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Markel Group Inc. short interest

282K shares of Markel Group were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (157K to 325K). Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short282Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.9%+33% over a year
Days to cover3.72at 76K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.28%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (157K to 325K), and the share price moved -3% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026282K+1.9%76K3.72
    30 September 2026277K-0.7%80K3.48
    15 September 2026279K+7.5%58K4.78
    31 August 2026259K+10.3%63K4.11
    14 August 2026235K-4.5%60K3.92
    31 July 2026246K-16.9%64K3.87
    15 July 2026296K-0.5%78K3.82
    30 June 2026298K-8.4%77K3.85
    15 June 2026325K+8.9%78K4.14
    29 May 2026298K+27.0%80K3.75
    15 May 2026235K+25.7%76K3.10
    30 April 2026187K+1.3%84K2.22
    15 April 2026185K+1.3%52K3.56
    31 March 2026182K+8.1%55K3.34
    13 March 2026168K+7.3%50K3.35
    27 February 2026157K-9.1%46K3.42
    13 February 2026173K-9.3%51K3.39
    30 January 2026191K-2.5%53K3.62
    15 January 2026195K-5.7%41K4.80
    31 December 2025207K-5.9%33K6.26
    15 December 2025220K+2.1%47K4.72
    28 November 2025216K-15.4%44K4.88
    14 November 2025255K+18.7%47K5.42
    31 October 2025215K+1.2%43K5.00
    15 October 2025212K+8.2%41K5.13
    30 September 2025196K-2.9%49K3.99
    15 September 2025202K+11.8%35K5.72
    29 August 2025181K-6.4%42K4.28
    15 August 2025193K+9.5%47K4.16
    31 July 2025177K-11.0%43K4.14
    15 July 2025198K+11.1%40K4.93
    30 June 2025179K+11.1%51K3.50
    13 June 2025161K+8.0%48K3.36
    30 May 2025149K-0.8%64K2.32
    15 May 2025150K-12.7%53K2.85
    30 April 2025172K-17.2%71K2.41
    15 April 2025207K+19.8%60K3.48
    31 March 2025173K+8.6%42K4.17
    14 March 2025159K-8.0%61K2.62
    28 February 2025173K-3.1%65K2.67
    14 February 2025179K-3.2%88K2.03
    31 January 2025185K+19.3%74K2.50
    15 January 2025155K+4.1%62K2.50
    31 December 2024149K+3.6%45K3.27
    13 December 2024144K+0.6%58K2.49
    29 November 2024143K-0.3%48K2.99
    15 November 2024143K+20.3%54K2.64
    31 October 2024119K+4.8%50K2.40
    15 October 2024114K-4.6%36K3.16
    30 September 2024119K+7.6%33K3.64
    13 September 2024111K+5.0%36K3.06
    30 August 2024105K-2.5%24K4.37
    15 August 2024108K+6.5%41K2.62
    31 July 2024102K-18.3%43K2.39
    15 July 2024124K-4.7%39K3.18
    28 June 2024130K-8.0%58K2.25
    14 June 2024142K-8.6%30K4.70
    31 May 2024155K+0.3%31K5.01
    15 May 2024154K+5.7%49K3.15
    30 April 2024146K-13.7%36K4.05
    15 April 2024169K+17.1%42K4.04
    28 March 2024144K-11.8%39K3.74
    15 March 2024164K+4.3%43K3.78
    29 February 2024157K+0.2%56K2.79
    15 February 2024157K+15.0%91K1.73
    31 January 2024136K-4.0%35K3.94
    12 January 2024142K+4.5%43K3.32
    29 December 2023136K-12.3%46K2.95
    15 December 2023155K+43.1%78K2.00
    30 November 2023108K+53.1%101K1.07
    15 November 202371K+3.6%84K1.00
    31 October 202368K-5.1%45K1.53
    13 October 202372K+2.3%38K1.88
    29 September 202370K-0.7%42K1.68
    15 September 202371K-2.6%42K1.69
    31 August 202373K-9.3%37K1.96
    15 August 202380K+3.0%33K2.47
    31 July 202378K-27.7%27K2.87
    14 July 2023108K-1.6%26K4.14
    30 June 2023110K-4.7%47K2.32
    15 June 2023115K-5.5%29K3.93
    31 May 2023122K-3.2%36K3.33
    15 May 2023126K-3.0%25K5.08
    28 April 2023130K+2.6%37K3.47
    14 April 2023126K+19.8%33K3.82
    31 March 2023105K+6.7%50K2.12
    15 March 202399K+29.1%40K2.48
    28 February 202377K-11.1%38K2.04
    15 February 202386K-10.0%45K1.89
    31 January 202396K-7.1%29K3.24
    13 January 2023103K+14.0%39K2.66
    30 December 202290K-16.7%29K3.13
    15 December 2022108K+5.1%33K3.33
    30 November 2022103K-5.0%29K3.61
    15 November 2022109K+9.7%43K2.52
    31 October 202299K-22.7%40K2.51
    14 October 2022128K-7.5%56K2.30
    30 September 2022138K+18.1%57K2.44
    15 September 2022117K+17.1%44K2.65
