Manchester United Ownership | Who Owns Manchester United?

Manchester United Ownership Summary

Manchester United is owned by 15.69% institutional investors, 31.95% insiders, and 52.36% retail investors. Ariel investments is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.24% of MANU shares. Ariel Fund Investor is the top mutual fund, with 2.23% of its assets in Manchester United shares.

MANU Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Manchester United	15.69%	31.95%	52.36%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	46.53%	15.90%	37.58%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	48.89%	18.17%	32.94%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Ariel investments	9.02M	5.24%	$160.73M
Lindsell train	4.81M	2.79%	$85.67M
Cooperman leon g	2.84M	1.65%	$50.58M
Pinnacle associates	1.06M	0.62%	$18.89M
Harvey partners	951.70K	0.55%	$16.95M
Lancaster investment management	890.35K	0.52%	$15.86M
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
Breach inlet capital management	664.86K	8.17%	$11.54M
Lancaster investment management	890.35K	5.07%	$15.86M
Lindsell train	4.81M	2.02%	$85.67M
Ariel investments	9.02M	1.82%	$160.73M
Cooperman leon g	2.84M	1.78%	$50.58M
Harvey partners	951.70K	1.66%	$16.95M
Alan b. lancz & associates	18.00K	0.32%	$320.67K
Pinnacle associates	1.06M	0.27%	$18.89M
Ionic capital management	34.18K	0.17%	$608.75K
Twin securities	12.14K	0.12%	$216.27K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Ariel investments	9.02M	1.82%	449.11K
Invesco	424.82K	0.00%	424.82K
Morgan stanley	755.86K	0.00%	403.93K
Breach inlet capital management	664.86K	8.17%	243.98K
Ubs group	429.31K	0.00%	132.68K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Senvest management	-	-	-1.49M
Nomura	-	-	-634.63K
Newedge wealth	-	-	-387.27K
Troluce capital advisors	-	-	-307.14K
Ursa fund management	-	-	-260.00K

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
Brinker capital investments	10.05K	0.00%	10.05K	$179.01K
Acadian asset management	7.36K	0.00%	7.36K	$131.00K

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
Central trust	-18.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Jun 30, 2024	111	2.78%	29,411,229	11.79%	18	6.93%	56	16.67%	23	-37.84%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Ariel Fund Investor	3.81M	2.23%	166.24K
WS Lindsell Train UK Equity Acc	3.13M	1.84%	-103.00K
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%	-2.50K

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 15.69%, followed by 31.95% insiders and 52.36% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Manchester United's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 48.89%, which Manchester United falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Manchester United?

Manchester United’s largest shareholders are Ariel investments (9.02M shares, 5.24%), Lindsell train (4.81M shares, 2.79%), and Cooperman leon g (2.84M shares, 1.65%). Together, they hold 9.67% 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 8.17% of its assets in 664.86K Manchester United shares, valued at 11.54M$.

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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