Manchester United Ownership | Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United Ownership Summary

Manchester United is owned by 15.60% institutional investors, 31.95% insiders, and 52.45% retail investors. Ariel investments is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.05% of MANU shares. Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund, with 2.14% of its assets in Manchester United shares.

MANU Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Manchester United	15.60%	31.95%	52.45%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	14945.80%	16.08%	-14861.87%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	68780.98%	18.99%	-68699.96%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Ariel investments	8.37M	5.05%	$145.21M
Lindsell train	5.78M	3.48%	$100.21M
Cooperman leon g	2.60M	1.57%	$45.14M
Pinnacle associates	1.25M	0.75%	$21.64M
Harvey partners	871.50K	0.53%	$15.12M
Lancaster investment management	816.35K	0.49%	$14.16M
Morgan stanley	755.86K	0.46%	$12.20M
Breach inlet capital management	664.86K	0.40%	$11.54M
Janus henderson group	606.31K	0.37%	$10.52M
Ci investments	499.21K	0.30%	$8.66M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Lancaster investment management	816.35K	12.54%	$14.16M
Breach inlet capital management	664.86K	8.17%	$11.54M
Lindsell train	5.78M	2.50%	$100.21M
Cooperman leon g	2.60M	1.71%	$45.14M
Harvey partners	871.50K	1.68%	$15.12M
Ariel investments	8.37M	1.55%	$145.21M
Twin securities	36.54K	0.37%	$634.02K
Pinnacle associates	1.25M	0.29%	$21.64M
Alan b. lancz & associates	16.61K	0.29%	$288.10K
Gabelli & co investment advisers	63.49K	0.19%	$1.10M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Invesco	424.82K	0.00%	424.82K
Morgan stanley	755.86K	0.00%	403.93K
Pinnacle associates	1.25M	0.29%	283.83K
Lancaster investment management	816.35K	12.54%	254.28K
Breach inlet capital management	664.86K	8.17%	243.98K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Senvest management	-	-	-1.49M
Nomura	-	-	-634.63K
Lindsell train	5.78M	2.50%	-594.99K
Newedge wealth	-	-	-387.27K
Troluce capital advisors	-	-	-307.14K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Goldman sachs group	49.81K	0.00%	49.81K	$864.26K
D. e. shaw	45.14K	0.00%	45.14K	$783.13K
Squarepoint ops	15.06K	0.00%	15.06K	$261.24K
Quantbot technologies lp	9.01K	0.01%	9.01K	$156.32K
Jones financial companies lllp	8.43K	0.00%	8.43K	$135.98K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Van hulzen asset management	-1.00
Synergy asset management	-4.00
Baldwin brothers llc/ma	-10.00
Point72 (difc)	-11.00
Cbiz investment advisory services	-15.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2024	103	-7.21%	27,133,886	-7.74%	16	5.04%	36	-35.71%	27	12.50%
Jun 30, 2024	111	2.78%	29,411,229	11.79%	18	6.93%	56	16.67%	23	-37.84%
Mar 31, 2024	108	-29.41%	26,308,995	-34.00%	16	2.70%	48	-21.31%	37	2.78%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Ariel Fund Investor	3.65M	2.14%	186.04K
WS Lindsell Train UK Equity Acc	3.24M	1.90%	-10.00K
Finsbury Growth & Income Ord	1.22M	0.72%	-35.50K
Ariel Appreciation Investor	932.98K	0.55%	-
Harvey Partners Small-Cap Opportunity	872.18K	0.51%	68.64K
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth MA	568.66K	0.34%	568.66K
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth	568.94K	0.33%	281.00
Janus Henderson Venture D	568.94K	0.33%	281.00
Vanguard Explorer Value Inv	293.15K	0.17%	-
MI Select Managers UK Equity Acc	232.00K	0.14%	-

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

MANU Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 15.60%, followed by 31.95% insiders and 52.45% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Manchester United's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 68780.98%, which Manchester United falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Manchester United?

Manchester United’s largest shareholders are Ariel investments (8.37M shares, 5.05%), Lindsell train (5.78M shares, 3.48%), and Cooperman leon g (2.6M shares, 1.57%). Together, they hold 10.10% 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 12.54% of its assets in 816.35K Manchester United shares, valued at 14.16M$.

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 2.14% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.65M Manchester United shares.

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