LWAY · NASDAQ · Packaged Foods

Lifeway Foods (LWAY)

Makes kefir-led cultured dairy products for U.S. grocery and distributor channels.

$23.72
vs last close+0.07 (+0.28%)

13F · 13D/G · Form 4

Institutions54.73%8.27M shares
99 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026
Insiders35.47%5.36M shares
10 holders · as of Sep 2, 2026
Other9.80%1.48M shares
remainder

15.11M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Edward Smolyansky1Insider10 percent owner
16.46%2.96Mfiled Aug 14, 2026
Julie SmolyanskyInsiderdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Secretary
14.69%2.22Mfiled Aug 19, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LPInstitution
13.91%2.10Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Citadel Advisors LLCInstitution
6.16%930,109as of Jun 30, 2026
Wellington Management Group LLPInstitution
3.87%585,100as of Jun 30, 2026
Ludmila SmolyanskyInsiderother: Member of 10% owner group
3.36%507,207filed Jul 23, 2026
Renaissance Technologies LLCInstitution
2.50%377,171as of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution
2.43%366,771as of Jun 30, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.Institution
2.13%322,184as of Jun 30, 2026
Pillsbury Lake Capital LLCInstitution
1.93%291,709as of Jun 30, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution
1.71%258,374as of Jun 30, 2026
Two Sigma Investments, LPInstitution
1.51%228,136as of Jun 30, 2026
Awm Investment Company, Inc.Institution
1.48%223,000as of Jun 30, 2026
Gamco Investors, Inc. et alInstitution
1.42%214,150as of Jun 30, 2026
Tudor Investment Corp et alInstitution
1.39%209,953as of Jun 30, 2026
First Sabrepoint Capital Management LPInstitution
1.13%170,000as of Jun 30, 2026
Geode Capital Management, LLCInstitution
1.05%158,235as of Jun 30, 2026
HBK Investments L PInstitution
0.99%150,000as of Jun 30, 2026
Squarepoint Ops LLCInstitution
0.82%124,294as of Jun 30, 2026
Marshall Wace, LLPInstitution
0.79%118,944as of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution
0.69%104,564as of Jun 30, 2026
State Street CorpInstitution
0.66%99,833as of Jun 30, 2026
Jane Street Group, LLCInstitution
0.65%98,504as of Jun 30, 2026
UBS Group AGInstitution
0.52%78,800as of Jun 30, 2026
Goldman Sachs Group IncInstitution
0.44%65,918as of Jun 30, 2026
  1. Edward Smolyansky's transaction reports restate only vehicles that traded; the 2026 ownership statement (2.96M) less the 474.0K net shares sold since is used instead.

13F, as of Jun 30, 2026

99 holders · 8.27M shares · 33 new positions · 70 increased · 13 reduced · 14 closed

HolderShares% outstandingChg q/qFiled
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP2.10M13.91%+692.8KAug 14, 2026
Citadel Advisors LLC930.1K6.16%+858.2KSep 2, 2026
Wellington Management Group LLP585.1K3.87%+585.1KnewAug 14, 2026
Renaissance Technologies LLC377.2K2.50%+8.5KAug 13, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC366.8K2.43%+104.7KAug 13, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.322.2K2.13%+44.4KAug 7, 2026
Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC291.7K1.93%+291.7KnewAug 14, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP258.4K1.71%+22.7KAug 11, 2026

13D/G · 5% or more, as filed

Holder% of classSharesFormFiled
Edward Smolyanskyincl. Ludmila Smolyansky, The Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/1619.70%2.96M13DMay 20, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP13.80%2.10M13GMay 18, 2026
Citadel Advisors LLC5.40%825.0K13GMay 27, 2026

Form 4

Latest trades

DateInsiderTypeSharesAvg priceOwned after
Aug 19, 2026
Julie Smolyanskydirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Secretary
Purchase2,000$25.262,214,095
Aug 17, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent owner
Purchase35,952$24.782,348,108
Aug 14, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent owner
Purchase15,000$24.692,312,156
Aug 13, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent owner
Purchase195,616$24.872,297,156
Aug 14, 2026
Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner
Sale · 3 lots75,000$25.45894,793
Aug 12, 2026
Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner
Sale35,000$28.74969,793
Jul 22, 2026
Ludmila Smolyanskyother: Member of 10% owner group
Sale · 2 lots100,000$30.11507,207
Jul 15, 2026
Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner
Sale · 2 lots66,916$32.021,004,793
Jul 7, 2026
Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner
Sale39,098$29.411,071,709
Jul 6, 2026
Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner
Sale7,984$29.791,110,807

House and Senate disclosures

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