    31 August 2022100K-5.7%36K2.78
    15 August 2022106K-1.0%65K1.62
    29 July 2022107K-24.3%44K2.45
    15 July 2022142K+10.7%77K1.83
    30 June 2022128K+10.9%54K2.39
    15 June 2022115K-0.9%34K3.38
    31 May 2022116K-15.8%51K2.27
    13 May 2022138K-0.4%55K2.52
    29 April 2022139K-9.1%47K2.93
    14 April 2022153K-12.9%60K2.53
    31 March 2022175K+36.4%90K1.95
    15 March 2022128K+73.8%81K1.59
    28 February 202274K+13.8%46K1.60
    15 February 202265K-11.5%49K1.32
    31 January 202273K-12.4%53K1.37
    14 January 202284K+3.9%42K1.98
    31 December 202181K+9.2%44K1.82
    15 December 202174K-3.7%44K1.69
    30 November 202177K-23.0%46K1.65
    15 November 202199K-8.8%29K3.48
    29 October 2021109K+9.8%40K2.75
    15 October 202199K+13.8%65K1.52
    30 September 202187K-25.0%41K2.15
    15 September 2021116K+36.4%30K3.93
    31 August 202185K-24.9%24K3.56
    13 August 2021113K+25.2%36K3.11
    30 July 202191K-34.9%40K2.25
    15 July 2021139K+14.1%59K2.35
    30 June 2021122K+11.7%55K2.21
    15 June 2021109K-41.7%39K2.78
    28 May 2021188K+36.4%80K2.34
    14 May 2021137K+35.9%41K3.36
    30 April 2021101K-7.7%39K2.62
    15 April 2021110K+32.4%38K2.88
    31 March 202183K-6.9%34K2.42
    15 March 202189K-11.3%41K2.18
    26 February 2021100K-10.0%57K1.75
    12 February 2021111K+40.7%77K1.45
    29 January 202179K-3.0%63K1.26
    15 January 202182K-17.7%51K1.59
    31 December 202099K+13.2%50K1.98
    15 December 202088K-33.0%52K1.67
    30 November 2020131K+50.4%54K2.44
    13 November 202087K+14.9%56K1.56
    30 October 202076K-11.8%49K1.56
    15 October 202086K+9.8%39K2.20
    30 September 202078K-13.0%45K1.74
    15 September 202090K-13.7%35K2.57
    31 August 2020104K-5.4%25K4.09
    14 August 2020110K-7.6%35K3.14
    31 July 2020119K+8.5%50K2.38
    15 July 2020110K-0.7%38K2.90
    30 June 2020110K-2.0%47K2.36
    15 June 2020113K-5.3%57K1.97
    29 May 2020119K+5.3%63K1.88
    15 May 2020113K+27.4%62K1.82
    30 April 202089K-12.1%52K1.70
    15 April 2020101K+9.1%65K1.55
    31 March 202092K+19.9%86K1.08
    13 March 202077K-16.0%61K1.25
    28 February 202092K-14.1%45K2.06
    14 February 2020107K-9.0%39K2.72
    31 January 2020117K-5.6%30K3.93
    15 January 2020124K-5.0%34K3.70
    31 December 2019131K+5.7%34K3.91
    13 December 2019124K-7.4%34K3.64
    29 November 2019134K-4.2%38K3.52
    15 November 2019140K+6.3%32K4.33
    31 October 2019131K-2.0%37K3.53
    15 October 2019134K-6.8%31K4.31
    30 September 2019144K-3.5%35K4.14
    13 September 2019149K-6.5%27K5.43
    30 August 2019160K-19.7%27K5.96
    15 August 2019199K+4.3%35K5.61
    31 July 2019190K-4.1%39K4.83
    15 July 2019199K-13.4%32K6.28
    28 June 2019229K+1.2%35K6.51
    14 June 2019227K+3.9%34K6.70
    31 May 2019218K-8.6%61K3.56
    15 May 2019239K+0.6%51K4.71
    30 April 2019237K+15.7%56K4.22
    15 April 2019205K+3.4%74K2.77
    29 March 2019198K-6.0%43K4.64
    15 March 2019211K+36.5%48K4.42
    28 February 2019155K+4.3%51K3.03
    15 February 2019148K-0.9%47K3.15
    31 January 2019150K-0.1%36K4.12
    15 January 2019150K+4.4%39K3.86
    31 December 2018143K+21.2%59K2.42
    14 December 2018118K+16.0%64K1.86
    30 November 2018102K+4.6%35K2.93
    15 November 201897K+4.3%34K2.88
    31 October 201893K-10.0%59K1.57
    15 October 2018104K-9.8%50K2.09
    28 September 2018115K-16.0%37K3.12
    14 September 2018137K-11.0%23K5.88
    31 August 2018154K+3.0%25K6.18
    15 August 2018149K+0.8%30K4.97
    31 July 2018148K-2.1%22K6.68
    13 July 2018152K-2.6%27K5.56
    29 June 2018156K-6.7%37K4.20
    15 June 2018167K+18.8%31K5.33
    31 May 2018140K+0.6%29K4.87
    15 May 2018140K-5.7%28K4.96
    30 April 2018148K+1.4%32K4.60
    13 April 2018146K-2.8%26K5.57
    29 March 2018150K-0.8%36K4.19
    15 March 2018151K+8.8%25K6.07
    28 February 2018139K-13.2%24K5.84
    15 February 2018160K-3.8%38K4.18
    31 January 2018167K-20.0%45K3.69
    12 January 2018208K+0.2%39K5.28
    29 December 2017208K42K4.97
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.