Lee Enterprises Ownership | Who Owns Lee Enterprises?


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Lee Enterprises Ownership Summary


Lee Enterprises is owned by 39.19% institutional investors, 33.73% insiders, and 27.08% retail investors. Gamco investors, inc. et al is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.08% 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 Enterprises39.19%33.73%27.08%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 46.53%15.90%37.58%
IndustryPublishing Stocks 42.24%20.01%37.75%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Gamco investors, inc. et al493.82K8.08%$3.16M
Solas capital management472.75K7.73%$3.03M
Praetorian pr261.28K4.45%$3.86M
Vanguard group237.26K4.05%$3.51M
Truist financial219.97K3.75%$3.25M
Cannell capital226.00K3.70%$1.45M
Gabelli funds202.48K3.31%$1.30M
Wittenberg investment management85.04K1.39%$544.27K
Blackrock50.18K0.85%$557.47K
Geode capital management46.19K0.79%$682.85K

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Solas capital management472.75K1.69%$3.03M
Praetorian pr261.28K1.55%$3.86M
Cannell capital226.00K0.43%$1.45M
Wittenberg investment management85.04K0.24%$544.27K
Teton advisors16.00K0.06%$102.40K
Jb capital partners lp40.00K0.05%$256.00K
North star investment management38.18K0.04%$564.32K
Gamco investors, inc. et al493.82K0.03%$3.16M
Redhawk wealth advisors22.43K0.02%$143.52K
Gabelli funds202.48K0.01%$1.30M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Truist financial219.97K0.01%219.97K
Gamco investors, inc. et al493.82K0.03%23.27K
Wittenberg investment management85.04K0.24%14.26K
Ubs group6.75K-6.42K
Gabelli funds202.48K0.01%4.39K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Praetorian pr261.28K1.55%-92.44K
Jbf capital---83.92K
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv---14.46K
Kerrisdale advisers---13.76K
Dimensional fund advisors lp---13.40K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Truist financial219.97K0.01%219.97K$3.25M
Hantz financial services3.20K0.00%3.20K$20.00K
Raymond james financial169.00-169.00$1.08K
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc29.00-29.00$429.00

Sold Out

HolderChange
Qube research-2.00
Huntington national bank-35.00
Barclays-123.00
Fny investment advisers-350.00
Tower research capital llc (trc)-567.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Jun 30, 2024365.88%2,191,7070.13%372.70%1385.71%10-23.08%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB202.00K3.25%2.00K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF167.21K2.70%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv155.31K2.48%-3.39K
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions IB66.50K1.07%-
Gabelli ABC AAA60.11K0.97%6.61K
Gabelli Small Cap Growth AAA50.00K0.80%-
Gabelli Multimedia48.00K0.77%3.00K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr47.67K0.76%-21.72K
GAMCO SMID Cap Value34.00K0.55%1.00K
Fidelity Extended Market Index23.28K0.37%-61.00

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 39.19%, followed by 33.73% insiders and 27.08% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Lee Enterprises's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 42.24%, which Lee Enterprises falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Lee Enterprises?

Lee Enterprises’s largest shareholders are Gamco investors, inc. et al (493.82K shares, 8.08%), Solas capital management (472.75K shares, 7.73%), and Praetorian pr (261.28K shares, 4.45%). Together, they hold 20.27% 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 1.69% of its assets in 472.75K Lee Enterprises shares, valued at 3.03M$.

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 202K Lee Enterprises shares.

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