46%, which Markel exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Markel?

Markel’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (1.17M shares, 9.23%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (697.84K shares, 6.21%), and Blackrock (750.01K shares, 5.71%). Together, they hold 21.15% 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 15.43% of its assets in 58.01K Markel shares, valued at 113.29M$.

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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