Lifeway Foods Ownership | Who Owns Lifeway Foods?


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Lifeway Foods Ownership Summary


Lifeway Foods is owned by 54.29% institutional investors, 39.23% insiders, and 6.48% retail investors. Divisadero street capital management, lp is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.80% of LWAY shares. Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest is the top mutual fund, with 1.89% of its assets in Lifeway Foods shares.

LWAY Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockLifeway Foods54.29%39.23%6.48%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 52.81%17.15%30.05%
IndustryPackaged Foods Stocks58.22%18.74%23.04%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Divisadero street capital management, lp2.10M13.80%$62.71M
Citadel advisors930.11K6.11%$27.75M
Wellington management group llp585.10K3.84%$17.46M
Renaissance377.17K2.48%$11.25M
Vanguard capital management366.77K2.41%$10.94M
Vanguard group343.04K2.25%$8.31M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de322.18K2.12%$9.61M
Dimensional fund advisors lp258.37K1.70%$7.71M
Blackrock248.02K1.69%$3.17M
Two sigma investments, lp228.14K1.50%$6.81M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
First sabrepoint capital management lp170.00K1.67%$5.07M
Divisadero street capital management, lp2.10M1.42%$62.71M
Saber capital managment39.41K0.80%$1.18M
Awm investment company223.00K0.58%$6.65M
Riverwater partners65.18K0.58%$1.94M
De lisle partners llp60.73K0.20%$1.81M
One68 global capital11.30K0.15%$280.26K
Tig advisors76.06K0.13%$2.11M
Gamco investors, inc. et al214.15K0.06%$6.39M
Corsair capital management14.43K0.05%$430.47K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Citadel advisors930.11K0.00%858.23K
Divisadero street capital management, lp2.10M1.42%692.77K
Wellington management group llp585.10K0.00%585.10K
Blackrock248.02K0.00%230.49K
Awm investment company223.00K0.58%223.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Cresset asset management---508.23K
Slotnik capital---157.47K
Tig advisors76.06K0.13%-136.21K
Vazirani asset management---125.00K
Navellier & associates---68.17K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Wellington management group llp585.10K0.00%585.10K$17.46M
Awm investment company223.00K0.58%223.00K$6.65M
First sabrepoint capital management lp170.00K1.67%170.00K$5.07M
Hbk investments l p150.00K0.04%150.00K$4.48M
Riverwater partners65.18K0.58%65.18K$1.94M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mai capital management-1.00
National bank of canada /fi/-1.00
Sound income strategies-4.00
Cornerstone planning group-13.00
Parallel advisors-14.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20269822.50%8,268,21666.44%545.10%7079.49%12-52.00%
Mar 31, 202648-46.07%1,839,349-62.58%121.16%22-53.19%14-51.72%
Dec 31, 202561-37.76%3,779,8190.99%244.10%30-41.18%20-31.03%
Sep 30, 20259716.87%3,742,90913.74%245.26%50-2993.33%
Jun 30, 2025833.75%3,290,6304.33%214.75%5061.29%15-51.61%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest285.77K1.89%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv285.77K1.87%18.10K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor285.77K1.87%18.10K
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB172.00K1.14%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF172.78K1.14%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF139.87K0.92%-2.50K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr70.81K0.47%-
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF65.12K0.43%-192.00
DFA US Targeted Value I63.13K0.41%-
VT De Lisle America B USD60.73K0.40%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 19, 2026SMOLYANSKY JULIE CEO, President and SecretaryBuy$50.52K
Aug 13, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP-Buy$4.87M
Aug 17, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP-Buy$890.92K
Aug 14, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP-Buy$370.35K
Aug 14, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD-Sell$744.98K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q3410
2026 Q2818
2026 Q1-4
2025 Q4-9
2025 Q3-2

LWAY Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Lifeway Foods?

Lifeway Foods shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 54.29%, followed by 39.23% insiders and 6.48% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Lifeway Foods's industry, Packaged Foods Stocks, is 58.22%, which Lifeway Foods falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Lifeway Foods?

Lifeway Foods’s largest shareholders are Divisadero street capital management, lp (2.1M shares, 13.80%), Citadel advisors (930.11K shares, 6.11%), and Wellington management group llp (585.1K shares, 3.84%). Together, they hold 23.75% of Lifeway Foods’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Lifeway Foods?

Yes, BlackRock owns 1.69% of Lifeway Foods, totaling 248.02K shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.17M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 230.49K shares, a 1315.38% change.

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

First sabrepoint capital management lp is Lifeway Foods’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.67% of its assets in 170K Lifeway Foods shares, valued at 5.07M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Lifeway Foods shares?

Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest is the top mutual fund holder of Lifeway Foods shares, with 1.89% of its total shares outstanding invested in 285.77K Lifeway Foods shares.

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