Lee Enterprises Ownership | Who Owns Lee Enterprises?


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Lee Enterprises Ownership Summary


Lee Enterprises is owned by 24.50% institutional investors, 34.20% insiders, and 41.30% retail investors. Gamco investors, inc. et al is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.84% of LEE shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.70% of its assets in Lee Enterprises shares.

LEE Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockLee Enterprises24.50%34.20%41.30%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 28.49%16.18%55.33%
IndustryPublishing Stocks 17.38%22.91%59.71%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Gamco investors, inc. et al601.45K9.84%$2.88M
Solas capital management472.75K7.73%$2.57M
Vanguard group229.71K3.76%$1.10M
Gabelli funds226.80K3.71%$1.09M
Truist financial219.97K3.60%$1.05M
Cannell capital205.85K3.37%$1.12M
Wittenberg investment management97.26K1.59%$529.08K
Blackrock50.18K0.85%$557.47K
Geode capital management47.79K0.78%$228.97K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de47.74K0.78%$228.68K

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
Gamco investors, inc. et al601.45K0.03%$2.88M
Redhawk wealth advisors22.43K0.01%$107.42K
Gabelli funds226.80K0.01%$1.09M
North star investment management20.00K0.01%$95.81K
Central pacific bank - trust division5.00K0.00%$23.95K
Drw securities20.63K0.00%$98.81K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Gamco investors, inc. et al601.45K0.03%115.78K
Drw securities20.63K0.00%20.63K
Gabelli funds226.80K0.01%19.70K
Wittenberg investment management97.26K0.21%12.21K
Ubs group2.23K-2.15K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Praetorian pr---125.26K
Jbf capital---83.92K
Jb capital partners lp---40.00K
Cannell capital205.85K0.17%-20.16K
North star investment management20.00K0.01%-18.18K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Drw securities20.63K0.00%20.63K$98.81K
Fmr1.17K-1.17K$6.35K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Qube research-2.00
Barclays-22.00
Huntington national bank-35.00
Raymond james financial-169.00
Fny investment advisers-350.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 202523-32.35%1,497,144-32.64%241.85%8-33.33%3-40.00%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF167.21K2.70%-
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB222.72K1.00%9.72K
Gabelli ABC AAA60.11K0.97%6.61K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv155.31K0.70%-
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions IB90.00K0.40%16.00K
Gabelli ABC I63.50K0.29%1.90K
Gabelli Small Cap Growth AAA54.00K0.24%3.92K
Ayalon Global Stocks14.07K0.23%-
Gabelli Multimedia48.20K0.22%-877.00
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr47.67K0.21%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 06, 2026Hoffmann David Henry Buy$174.61K
Mar 10, 2026Hoffmann David Henry Buy$249.92K
Mar 09, 2026Hoffmann David Henry Buy$258.54K
Mar 06, 2026MAGID BRENT-Sell$243.38K
Mar 05, 2026Hoffmann David Henry Buy$175.94K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q1361
2025 Q4--
2025 Q2--
2025 Q11-
2024 Q4-3

LEE Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Lee Enterprises?

Lee Enterprises shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 24.50%, followed by 34.20% insiders and 41.30% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Lee Enterprises's industry, Publishing Stocks , is 17.38%, which Lee Enterprises exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Lee Enterprises?

Lee Enterprises’s largest shareholders are Gamco investors, inc. et al (601.45K shares, 9.84%), Solas capital management (472.75K shares, 7.73%), and Vanguard group (229.71K shares, 3.76%). Together, they hold 21.33% 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?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Lee Enterprises shares, with 2.70% of its total shares outstanding invested in 167.21K Lee Enterprises shares.

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