Universal Ownership | Who Owns Universal?


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Universal Ownership Summary


Universal is owned by 73.45% institutional investors, 3.13% insiders, and 23.42% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 15.52% of UVV shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.18% of its assets in Universal shares.

UVV Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUniversal73.45%3.13%23.42%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 43.74%14.93%41.34%
IndustryTobacco Stocks 29.57%16.26%54.17%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de3.86M15.52%$211.67M
Blackrock3.78M15.19%$181.95M
Vanguard group2.91M11.71%$159.78M
Dimensional fund advisors lp1.87M7.50%$102.37M
State street1.15M4.62%$55.27M
Invesco995.26K4.00%$54.58M
First trust advisors lp955.43K3.84%$52.40M
Pzena investment management915.38K3.68%$50.20M
Charles schwab investment management575.13K2.31%$31.54M
Geode capital management560.65K2.25%$30.75M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Insight folios115.62K2.29%$5.57M
Adams asset advisors151.11K1.06%$8.29M
Summerhaven investment management16.25K0.55%$891.04K
Truemark investments29.73K0.52%$1.63M
Navellier & associates74.08K0.49%$4.06M
Fulcrum equity management8.35K0.36%$402.30K
Keene & associates6.85K0.30%$375.54K
Advisors asset management223.61K0.23%$12.26M
Pzena investment management915.38K0.17%$50.20M
Taylor hoffman wealth management8.20K0.16%$390.70K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Goldman sachs group518.97K0.00%319.02K
Ubs group353.42K0.00%247.31K
Invesco995.26K0.01%201.19K
Jpmorgan chase135.56K0.00%60.58K
Boston partners287.04K0.02%48.77K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Mirae asset global investments---263.48K
Blackrock3.78M0.00%-145.54K
Proshare advisors145.23K0.02%-135.60K
First trust advisors lp955.43K0.05%-127.89K
Bank of america corp /de/75.37K0.00%-74.11K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Truemark investments29.73K0.52%29.73K$1.63M
Susquehanna fundamental investments29.57K0.02%29.57K$1.62M
Raymond james financial24.24K0.00%24.24K$1.33M
Walleye capital8.76K0.00%8.76K$480.18K
Intech investment management8.22K0.00%8.22K$396.07K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mendota financial group-2.00
Capital performance advisors llp-3.00
Jfs wealth advisors-3.00
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv-5.00
Ashton thomas private wealth-6.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024196-13.66%18,270,916-6.21%731.20%87-20.18%60-16.67%
Sep 30, 20242242.75%19,472,0070.03%781.28%10716.30%71-10.13%
Jun 30, 2024215-1.38%19,451,0611.17%781.31%91-4.21%788.33%
Mar 31, 20242187.39%19,225,845-3.17%771.21%953.26%72-7.69%
Dec 31, 20232038.56%19,855,2124.60%791.37%9213.58%7811.43%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF1.53M6.18%1.03K
First Trust Value Line® Dividend ETF751.25K3.04%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF742.26K3.01%1.20K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv739.53K2.99%8.01K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF633.08K2.56%-5.50K
Vanguard Small Cap Index598.83K2.43%483.00
Invesco High Yield Eq Div Achiev™ ETF594.14K2.41%-
DFA US Small Cap Value I568.12K2.30%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv393.79K1.59%-2.05K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr377.23K1.53%645.00

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 22, 2023Formacek Candace C Vice President & TreasurerSell$206.96K
Nov 20, 2023SLEDD ROBERT C-Sell$107.48K
Nov 15, 2023Williams Jacqueline T.-Sell$9.67K
Nov 08, 2023Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COOSell$225.05K
Aug 08, 2023Freeman Lennart R.-Sell$90.06K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2024 Q4--
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2--
2024 Q1--
2023 Q4-4

UVV Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Universal?

Universal shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 73.45%, followed by 3.13% insiders and 23.42% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Universal's industry, Tobacco Stocks , is 29.57%, which Universal exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Universal?

Universal’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (3.86M shares, 15.52%), Blackrock (3.78M shares, 15.19%), and Vanguard group (2.91M shares, 11.71%). Together, they hold 42.42% of Universal’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Universal?

Yes, BlackRock owns 15.19% of Universal, totaling 3.78M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 181.95M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -146K shares, a -3.71% change.

Who is Universal’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Insight folios is Universal’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 2.29% of its assets in 115.62K Universal shares, valued at 5.57M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Universal shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Universal shares, with 6.18% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.53M Universal shares.

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