MarketAxess Holdings Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of an electronic fixed-income trading platform. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly financial results, commission and trading-volume metrics, common stock dividends, share repurchase authorizations, material agreements and Regulation FD disclosures tied to the company’s operating and capital-allocation updates.
The company’s proxy materials describe annual meeting matters, board composition, committee assignments, executive compensation and governance practices. Other filings record leadership transitions, director elections, credit-facility amendments, borrowing arrangements, insider and governance-related disclosures, and the risk and control framework associated with MarketAxess’s role in fixed-income trading, data, workflow and post-trade services.
North Reef Capital Management LP, together with North Reef Capital Management GP LLC and James Hanna, III, reports beneficial ownership of 3,395,000 shares of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. common stock.
This position represents 9.55% of the outstanding common shares. The reporting persons hold no sole voting or dispositive power, but have shared voting and shared dispositive power over all 3,395,000 shares.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. director Emily Hope Portney reported two bona fide gift transactions in common stock on 2026-08-12. One transaction acquired 2,085 shares held directly, and a second transaction disposed of 2,085 shares held indirectly “By GRAT.” Following these gifts, she held 4,259 direct and 1,571 indirect shares.
AQR Capital Management, LLC and its parent AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC report beneficial ownership of 1,987,288 shares of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. common stock, representing 5.59% of the class.
Both entities report shared voting power over 1,947,559 shares and shared dispositive power over 1,987,288 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. AQR Capital Management, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC.
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC General Counsel and Secretary Scott Pintoff reported a sale of 100 shares of common stock on 2026-08-10 at $162.60 per share in an open market or private transaction. Following this transaction, he directly holds 11,586 shares of MarketAxess common stock. The transaction was affirmed as made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Scott Pintoff filed a notice to sell 300 shares of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. common stock through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., with a proposed sale date of 08/10/2026. The shares relate to RSU/PSU equity compensation vesting dated 02/15/2026. In the prior three months, Pintoff sold 100 shares on each of 05/11/2026, 06/10/2026, and 07/10/2026, for consideration amounts of 14699.00, 11603.00, and 11512.00, respectively.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc director Jane Chwick reported a bona fide gift transfer of 606 shares of Common Stock on 2026-08-07 to a charitable donor advised fund. After this disposition, she holds 9,223 shares directly. The gift was not reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. reported Q2 2026 total revenues of $218,415, slightly below $219,462 a year earlier. Commissions remained the core driver at $186,895, supplemented by information services of $16,094, post-trade services of $11,598 and technology services of $3,828. Q2 operating income was $89,877 and net income was $68,323, compared with $71,180 in Q2 2025; diluted earnings per share were $1.93 for both periods.
For the first six months of 2026, revenues were $451,795 versus $428,038 in 2025, while net income increased to $146,430 from $86,245, with diluted EPS of $4.13 versus $2.31. As of June 30, 2026, total assets were $2,422,213 and total stockholders’ equity was $1,238,916. Cash and cash equivalents were $245,794, and borrowings decreased to $115,914 from $220,000 at year-end 2025. Net cash used in operating activities was $48,517 for the first half, driven largely by changes in receivables and payables tied to trading activity. The company paid cash dividends of $0.78 per share in each of the first two quarters and continued share repurchases, with treasury stock increasing to 5,698,972 shares.
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ reports its position in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. common stock on an amended Schedule 13G. The firm beneficially owns 3,504,905 shares, representing 9.86% of the outstanding common stock.
PRIMECAP has sole voting power over 3,481,055 shares and sole dispositive power over all 3,504,905 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive authority. The filing is signed by Chief Compliance Officer Jennifer Ottosen.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valuing MarketAxess at $167 per share, an equity value of approximately $6.0 billion and enterprise value of about $5.7 billion, a 33% premium to the July 29, 2026 close. ICE plans to fund the deal with newly issued debt, resulting in pro forma gross leverage of about 3.4x, with a target of 3.0x or below within 18–24 months.
The combination is positioned as creating a single global fixed income network by uniting MarketAxess’s institutional credit trading platform, with more than 2,100 institutional firms across ~30 emerging markets, with ICE’s fixed income data, indices, ICE Bonds retail/wealth execution, and clearing. ICE targets $100 million annual run-rate expense synergies, phased in over three years, and expects the deal to be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first full year after closing. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027, subject to MarketAxess stockholder approval, regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. reported second‑quarter 2026 revenue of $218 million, approximately unchanged from a year earlier, with net income of $68 million and diluted EPS of $1.93. Operating margin was 41.1% and EBITDA was $106 million with a 48.6% margin. Year‑to‑date revenue rose to $452 million and net income to $146 million, 6% and 70% above the prior‑year period, respectively. The company highlighted record services revenue and a 33% increase in portfolio trading average daily volume to a record $2.0 billion.
The board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.78 per share, payable September 2, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 19, 2026. MarketAxess also entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and, in light of this proposed transaction, canceled its planned August 7 earnings call, withdrew its 2026 annual guidance and medium‑term financial targets, and suspended its monthly volume press releases.