Lee Enterprises Ownership | Who Owns Lee Enterprises?


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Lee Enterprises Ownership Summary


Lee Enterprises is owned by 36.36% institutional investors, 34.20% insiders, and 29.43% retail investors. Gamco investors, inc. et al is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.95% of LEE shares. 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB is the top mutual fund, with 3.25% of its assets in Lee Enterprises shares.

LEE Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockLee Enterprises36.36%34.20%29.43%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 31.39%16.65%51.96%
IndustryPublishing Stocks 17.61%22.85%59.53%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Gamco investors, inc. et al485.68K7.95%$2.64M
Solas capital management472.75K7.73%$2.57M
Vanguard group229.71K3.76%$1.25M
Truist financial219.97K3.60%$1.20M
Gabelli funds207.10K3.39%$1.13M
Cannell capital205.85K3.37%$1.12M
Wittenberg investment management97.26K1.59%$529.08K
Blackrock50.18K0.85%$557.47K
Geode capital management47.30K0.77%$257.40K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de47.29K0.77%$257.26K

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Solas capital management472.75K1.57%$2.57M
Wittenberg investment management97.26K0.21%$529.08K
Cannell capital205.85K0.17%$1.12M
Teton advisors16.00K0.06%$102.40K
Jb capital partners lp40.00K0.04%$217.60K
Murphy pohlad asset management12.20K0.03%$66.37K
Gamco investors, inc. et al485.68K0.03%$2.64M
Redhawk wealth advisors22.43K0.01%$121.99K
North star investment management38.18K0.01%$207.71K
Gabelli funds207.10K0.01%$1.13M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wittenberg investment management97.26K0.21%12.21K
Murphy pohlad asset management12.20K0.03%12.20K
Gabelli funds207.10K0.01%4.62K
Fmr1.17K-1.17K
Blackrock50.18K-470.00

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Praetorian pr---125.26K
Jbf capital---83.92K
Cannell capital205.85K0.17%-20.16K
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv---14.46K
Kerrisdale advisers---13.76K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Murphy pohlad asset management12.20K0.03%12.20K$66.37K
Fmr1.17K-1.17K$6.35K
Clayton financial group200.000.00%200.00$1.09K
Citigroup172.00-172.00$936.00

Sold Out

HolderChange
Qube research-2.00
Huntington national bank-35.00
Raymond james financial-169.00
Fny investment advisers-350.00
Centerpoint advisors-400.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 202532-11.11%2,222,523-7.05%362.38%11-5-44.44%
Jun 30, 2025372.78%2,395,090-2.18%392.34%11-8.33%1011.11%
Mar 31, 2025365.88%2,448,3623.11%402.49%12-14.29%928.57%
Dec 31, 202425-21.88%1,574,370-31.63%261.74%912.50%4-55.56%
Sep 30, 202432-11.11%2,302,6925.06%392.85%8-38.46%9-10.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB203.50K3.25%1.50K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF167.21K2.70%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv155.31K2.48%-3.39K
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions IB67.00K1.07%500.00
Gabelli ABC AAA60.11K0.97%6.61K
Gabelli Small Cap Growth AAA50.08K0.80%78.00
Gabelli Multimedia49.08K0.78%1.08K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr47.67K0.76%-21.72K
GAMCO SMID Cap Value34.00K0.55%1.00K
Fidelity Extended Market Index23.09K0.37%-190.00

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Feb 19, 2025Fletcher Steven C.-Buy$11.57K
Oct 15, 2024Bahl Raghav Nath Member of 10% Owner GroupSell$390.00K
Oct 15, 2024Bahl Raghav Nath Member of 10% Owner GroupSell$540.00K
Oct 15, 2024Bahl Raghav Nath Member of 10% Owner GroupSell$135.00K
Aug 07, 2024Fletcher Steven C.-Buy$9.35K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q2--
2025 Q11-
2024 Q4-3
2024 Q31-
2024 Q21-

LEE Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Lee Enterprises?

Lee Enterprises shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 36.36%, followed by 34.20% insiders and 29.44% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Lee Enterprises's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 17.61%, which Lee Enterprises exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Lee Enterprises?

Lee Enterprises’s largest shareholders are Gamco investors, inc. et al (485.68K shares, 7.95%), Solas capital management (472.75K shares, 7.73%), and Vanguard group (229.71K shares, 3.76%). Together, they hold 19.44% of Lee Enterprises’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Lee Enterprises?

Yes, BlackRock owns 0.85% of Lee Enterprises, totaling 50.18K shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 557.47K$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 470 shares, a 0.95% change.

Who is Lee Enterprises’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Solas capital management is Lee Enterprises’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.57% of its assets in 472.75K Lee Enterprises shares, valued at 2.57M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Lee Enterprises shares?

1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB is the top mutual fund holder of Lee Enterprises shares, with 3.25% of its total shares outstanding invested in 203.5K Lee Enterprises shares.

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