Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) Ownership

NYSE: LEVITop holders, insider trades and short interest.

LEVI ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
93.1%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
2.26%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
99.5M
Float
92.1M
shares available to trade
Short interest
8.79%
8.7M shares short
Days to cover
3.62
short interest up 22.3% vs prior month
  • Institutions 93.10%
  • Insiders 2.26%
  • Other investors 4.64%

LEVI top institutional holders

20 largest
Levi Strauss & Co. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1JPMorgan Chase & Co1.80%6.9M$141.5M−55,664 (−0.8%)June 30, 2026
2Bank of New York Mellon Corp1.26%4.9M$99.2M+10,978 (+0.2%)June 30, 2026
3Vanguard Capital Management, LLC1.08%4.1M$84.3M−176,044 (−4.1%)June 30, 2026
4Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.04%4.0M$81.3M−108,188 (−2.6%)June 30, 2026
5Two Sigma Investments LLC0.84%3.2M$66.0M+51,040 (+1.6%)June 30, 2026
6BlackRock Inc0.73%2.8M$57.3M−593,289 (−17.5%)June 30, 2026
7GW&K Investment Management, LLC0.67%2.6M$52.8M−78,138 (−2.9%)June 30, 2026
8Eastern Bank0.64%2.5M$50.1M+2.5M (0.0%)June 30, 2026
9Citadel Advisors Llc0.61%2.3M$48.0M+614,470 (+35.4%)June 30, 2026
10Wellington Management Company LLP0.58%2.2M$45.4M−1.2M (−35.4%)June 30, 2026
11Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts0.55%2.1M$43.5M+542,155 (+34.2%)June 30, 2026
12Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.0.51%2.0M$40.0M+109,160 (+5.9%)June 30, 2026
13UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc0.46%1.8M$36.3M−63,683 (−3.5%)June 30, 2026
14Ameriprise Financial Inc0.46%1.8M$36.2M+1.2M (+211.5%)June 30, 2026
15Manufacturers Life Insurance Co0.43%1.6M$33.6M+7,827 (+0.5%)June 30, 2026
16The Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.37%1.4M$29.0M−2.4M (−62.8%)June 30, 2026
17Oberweis Asset Management Inc0.35%1.4M$27.8M+190,800 (+16.3%)June 30, 2026
18Swedbank AB0.35%1.3M$27.4M—June 30, 2026
19Geode Capital Management, LLC0.32%1.2M$25.3M−58,898 (−4.5%)June 30, 2026
20FMR Inc0.31%1.2M$24.7M+1.1M (+1,609.7%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 10 holders added 6.3M shares and 9 cut 4.7M.

LEVI top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Levi Strauss & Co. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth I0.80%3.1M$62.9M−57,055 (−1.8%)August 31, 2026
2Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest0.78%3.0M$60.8M−3,978 (−0.1%)August 31, 2026
3Utmost Newton Global Income0.77%3.0M$60.6M−40,557 (−1.3%)August 31, 2026
4Vanguard Small Cap Index0.59%2.3M$46.2M+117,818 (+5.5%)September 30, 2026
5Vanguard Explorer Inv0.58%2.2M$45.4M−1.2M (−35.4%)June 30, 2026
6Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index0.38%1.5M$30.1M+108,763 (+8.0%)September 30, 2026
7Oberweis Small-Cap Opportunities0.31%1.2M$24.6M+170,500 (+16.5%)June 30, 2026
8First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF0.31%1.2M$24.3M—September 30, 2026
9Swedbank Robur Aktiefond Pension0.30%1.1M$23.3M+16,000 (+1.4%)September 30, 2026
10JHancock Small Cap Core NAV0.25%969K$19.8M—August 31, 2026
11FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Inv0.25%961K$19.6M—September 30, 2026
12CT (Lux) Glb Smlr Coms IE0.24%937K$19.2M—July 31, 2026
13JNL/JPMorgan MidCap Growth A0.22%859K$17.6M−75,898 (−8.1%)June 30, 2026
14JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A0.20%772K$15.8M−22,759 (−2.9%)August 31, 2026
15Allspring Special Small Cap Value A0.19%721K$14.7M—September 30, 2026
16Templeton Global Smaller Comp Fund A0.15%570K$11.7M—August 31, 2026
17Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.14%529K$10.8M+351 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
18BNY Mellon Global Equity Inc USD C Inc0.13%504K$10.3M+15,194 (+3.1%)August 31, 2026
19Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF0.13%496K$10.1M+952 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
20The Global Smaller Companies Trust Ord0.12%461K$9.4M−3,993 (−0.9%)August 31, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

LEVI insider transactions

latest 9
Levi Strauss & Co. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-04-21Harmit J SinghSell$23.52121,767$2.9M
2026-04-20Harmit J SinghSell$23.00110,000$2.5M
2026-02-12Jason GowansSell$21.8340,000$873,200
2026-02-03David JedrzejekSell$19.602,248$44,061
2026-01-27David JedrzejekSell$21.387,093$151,648
2025-10-01E. Haas Jr. Family Fund PeterSell$24.19150,000$3.6M
2025-10-01Margaret E HaasSell$24.1450,000$1.2M
2025-07-14Bradley J HaasSell$21.321,150$24,518
2025-06-23David JedrzejekSell$18.00461$8,298

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

LEVI shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns LEVI

Institutional investors own 93.1% of Levi Strauss's shares and insiders 2.26%. The largest holder is JPMorgan Chase & Co with 1.80% of the shares (6.9M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 10 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 8.79% of the float, or 3.62 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 6.1% since 2014.

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LEVI ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Levi Strauss stock?

The largest shareholders of Levi Strauss are JPMorgan Chase & Co (1.80%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.26%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (1.08%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (1.04%), Two Sigma Investments LLC (0.84%).

What percentage of Levi Strauss is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 93.1% of Levi Strauss's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.26%.

Which funds own Levi Strauss?

The largest fund holders of Levi Strauss are JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth I (0.80%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (0.78%), Utmost Newton Global Income (0.77%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (0.59%), Vanguard Explorer Inv (0.58%).

What is Levi Strauss's short interest?

8.7M shares of Levi Strauss were sold short, 8.79% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.62 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Levi Strauss?

Of the latest 9 reported insider transactions in Levi Strauss (since June 23, 2025), 0 were purchases and 9 were sales.

How many shares of Levi Strauss are outstanding?

Levi Strauss has 99.5M shares outstanding, of which 92.1M are in the public float.

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