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924 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.9B invested in Markel Group in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 319 increasing their positions, 315 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

211% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $127M | Put options by funds: $40.9M

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 88

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.5B → $18.9B (+$451M)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 319 | Existing positions reduced: 315

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.76%77.5% (+0.75%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 930924 (-6)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4644 (-2)

Holders
924
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.65%
% of All Funds
11.16%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
104
Increased
319
Reduced
315
Closed
88
Calls
$127M
Puts
$40.9M
Net Calls
+$86.2M
Net Calls Change
+$9.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.36B -$23.8M -12,770 -2%
Vanguard Capital Management
2
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.07B +$2.13M +1,143 +0.2%
Vanguard Portfolio Management
3
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$1.02B -$4.15M -2,225 -0.4%
DSA
4
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$794M +$43.6M +23,326 +6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$685M -$12M -6,427 -2%
Select Equity Group
6
Select Equity Group
New York
$648M -$85.8M -45,964 -12%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$610M +$9.67M +5,179 +2%
Principal Financial Group
8
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$601M -$176M -94,085 -23%
Boston Partners
9
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$601M +$106M +56,528 +23%
VLKIM
10
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$450M +$8.38M +4,489 +2%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$418M -$12.9M -6,894 -3%
DC
12
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$403M -$1.44M -773 -0.4%
CCM
13
Check Capital Management
California
$309M +$152M +81,532 +106%
Baillie Gifford & Co
14
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$308M -$32M -17,145 -10%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$284M +$272M +145,542 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
16
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$272M +$3.89M +2,082 +2%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$232M -$32.7M -17,494 -13%
MAP
18
Madison Avenue Partners
New York
$219M +$45.6M +24,436 +28%
Wellington Management Group
19
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$200M -$7.96M -4,265 -4%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
20
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$181M -$8.93M -4,782 -5%
DAM
21
Davis Asset Management
California
$180M +$40.1M +21,474 +30%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$172M +$72.7M +38,952 +79%
FAM
23
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$170M +$1.22M +654 +0.8%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$164M -$3.04M -1,630 -2%
FWIA
25
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$160M +$4.01M +2,145 +3%

MKL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

924 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Markel Group (MKL) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $18.9B — up 2.4% from $18.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new MKL positions and 88 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 319 added to existing stakes and 315 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Check Capital Management, adding an estimated $152M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $297M sold.

  • 924 institutional investors held Markel Group (MKL) as of Q2 2026, down from 930 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $18.9B of Markel Group stock for Q2 2026, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 104 funds opened new Markel Group positions in Q2 2026 and 88 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Markel Group buyer in Q2 2026 was Check Capital Management, an estimated $152M added.
  • The largest Markel Group seller in Q2 2026 was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, an estimated $297M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.