Manchester United Ownership | Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United Ownership Summary

Manchester United is owned by 4.06% institutional investors, 31.90% insiders, and 64.04% retail investors. Ariel investments is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.24% 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	4.06%	31.90%	64.04%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	28.85%	18.19%	52.95%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	29.37%	18.93%	51.70%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Ariel investments	9.05M	5.24%	$152.23M
Lindsell train	3.14M	1.82%	$52.85M
Cooperman leon g	2.93M	1.70%	$49.32M
Pinnacle associates	1.46M	0.84%	$24.51M
Breach inlet capital management	1.22M	0.71%	$20.57M
Harvey partners	1.21M	0.70%	$20.39M
Gamco investors, inc. et al	1.10M	0.64%	$18.58M
Lancaster investment management	976.05K	0.56%	$16.42M
Janus henderson group	645.79K	0.37%	$10.86M
Morgan stanley	628.88K	0.36%	$10.58M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Lancaster investment management	976.05K	9.03%	$16.42M
Breach inlet capital management	1.22M	6.76%	$20.57M
Michelson medical research foundation	200.00K	3.42%	$3.36M
Ariel investments	9.05M	1.70%	$152.23M
Lindsell train	3.14M	1.68%	$52.85M
Harvey partners	1.21M	1.62%	$20.39M
Cooperman leon g	2.93M	1.62%	$49.32M
Infinitum asset management	370.00K	0.78%	$6.22M
Pinnacle associates	1.46M	0.32%	$24.51M
Alan b. lancz & associates	16.50K	0.27%	$277.62K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Gamco investors, inc. et al	1.10M	0.18%	580.89K
Infinitum asset management	370.00K	0.78%	178.00K
Morgan stanley	628.88K	0.00%	160.63K
Gabelli funds	619.32K	0.07%	128.66K
Harvey partners	1.21M	1.62%	109.09K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Senvest management	-	-	-1.49M
Nomura	-	-	-634.63K
Lindsell train	3.14M	1.68%	-454.50K
Invesco	-	-	-418.65K
Newedge wealth	-	-	-387.27K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Tudor investment corp et al	73.29K	0.00%	73.29K	$1.11M
Blair william & co/il	57.46K	0.00%	57.46K	$966.41K
Xtx topco	35.50K	0.01%	35.50K	$597.13K
Balyasny asset management	29.21K	0.00%	29.21K	$491.30K
Numerai gp	21.68K	0.04%	21.68K	$364.73K

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	46	-64.06%	7,018,200	-75.01%	4	1.53%	20	-68.75%	8	-60.00%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Ariel Fund Investor	3.88M	2.25%	68.02K
WS Lindsell Train UK Equity Acc	1.99M	1.15%	-90.00K
Harvey Partners Small-Cap Opportunity	1.11M	0.64%	96.77K
Ariel Appreciation Investor	938.95K	0.54%	-
Finsbury Growth & Income Ord	876.00K	0.51%	-26.50K
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth MA	553.91K	0.32%	553.91K
Janus Henderson Venture D	529.30K	0.31%	-
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth	529.30K	0.31%	-5.90K
Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entmnt ETF	435.83K	0.25%	-
Vanguard Explorer Value Inv	305.26K	0.18%	17.12K

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 4.06%, followed by 31.90% insiders and 64.04% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Manchester United's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 29.37%, which Manchester United falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Manchester United?

Manchester United’s largest shareholders are Ariel investments (9.05M shares, 5.24%), Lindsell train (3.14M shares, 1.82%), and Cooperman leon g (2.93M shares, 1.70%). Together, they hold 8.75% 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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