SEC ownership of UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/

Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000102037.

Comparable stake leader

BlackRock, Inc.

Disclosed value leader

BlackRock, Inc.

Comparable rows

50/50

Latest evidence

03 Jun 2026

Ownership snapshot CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings. 3 signals
Comparable ownership rows
50 of 50
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
Latest 13D/G holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
Latest parsed ownership date
03 Jun 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
Issuer Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Issuer CIK
0000102037
Issuer location
Richmond, VA

Ownership snapshot

Top shareholders of UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Disclosed value leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
03 Jun 2026
13D/G 13F 3/4/5 Lead comparable stake: 15% 13D/G row: BlackRock, Inc. Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.

Quick read

BlackRock, Inc. leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 15%.

50 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.

Open SEC evidence Opens BlackRock, Inc.'s linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership Top 5
BlackRock, Inc. 15%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 7.1%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5%
STATE STREET CORP 5%
Airton L. Hentschke 0.58%

Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.

Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
Holder Evidence Ownership % Position 12M Net Δ As of
BlackRock, Inc.
13D/G 13F
Company
15%
$214,459,218
3,705,879 shares
$0 31 Mar 2025
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
13D/G 13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management · Company
7.1%
$93,860,861
1,781,041 shares
$0 31 Mar 2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
13D/G 13F
Vanguard Capital Management · Company
5%
$65,979,082
1,251,975 shares
$0 31 Mar 2026
STATE STREET CORP
13F 13D/G
Company · STATE STREET CORPORATION
5%
from 13D/G
$73,696,629
1,398,418 shares
31 Mar 2026
Airton L. Hentschke
3/4/5
Senior VP & COO
0.58%
$7,597,390
144,163 shares
-$549,414 02 Jun 2026
Preston Douglas Wigner
3/4/5
Chairman, President & CEO
0.51%
$6,706,233
127,253 shares
02 Jun 2026
Johan C. Kroner
3/4/5
Senior VP & CFO
0.28%
$4,035,857
69,297 shares
11 Jul 2025
Catherine H. Claiborne
3/4/5
VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary
0.15%
$1,981,151
37,593 shares
02 Jun 2026
How to read this table

Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Forms 3/4/5 flow

Insider trading overview

Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$1,351,536.

Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$1,351,536
Insiders: 3
Net
-$1,351,536
Shares: -25,008
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value Sell value
Shares: 0 Shares: 25,008
Window (months) Buy shares Sell shares Buy value Sell value Net value
0-3 0 2,845 $0 $153,986 -$153,986
3-6 0 4,746 $0 $254,176 -$254,176
6-9 0 0 $0 $0 $0
9-12 0 17,417 $0 $943,374 -$943,374

Reporting owners

Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5

Showing 1-20 of 22 reporting-owner rows connected to UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.

Rows
22
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
George C. Freeman III
Net 12M change
-$1,351,536
Latest report
03 Jun 2026
Name Relationship Holdings Value Past Year Net Change Change % Valuation Report Date
George C. Freeman III Chairman, President & CEO, Director $16,413,005 Mixed 21 Jun 2024
Airton L. Hentschke Senior VP & COO $7,597,390 -$549,414 -6.7% Median 02 Jun 2026
Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO $6,706,233 Median 02 Jun 2026
Johan C. Kroner Senior VP & CFO $4,035,857 Mixed 11 Jul 2025
Theodore G. Broome Subsidiary Officer $2,303,587 Mixed 01 Jun 2023
Catherine H. Claiborne VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary $1,981,151 Median 02 Jun 2026
Thomas H. Johnson Director $1,899,730 Mixed 05 Aug 2025
Steven S. Diel Senior VP & CFO $1,853,564 Median 02 Jun 2026
Diana F. Cantor Director $1,599,386 Mixed 05 Aug 2025
Candace C. Formacek Vice President & Treasurer $1,482,047 Filing P/S 22 Nov 2023
John Patrick O'Keefe VP, Ingredients $1,141,745 Median 02 Jun 2026
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr. Director $1,125,720 Mixed 05 Aug 2025
Scott J. Bleicher VP & Controller $1,062,906 Median 02 Jun 2026
Williams Jacqueline T. Director $954,262 Mixed 05 Aug 2025
Lawton Michael T. Director $944,581 Mixed 06 Aug 2024
Lennart R. Freeman Director $854,848 -$348,334 -29% Filing P/S 19 Feb 2026
Robert C. Sledd Director $647,280 -$453,788 -41% Filing P/S 03 Jun 2026
Mckeen Starke Senior VP & Sales Director $590,240 Median 02 Jun 2026
Arthur J. Schick Jr. Director $505,115 Mixed 05 Aug 2025
Godoi Tatiana Santos Chief Human Resources Officer $236,728 Median 02 Jun 2026

