Leslie's Ownership | Who Owns Leslie's?

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Leslie's Ownership Summary

Leslie's is owned by 58.91% institutional investors, 1.05% insiders, and 40.04% retail investors. Ariel investments is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 31.01% of LESL shares. Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund, with 17.30% of its assets in Leslie's shares.

LESL Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Leslie's	58.91%	1.05%	40.04%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	255.40%	15.92%	-171.32%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	32.81%	12.85%	54.35%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Ariel investments	2.88M	31.01%	$3.23M
Blackrock	28.53M	15.45%	$119.54M
Lind value ii aps	454.62K	4.89%	$509.17K
Vanguard group	335.29K	3.61%	$553.22K
Gsa capital partners llp	259.34K	2.79%	$290.00K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	196.17K	2.11%	$219.71K
Clearfield capital management lp	191.43K	2.06%	$214.40K
Performa ltd (us)	148.00K	1.59%	$165.76K
Colony group	130.00K	1.40%	$145.60K
Raymond james & associates	2.10M	1.14%	$8.78M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Jade capital advisors	342.60K	1.01%	$1.44M
Clearfield capital management lp	191.43K	0.11%	$214.40K
Lind value ii aps	454.62K	0.11%	$509.17K
Ctc alternative strategies	25.06K	0.04%	$105.00K
Counterpoint mutual funds	149.98K	0.04%	$334.46K
Performa ltd (us)	148.00K	0.04%	$165.76K
Ariel investments	2.88M	0.04%	$3.23M
Penn capital management company	690.54K	0.03%	$289.96K
Gsa capital partners llp	259.34K	0.02%	$290.00K
Xr securities	12.55K	0.01%	$52.60K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Walleye capital	572.04K	0.00%	572.04K
Raymond james & associates	2.10M	0.01%	410.13K
Susquehanna group, llp	462.40K	0.00%	275.94K
Jade capital advisors	342.60K	1.01%	95.00K
Penn capital management company	690.54K	0.03%	88.19K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Clarkston capital partners	-	-	-14.04M
Davenport	-	-	-5.22M
T. rowe price investment management	-	-	-5.11M
Champlain investment partners	-	-	-3.96M
Allspring global investments	-	-	-3.14M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Cullen capital management	59.42K	0.00%	59.42K	$132.51K
Sei investments	54.85K	0.00%	54.85K	$61.44K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	34.18K	-	34.18K	$38.28K
Ctc alternative strategies	25.06K	0.04%	25.06K	$105.00K
Xtx topco	24.40K	0.00%	24.40K	$27.33K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Sjs investment consulting	-1.00
Cullen/frost bankers	-2.00
Dinuzzo private wealth	-5.00
Jfs wealth advisors	-13.00
Salem investment counselors	-13.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	45	-11.76%	5,477,173	-8.03%	58	1.44%	22	22.22%	9	-60.87%
Dec 31, 2025	34	-45.16%	5,505,533	-11.21%	59	1.32%	13	85.71%	14	-74.55%
Sep 30, 2025	3	-97.64%	276,471	-99.81%	2	0.05%	-	-100.00%	3	-93.48%
Jun 30, 2025	131	-19.14%	150,291,007	-14.40%	81	0.90%	67	-15.19%	50	-19.35%
Mar 31, 2025	6	-97.25%	5,877,609	-96.98%	3	0.03%	4	-96.61%	2	-97.01%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Ariel Fund Investor	32.00M	17.30%	6.61M
Clarkston Capital SMID Composite	13.44M	7.25%	-8.43M
Orchard US Small Cap Value USD Instl 1	429.57K	4.59%	429.57K
Janus Henderson US SMID Cap Growth	6.42M	3.47%	-
Janus Henderson Triton D	6.42M	3.47%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	5.32M	2.87%	-
Clarkston Partners Founders	5.07M	2.73%	-3.35M
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	180.91K	1.93%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	180.91K	1.93%	-
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value I	3.21M	1.74%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 13, 2025	Iskander Anthony A	See Remarks	Buy	$49.92K
May 13, 2025	Strain John	-	Buy	$118.50K
May 13, 2025	OFarrell Susan C	-	Buy	$25.20K
May 13, 2025	Naylor Maile	-	Buy	$9.96K
Sep 06, 2024	Daniel Yolanda	-	Buy	$18.54K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	4	-

LESL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Leslie's?

Leslie's shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 58.91%, followed by 1.05% insiders and 40.04% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Leslie's's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 32.81%, which Leslie's exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Leslie's?

Leslie's’s largest shareholders are Ariel investments (2.88M shares, 31.01%), Blackrock (28.53M shares, 15.45%), and Lind value ii aps (454.62K shares, 4.89%). Together, they hold 51.35% of Leslie's’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Leslie's?

Yes, BlackRock owns 15.45% of Leslie's, totaling 28.53M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 119.54M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -306K shares, a -1.06% change.

Who is Leslie's’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Jade capital advisors is Leslie's’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.01% of its assets in 342.6K Leslie's shares, valued at 1.44M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Leslie's shares?

Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund holder of Leslie's shares, with 17.30% of its total shares outstanding invested in 32M Leslie's shares.

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