MARKEL GROUP INC.
MARKEL GROUP INC. (MKL) has a dated narrative snapshot, but its priced-in model claim is temporarily suppressed because the model-solve record is unavailable or has changed.
900 institutional managers reported holding MKL in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 76% of the company; the top 10 hold 35%. 88 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Vanguard Group, BlackRock, Select Equity Group, among others. On the short side, 325k shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 3% of shares outstanding (4.1 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
MKL has cut its share count 8.4% over the past five years, spending $2.02B on repurchases. It pays no dividend. Cash returned over the past three years: $1.39B in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Open-market insider buys at MKL over the trailing three years: 2023: 10 buys totaling $539k; 2024: 9 buys totaling $486k; 2025: 3 buys totaling $247k. 19 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
MKL's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-01 | -0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019-05-01 | +1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2020-02-22 | -0.0% | -34.4% |
| 2021-02-20 | +5.9% | +8.9% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
MKL's latest 8-K filings: 2026-05-22 (items 9.01); 2026-05-20 (items 7.01, 9.01); 2026-02-26 (items 7.01, 9.01); 2026-02-26 (items 5.02, 5.03, 9.01); 2026-02-04 (items 2.02, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 27, 2026
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