Lifeway Foods, Inc. - Common Stock (LWAY) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
LWAY on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
15,299,875
Price per share
$24.23
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
3,742,895
Total reported value
$103,901,982
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+431,276
Value change
+$12,612,631
Number of holders
98
Price from insider filings
$24.23
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Lifeway Foods, Inc. - Common Stock (LWAY) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
Danone S.A. 23% 0% $104,299,084 3,454,756 0% Danone S.A. 30 Sep 2025
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 22% $75,524,406 3,179,975 Edward Smolyansky 17 Jan 2025
SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA 20% 0% $82,313,328 3,059,975 0% Edward Smolyansky 18 Nov 2025
SMOLYANSKY JULIE 18% $62,766,144 2,642,785 Julie Smolyansky 19 Dec 2024
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 5.7% $23,911,603 861,369 Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 07 Oct 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 98 institutional investors reported holding 3,742,895 shares of Lifeway Foods, Inc. - Common Stock (LWAY). This represents 24% of the company’s total 15,299,875 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Lifeway Foods, Inc. - Common Stock (LWAY) together control 21% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 4.1% 630,183 0.81% $17,493,880
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2.7% 417,771 -4.1% 0.02% $11,597,323
VANGUARD GROUP INC 2% 311,937 -1.8% 0% $8,659,371
BlackRock, Inc. 1.8% 282,450 +1.6% 0% $7,840,812
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1.6% 245,478 -6.9% 0% $6,813,923
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.99% 151,350 +1.2% 0.04% $4,201,476
Slotnik Capital, LLC 0.93% 141,761 +9.2% 1.4% $3,935,285
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.85% 130,516 +4.6% 0% $3,623,700
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.66% 101,311 +260% 0% $2,812,393
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.62% 94,405 -16% 0.02% $2,620,683
STATE STREET CORP 0.56% 85,457 +4.1% 0% $2,372,286
TIG Advisors, LLC 0.5% 76,059 -64% 0.13% $2,111,398
GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.46% 69,817 -29% 0.01% $1,938,120
GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 0.41% 62,746 -34% 0.28% $1,741,829
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.39% 58,957 +1.1% 0% $1,636,638
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.37% 56,227 -3.3% 0% $1,560,861
De Lisle Partners LLP 0.35% 53,782 -10% 0.18% $1,494,871
MORGAN STANLEY 0.35% 53,707 -2.1% 0% $1,490,912
Nuveen, LLC 0.25% 38,731 0% $1,075,173
CenterBook Partners LP 0.25% 37,500 0.05% $1,041,000
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.24% 36,081 0% $1,001,609
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% 34,789 0% $963,000
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.22% 33,750 -14% 0% $936,900
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.21% 32,614 -20% 0% $905,365
Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.19% 28,882 0.09% $801,764

Institutional Holders of Lifeway Foods, Inc. - Common Stock (LWAY) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 11,155 $270,287 +$202,995 $24.23 5
2025 Q3 3,742,895 $103,901,982 +$12,612,631 $27.76 98
2025 Q2 3,290,773 $81,120,134 -$1,422,021 $24.65 83
2025 Q1 3,347,815 $81,856,515 +$168,746 $24.45 81
2024 Q4 3,358,006 $83,265,508 -$1,493,686 $24.80 85
2024 Q3 3,355,461 $86,989,235 +$16,167,827 $25.92 89
2024 Q2 2,832,056 $36,162,493 +$3,092,552 $12.77 61
2024 Q1 2,479,721 $42,696,347 +$3,582,829 $17.22 51
2023 Q4 2,237,336 $30,000,321 +$5,817,810 $13.41 50
2023 Q3 1,808,573 $18,698,728 +$2,162,832 $10.34 40
2023 Q2 1,826,439 $12,065,347 +$1,778,099 $6.55 23
2023 Q1 1,559,432 $9,419,046 +$2,784,872 $6.04 23
2022 Q4 1,098,550 $6,095,399 -$56,837 $5.55 22
2022 Q3 1,106,859 $6,330,011 -$263,060 $5.71 16
2022 Q2 1,154,593 $5,738,010 +$80,974 $4.97 16
2022 Q1 1,138,163 $8,214,014 +$51,437 $7.21 16
2021 Q4 1,131,666 $5,258,009 -$158,104 $4.60 16
2021 Q3 1,163,112 $6,507,011 -$203,291 $5.59 15
2021 Q2 1,201,114 $6,220,810 -$536,169 $5.18 19
2021 Q1 1,302,123 $7,032,011 -$91,366 $5.40 20
2020 Q4 1,319,059 $7,134,111 +$583,088 $5.41 20
2020 Q3 1,213,581 $6,104,310 -$6,278 $5.03 21
2020 Q2 1,240,054 $2,832,757 +$175,926 $2.28 20
2020 Q1 1,154,952 $2,216,204 -$123,344 $1.92 17
2019 Q4 1,229,651 $2,446,904 -$246,152 $1.99 18
2019 Q3 1,348,836 $2,952,077 +$17,980 $2.18 22
2019 Q2 1,354,306 $4,927,695 -$886,775 $3.64 22
2019 Q1 1,614,331 $3,906,169 -$9,094 $2.42 21
2018 Q4 1,752,555 $3,294,132 -$628,550 $1.88 22
2018 Q3 2,054,132 $5,464,186 -$930,077 $2.66 22
2018 Q2 2,346,091 $11,803,352 -$1,326,061 $5.03 31
2018 Q1 2,572,464 $15,405,756 -$698,058 $5.99 41
2017 Q4 2,592,708 $20,740,528 -$618,464 $8.00 45
2017 Q3 2,637,971 $23,479,738 -$286,437 $8.90 43
2017 Q2 2,667,316 $24,912,240 -$1,118,661 $9.34 45
2017 Q1 2,767,440 $29,698,139 +$2,774,734 $10.73 48
2016 Q4 2,714,199 $31,239,555 -$1,239,712 $11.51 48
2016 Q3 2,773,768 $46,987,854 +$2,017,665 $16.94 44
2016 Q2 2,654,322 $25,670,714 -$1,174,078 $9.67 38
2016 Q1 2,758,378 $29,871,000 +$812,165 $10.83 44
2015 Q4 2,680,076 $29,742,184 -$1,418,409 $11.10 41
2015 Q3 2,821,221 $29,560,025 -$2,217,239 $10.48 39
2015 Q2 2,945,871 $56,534,005 -$524,829 $19.19 45
2015 Q1 2,959,501 $63,036,454 -$3,664,589 $21.39 49
2014 Q4 3,179,387 $58,901,626 +$5,091,458 $18.53 44
2014 Q3 2,933,900 $40,692,378 +$874,807 $13.87 45
2014 Q2 2,867,099 $40,084,296 -$1,393,573 $13.98 46
2014 Q1 2,968,266 $43,595,040 +$85,819 $14.70 44