Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LAD held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.5M | $626.9M | +7.0% | 11.008% | 0.01% |
| 2 | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 2.5M | $621.9M | 0.0% | 10.921% | 13.41% |
| 3 | HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | 2.0M | $488.6M | -0.5% | 8.580% | 0.65% |
| 4 | FMR LLC | 1.8M | $441.8M | +103.0% | 7.758% | 0.02% |
| 5 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.4M | $347.1M | +3.2% | 6.094% | 0.07% |
| 6 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.2M | $288.4M | β | 5.063% | 0.02% |
| 7 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.1M | $264.4M | β | 4.643% | 0.01% |
| 8 | STATE STREET CORP | 789K | $196.9M | +0.6% | 3.458% | 0.01% |
| 9 | River Road Asset Management, LLC | 653K | $163.0M | -12.1% | 2.863% | 1.85% |
| 10 | UBS Group AG | 568K | $141.9M | +320.5% | 2.492% | 0.02% |
| 11 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 503K | $125.7M | -7.9% | 2.207% | 0.39% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 470K | $117.4M | +0.4% | 2.060% | 0.01% |
| 13 | LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 461K | $115.0M | -3.2% | 2.020% | 1.75% |
| 14 | COOKE & BIELER LP | 346K | $86.5M | β | 1.519% | 0.98% |
| 15 | COOPERMAN LEON G | 340K | $84.9M | +7.0% | 1.491% | 2.79% |
| 16 | BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 285K | $71.2M | +0.3% | 1.250% | 0.96% |
| 17 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 268K | $67.0M | +56.8% | 1.176% | 0.01% |
| 18 | ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | 237K | $59.2M | -0.8% | 1.039% | 0.12% |
| 19 | Madison Asset Management, LLC | 233K | $58.1M | -12.5% | 1.020% | 0.72% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 231K | $57.7M | +1.2% | 1.014% | 0.01% |
| 21 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 228K | $56.9M | +8.0% | 0.999% | 0.01% |
| 22 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 227K | $56.8M | -0.7% | 0.997% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Tensile Capital Management LP | 223K | $55.7M | -0.8% | 0.978% | 7.97% |
| 24 | Conifer Management, L.L.C. | 212K | $52.9M | -47.0% | 0.930% | 10.11% |
| 25 | Chicago Capital, LLC | 206K | $51.4M | +3.8% | 0.902% | 1.44% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in LAD β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LAD during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new LAD position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their LAD position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 425 | 8.0% | 84.70% | 22.69 pp | $6.05B | 21% |
| Q4 2025 | 462 | +4.8% | 107.39% | +2.79 pp | $7.68B | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 441 | 1.3% | 104.60% | 15.80 pp | $7.48B | 13% |
| Q2 2025 | 447 | 4.1% | 120.40% | +13.09 pp | $8.60B | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | 466 | +7.1% | 107.31% | 29.34 pp | $7.67B | 21% |
| Q4 2024 | 435 | +10% | 136.65% | +15.04 pp | $9.77B | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | 395 | +7.3% | 121.61% | +25.59 pp | $8.69B | +27% |
| Q2 2024 | 368 | β | 96.02% | β | $6.86B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LAD stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Lithia Motors, Inc. stands at 84.7%, held across 425 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of LAD, with approximately 2,510,580 shares worth $0.63B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of LAD, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LAD is 28 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
64 institutions opened new positions in LAD during Q1 2026, while 101 fully exited. 62 added to existing positions and 295 trimmed.
LAD institutional ownership fell by 22.69 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -37 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 59.2% of all reported 13F value in LAD, and the top 25 account for 77.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) Institutional Ownership