Recent insider transactions for UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/

Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider Symbol Class Transaction % SEC-reported value SEC-reported price Shares Shares owned Date Ownership
Robert C. Sledd UVV Common Stock Sale -19.2% $153,986 $54.12 -2,845 11,959 03 Jun 2026 Direct
Scott J. Bleicher UVV Common Stock Tax liability -3.23% -673 20,169 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Scott J. Bleicher UVV Common Stock Award 22.1% 3,770 20,842 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Godoi Tatiana Santos UVV Common Stock Award 127.2% 2,515 4,492 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Mckeen Starke UVV Common Stock Tax liability -4.14% -484 11,200 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Mckeen Starke UVV Common Stock Award 53.7% 4,081 11,684 02 Jun 2026 Direct
John Patrick O'Keefe UVV Common Stock Tax liability -5.93% -1,366 21,665 02 Jun 2026 Direct
John Patrick O'Keefe UVV Common Stock Award 43.6% 6,993 23,031 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Catherine H. Claiborne UVV Common Stock Tax liability -2.69% -1,041 37,593 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Catherine H. Claiborne UVV Common Stock Award 36.8% 10,393 38,634 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Steven S. Diel UVV Common Stock Tax liability -0.52% -183 35,172 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Steven S. Diel UVV Common Stock Award 19.5% 5,778 35,355 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Airton L. Hentschke UVV Common Stock Tax liability -2.88% -4,276 144,163 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Airton L. Hentschke UVV Common Stock Award 15.8% 20,246 148,439 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Preston Douglas Wigner UVV Common Stock Tax liability -1.55% -2,001 127,253 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Preston Douglas Wigner UVV Common Stock Award 24.4% 25,326 129,254 02 Jun 2026 Direct
Airton L. Hentschke UVV Common Stock Tax liability -6.89% -9,485 128,193 01 Jun 2026 Direct
Preston Douglas Wigner UVV Common Stock Tax liability -2.31% -2,461 103,928 01 Jun 2026 Direct
Catherine H. Claiborne UVV Common Stock Tax liability -4.33% -1,277 28,241 01 Jun 2026 Direct
Mckeen Starke UVV Common Stock Tax liability -8.79% -733 7,603 01 Jun 2026 Direct
John Patrick O'Keefe UVV Common Stock Tax liability -9.51% -1,685 16,038 01 Jun 2026 Direct
Scott J. Bleicher UVV Common Stock Tax liability -4.91% -882 17,072 01 Jun 2026 Direct
Steven S. Diel UVV Common Stock Tax liability -0.83% -248 29,577 01 Jun 2026 Direct
Scott J. Bleicher UVV Common Stock Award 35.6% 4,670 17,798 01 Apr 2026 Direct
Steven S. Diel UVV Common Stock Award 318.3% 22,417 29,459 01 Apr 2026 Direct
Robert C. Sledd UVV Common Stock Sale -6.34% $53,947 $53.95 -1,000 14,768 26 Feb 2026 Direct
Lennart R. Freeman UVV Common Stock Sale -19% $200,229 $53.45 -3,746 15,993 19 Feb 2026 Direct
Godoi Tatiana Santos UVV Common Stock Award 1,920 1,920 10 Nov 2025 Direct
Preston Douglas Wigner UVV Common Stock Tax liability -5.53% -6,086 103,940 01 Oct 2025 Direct
Airton L. Hentschke UVV Common Stock Sale -6.89% $549,414 $54.94 -10,000 135,129 26 Aug 2025 Direct
Robert C. Sledd UVV Common Stock Sale -22.7% $245,855 $53.25 -4,617 15,698 15 Aug 2025 Direct
Lennart R. Freeman UVV Common Stock Sale -12.5% $148,105 $52.89 -2,800 19,669 11 Aug 2025 Direct
Williams Jacqueline T. UVV Common Stock Award 16.2% 2,290 16,385 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr. UVV Common Stock Award 13.4% 2,290 19,329 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Robert C. Sledd UVV Common Stock Award 12.7% 2,290 20,315 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Arthur J. Schick Jr. UVV Common Stock Award 35.9% 2,290 8,673 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Thomas H. Johnson UVV Common Stock Award 7.55% 2,290 32,619 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Lennart R. Freeman UVV Common Stock Award 11.4% 2,290 22,469 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Fotini Emanuel Manolios UVV Common Stock Award 2,670 2,670 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Diana F. Cantor UVV Common Stock Award 9.1% 2,290 27,462 05 Aug 2025 Direct
Johan C. Kroner UVV Common Stock Award 18.9% 11,025 69,297 11 Jul 2025 Direct
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
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