Manchester United Ownership | Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United Ownership Summary

Manchester United is owned by 11.20% institutional investors, 31.90% insiders, and 56.90% retail investors. Ariel investments is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.18% of MANU shares. Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund, with 2.25% of its assets in Manchester United shares.

MANU Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Manchester United	11.20%	31.90%	56.90%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	26.03%	16.24%	57.73%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	26.32%	18.84%	54.85%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Ariel investments	8.93M	5.18%	$135.19M
Lindsell train	3.14M	1.82%	$52.85M
Cooperman leon g	2.86M	1.66%	$43.27M
Pinnacle associates	1.46M	0.84%	$24.51M
Breach inlet capital management	1.18M	0.69%	$17.88M
Harvey partners	1.10M	0.64%	$16.69M
Lancaster investment management	976.05K	0.56%	$16.42M
Janus henderson group	606.31K	0.37%	$10.52M
Ubs group	568.38K	0.33%	$9.05M
Gamco investors, inc. et al	523.85K	0.30%	$8.34M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Lancaster investment management	976.05K	9.03%	$16.42M
Breach inlet capital management	1.18M	8.83%	$17.88M
Michelson medical research foundation	200.00K	2.63%	$3.03M
Lindsell train	3.14M	1.68%	$52.85M
Harvey partners	1.10M	1.48%	$16.69M
Ariel investments	8.93M	1.45%	$135.19M
Cooperman leon g	2.86M	1.35%	$43.27M
Infinitum asset management	370.00K	1.03%	$5.60M
Pinnacle associates	1.46M	0.32%	$24.51M
Alan b. lancz & associates	17.91K	0.25%	$285.05K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Invesco	424.82K	0.00%	424.82K
Gamco investors, inc. et al	523.85K	0.08%	261.90K
Harvey partners	1.10M	1.48%	150.80K
Morgan stanley	468.25K	0.00%	130.42K
Ubs group	568.38K	0.00%	93.95K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Senvest management	-	-	-1.49M
Nomura	-	-	-634.63K
Lindsell train	3.14M	1.68%	-454.50K
Newedge wealth	-	-	-387.27K
Troluce capital advisors	-	-	-307.14K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Rathbones group	82.63K	0.01%	82.63K	$1.32M
Two sigma investments, lp	81.01K	0.00%	81.01K	$1.23M
Tudor investment corp et al	73.29K	0.00%	73.29K	$1.11M
D. e. shaw	45.14K	0.00%	45.14K	$783.13K
Caption management	6.17K	0.00%	6.17K	$93.47K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Van hulzen asset management	-1.00
Jpl wealth management	-1.00
Us bancorp \de\	-2.00
Perkins coie trust	-3.00
Synergy asset management	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	81	-35.20%	19,313,131	-29.10%	11	4.48%	42	-25.00%	7	-72.00%
Sep 30, 2025	119	5.31%	27,144,597	3.84%	15	6.85%	55	-3.51%	24	9.09%
Jun 30, 2025	118	14.56%	27,036,311	2.09%	15	6.44%	58	18.37%	24	-
Mar 31, 2025	103	-13.45%	26,476,156	-2.07%	15	5.87%	48	-14.29%	25	-3.85%
Dec 31, 2024	113	7.62%	26,548,932	-2.88%	16	5.89%	53	43.24%	25	-7.41%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Ariel Fund Investor	3.88M	2.25%	68.02K
WS Lindsell Train UK Equity Acc	2.08M	1.21%	-113.00K
Harvey Partners Small-Cap Opportunity	1.01M	0.59%	-
Ariel Appreciation Investor	938.95K	0.54%	-
Finsbury Growth & Income Ord	928.00K	0.54%	-33.90K
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth MA	553.91K	0.32%	553.91K
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth	535.20K	0.31%	-18.72K
Janus Henderson Venture D	529.30K	0.31%	-5.90K
Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entmnt ETF	435.83K	0.25%	-
Vanguard Explorer Value Inv	288.14K	0.17%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 20, 2005	Cowan Joseph L	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	$143.38K
Apr 23, 2004	OWENS GREGORY J	Chairman and CEO	Sell	$60.00K
Apr 14, 2004	OWENS GREGORY J	Chairman and CEO	Sell	$120.00K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	-
2006 Q2	-	-
2005 Q3	-	-
2005 Q2	1	-
2004 Q3	-	-

MANU Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 11.20%, followed by 31.90% insiders and 56.90% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Manchester United's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 26.32%, which Manchester United falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Manchester United?

Manchester United’s largest shareholders are Ariel investments (8.93M shares, 5.18%), Lindsell train (3.14M shares, 1.82%), and Cooperman leon g (2.86M shares, 1.66%). Together, they hold 8.66% of Manchester United’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Manchester United?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Manchester United.

Who is Manchester United’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Lancaster investment management is Manchester United’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.03% of its assets in 976.05K Manchester United shares, valued at 16.42M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Manchester United shares?

Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund holder of Manchester United shares, with 2.25% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.88M Manchester United shares.

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