Manchester United Ownership | Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United Ownership Summary

Manchester United is owned by 15.75% institutional investors, 31.91% insiders, and 52.34% retail investors. Ariel investments is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.18% of MANU shares. Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund, with 2.23% of its assets in Manchester United shares.

MANU Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Manchester United	15.75%	31.91%	52.34%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	31.39%	16.65%	51.96%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	35.12%	18.56%	46.32%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Ariel investments	8.93M	5.18%	$135.19M
Lindsell train	4.38M	2.54%	$66.26M
Cooperman leon g	2.86M	1.66%	$43.27M
Breach inlet capital management	1.18M	0.69%	$17.88M
Harvey partners	1.10M	0.64%	$16.69M
Pinnacle associates	1.08M	0.62%	$16.30B
Lancaster investment management	890.35K	0.52%	$13.48M
Janus henderson group	606.31K	0.37%	$10.52M
Ubs group	474.43K	0.28%	$7.18M
Invesco	424.82K	0.26%	$6.86M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Breach inlet capital management	1.18M	8.83%	$17.88M
Lancaster investment management	890.35K	5.78%	$13.48M
Michelson medical research foundation	200.00K	2.63%	$3.03M
Lindsell train	4.38M	1.63%	$66.26M
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
Alan b. lancz & associates	17.61K	0.24%	$266.54K
Pinnacle associates	1.08M	0.22%	$16.30B

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Invesco	424.82K	0.00%	424.82K
Renaissance	266.63K	0.01%	250.30K
Harvey partners	1.10M	1.48%	150.80K
Group one trading	134.45K	0.00%	134.45K
Breach inlet capital management	1.18M	8.83%	85.19K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Senvest management	-	-	-1.49M
Nomura	-	-	-634.63K
Lindsell train	4.38M	1.63%	-433.50K
Newedge wealth	-	-	-387.27K
Troluce capital advisors	-	-	-307.14K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Group one trading	134.45K	0.00%	134.45K	$2.04B
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
Campbell & co investment adviser	18.76K	0.02%	18.76K	$283.98K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Van hulzen asset management	-1.00
Us bancorp \de\	-2.00
Synergy asset management	-4.00
Ameritas advisory services	-10.00
Baldwin brothers llc/ma	-10.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2024	103	-7.21%	27,133,886	-7.74%	16	5.04%	36	-35.71%	27	12.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Ariel Fund Investor	3.81M	2.23%	166.24K
WS Lindsell Train UK Equity Acc	3.02M	1.77%	-112.50K
Finsbury Growth & Income Ord	1.17M	0.68%	-
Ariel Appreciation Investor	932.98K	0.55%	-
Harvey Partners Small-Cap Opportunity	864.81K	0.51%	-7.38K
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth MA	568.66K	0.34%	568.66K
Janus Henderson Venture D	568.94K	0.33%	-
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth	568.94K	0.33%	-
Vanguard Explorer Value Inv	293.15K	0.17%	-
MI Select Managers UK Equity Acc	229.50K	0.13%	-

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 15.75%, followed by 31.91% insiders and 52.34% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Manchester United's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 35.12%, 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 (4.38M shares, 2.54%), and Cooperman leon g (2.86M shares, 1.66%). Together, they hold 9.38% 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?

Breach inlet capital management is Manchester United’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.83% of its assets in 1.18M Manchester United shares, valued at 17.88M$.

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 2.23% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.81M Manchester United shares.

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