Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LEE held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solas Capital Management, LLC | 1.5M | $13.7M | -8.0% | 25.413% | 7.36% |
| 2 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 585K | $5.2M | -0.0% | 9.595% | 0.05% |
| 3 | BlackRock, Inc. | 364K | $3.3M | +647.7% | 5.963% | 0.00% |
| 4 | CANNELL CAPITAL LLC | 344K | $3.1M | -20.5% | 5.646% | 2.07% |
| 5 | Private Advisor Group, LLC | 338K | $3.0M | +576.0% | 5.542% | 0.01% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 277K | $2.5M | +9.9% | 4.543% | 0.00% |
| 7 | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 220K | $2.0M | 0.0% | 3.607% | 0.00% |
| 8 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 219K | $2.0M | 0.0% | 3.594% | 0.01% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 188K | $1.7M | +75.3% | 3.075% | 0.00% |
| 10 | STATE STREET CORP | 55K | $489K | +117.8% | 0.894% | 0.00% |
| 11 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 53K | $476K | +210.4% | 0.871% | 0.00% |
| 12 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 51K | $454K | +8.0% | 0.830% | 0.00% |
| 13 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 44K | $396K | β | 0.724% | 0.00% |
| 14 | Centiva Capital, LP | 34K | $303K | +7.6% | 0.554% | 0.00% |
| 15 | THOMPSON DAVIS & CO., INC. | 23K | $208K | β | 0.381% | 0.12% |
| 16 | Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 22K | $201K | 0.0% | 0.368% | 0.02% |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 17K | $155K | +86365.0% | 0.283% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Teton Advisors, LLC | 17K | $152K | 0.0% | 0.279% | 0.09% |
| 19 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 16K | $145K | β | 0.265% | 0.00% |
| 20 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 13K | $116K | -51.6% | 0.212% | 0.00% |
| 21 | NewEdge Advisors, LLC | 13K | $113K | β | 0.206% | 0.00% |
| 22 | XTX Topco Ltd | 12K | $106K | β | 0.194% | 0.00% |
| 23 | NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 12K | $104K | β | 0.190% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC | 10K | $92K | -9.7% | 0.169% | 0.03% |
| 25 | MORGAN STANLEY | 7K | $62K | -13.5% | 0.113% | 0.00% |
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 LEE β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LEE during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new LEE position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their LEE position in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 50 | +28% | 74.24% | +7.75 pp | $40M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | 39 | +18% | 66.49% | +25.50 pp | $34M | +181% |
| Q4 2025 | 33 | 5.7% | 40.99% | +5.08 pp | $12M | +1.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 35 | 10% | 35.91% | 2.33 pp | $12M | 21% |
| Q2 2025 | 39 | +2.6% | 38.24% | 1.13 pp | $15M | 40% |
| Q1 2025 | 38 | +5.6% | 39.37% | +1.00 pp | $25M | 28% |
| Q4 2024 | 36 | +5.9% | 38.37% | +1.16 pp | $35M | +75% |
| Q3 2024 | 34 | β | 37.21% | β | $20M | 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 LEE stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated stands at 74.2%, held across 50 reporting institutions.
Solas Capital Management, LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of LEE, with approximately 1,549,944 shares worth $0.01B as of Q2 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of LEE, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LEE is 67 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
15 institutions opened new positions in LEE during Q2 2026, while 5 fully exited. 27 added to existing positions and 6 trimmed.
LEE institutional ownership rose by 7.75 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +11 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 91.4% of all reported 13F value in LEE, and the top 25 account for 99.0%.
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.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) Institutional Ownership