Latest Period
Q1 2026
Security Snapshot
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC) Institutional Ownership
CUSIP: 533535100
13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q1 2026
Institutions Reporting
192
Shares (Excl. Options)
27,738,575
Price
$40.68
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- Security type / class
- Equity / Common Stock No Par Value
- Symbol
- LINC on Nasdaq
- All holders as of 31 Mar 2026
- Q1 2026
- Total 13F shares
- 27,738,575
- Total 13F value
- $1,127,887,708
- Portfolio coverage rank
- 0.01%
- Share change
- +922,174
- Value change
- +$47,435,196
- Number of holders
- 192
- Shares outstanding
- 31,878,402
- SEC-reported price per share
- $50.21
- Insider filing price
- $50.21
Latest holder snapshot
5 signals
Issuer context
3 identity fields
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Key facts
- LINC - LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value is tracked under CUSIP 533535100.
- 192 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
- 4 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.
Change
- Holder count moved from 153 to 192 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
- SEC-reported value moved from $646,904,266 to $1,127,887,708.
Research use
- You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
- 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.
Evidence
Source: SEC Form 13F
Open SEC Evidence
Latest holder context comes from 192 institutions filings for Q1 2026.
Security key
533535100
Latest holder period
Q1 2026
13F holders
192
13D/G owners
4
CIK / CUSIP context first
Open Q1 2026 holders
LINC full holder history
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP SEC filings
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP company facts
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP insider transactions
Broader feeds
Recent Quarterly Holder Reports
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13D/G owners
Significant owners
Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.
Rows
4
Security
LINC
| Filer | Ownership | Change % | Holdings Value | Net Change | Nb Shares | Change % | Reporting Name | Report Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Investment Company, LLC | 7.3% | -17% | $60,348,863 | -$12,146,618 | 2,297,254 | -17% | John A. Bartholdson | 25 Feb 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6.5% | $47,374,872 | 2,055,309 | BlackRock, Inc. | 30 Jun 2025 | |||
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 4.7% | $25,388,510 | 1,482,108 | HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 30 Sep 2024 | |||
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 2.4% | -54% | $31,642,246 | -$34,528,777 | 777,833 | -52% | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 31 Mar 2026 |
As of 31 Mar 2026, 192 institutional investors reported holding 27,738,575 shares of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC). This represents 87% of the company’s total 31,878,402 outstanding shares.
13F concentration
Top 25 institutional shareholders
Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.
Top holder share
59%
| Institution | Ownership % | Shares Held | Share Change % | Portfolio % | Holdings Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6.8% | 2,182,514 | -1.1% | 0% | $88,784,670 |
| Juniper Investment Company, LLC | 6.1% | 1,938,311 | -18% | 25% | $78,850,491 |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 4% | 1,277,500 | +14% | 2.7% | $51,968,700 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.8% | 1,202,130 | 0% | 0% | $48,902,648 |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | 3.3% | 1,040,602 | +32% | 3.1% | $42,331,689 |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 2.6% | 825,556 | 1.6% | $33,583,618 | |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 2.5% | 808,302 | +20% | 0.02% | $32,881,725 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 2.4% | 777,833 | -52% | 0.09% | $31,642,246 |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 2.4% | 777,351 | -30% | 0.21% | $31,622,639 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.3% | 740,769 | +5% | 0% | $30,141,991 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 2.2% | 694,748 | -12% | 0.01% | $28,261,043 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 2.1% | 685,230 | -12% | 0.05% | $27,875,156 |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | 2.1% | 676,923 | +53% | 0.2% | $27,537,228 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | 2% | 623,165 | +180% | 0.08% | $25,350,000 |
| STATE STREET CORP | 1.9% | 590,070 | +0.15% | 0% | $24,004,048 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 1.7% | 533,527 | +747% | 0.02% | $21,703,879 |
| RBF Capital, LLC | 1.6% | 499,070 | 0% | 1% | $20,302,168 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 1.5% | 468,556 | +8.6% | 0.03% | $19,060,858 |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | 1.4% | 459,509 | 1.4% | $18,692,826 | |
| Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC | 1.2% | 380,568 | -46% | 7% | $15,481,506 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 1.1% | 358,664 | +107% | 0.14% | $14,590,452 |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 1.1% | 357,265 | -72% | 0.74% | $14,533,540 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 1.1% | 356,253 | -39% | 0% | $14,492,372 |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 1.1% | 355,304 | -8.6% | 2.3% | $14,453,767 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.1% | 352,357 | +92% | 0.01% | $14,333,883 |
Quarter history
Institutional holders across reporting periods
Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.
Periods
49
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 49
| Period | 13F Shares, Excl. Options | Value, Excl. Options | Value Change | Price (Median) | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 27,738,575 | $1,127,887,708 | +$47,435,196 | $40.68 | 192 |
| 2025 Q4 | 26,786,647 | $646,904,266 | -$5,136,287 | $24.15 | 153 |
| 2025 Q3 | 26,396,476 | $620,108,927 | +$19,760,560 | $23.50 | 146 |
| 2025 Q2 | 25,599,442 | $590,082,465 | +$62,539,618 | $23.05 | 138 |
| 2025 Q1 | 22,967,432 | $364,467,927 | +$24,070,667 | $15.87 | 123 |
| 2024 Q4 | 21,471,482 | $339,686,411 | +$6,543,964 | $15.82 | 112 |
| 2024 Q3 | 21,054,368 | $251,401,901 | -$1,349,620 | $11.94 | 105 |
| 2024 Q2 | 23,441,936 | $278,014,958 | +$2,985,679 | $11.86 | 105 |
| 2024 Q1 | 23,180,973 | $239,453,252 | +$1,110,970 | $10.33 | 92 |
| 2023 Q4 | 22,948,734 | $230,554,292 | -$702,504 | $10.04 | 94 |
| 2023 Q3 | 23,012,397 | $194,477,236 | +$3,245,055 | $8.45 | 87 |
| 2023 Q2 | 22,777,203 | $153,519,268 | +$6,955,523 | $6.74 | 77 |
| 2023 Q1 | 21,757,709 | $123,142,748 | +$446,255 | $5.66 | 69 |
| 2022 Q4 | 21,677,779 | $125,509,711 | +$24,290,932 | $5.79 | 65 |
| 2022 Q3 | 16,192,584 | $88,085,102 | +$656,145 | $5.44 | 52 |
| 2022 Q2 | 15,992,692 | $100,913,000 | -$966,720 | $6.31 | 55 |
| 2022 Q1 | 16,072,560 | $114,985,214 | -$3,580,675 | $7.15 | 64 |
| 2021 Q4 | 16,562,982 | $123,726,000 | -$3,393,949 | $7.47 | 56 |
| 2021 Q3 | 16,990,059 | $113,701,000 | +$886,592 | $6.69 | 55 |
| 2021 Q2 | 16,840,695 | $131,013,000 | +$3,346,427 | $7.78 | 62 |
| 2021 Q1 | 16,588,669 | $106,330,000 | -$1,444,389 | $6.41 | 57 |
| 2020 Q4 | 16,820,247 | $109,331,000 | -$183,419 | $6.50 | 52 |
| 2020 Q3 | 16,888,132 | $93,222,000 | +$830,384 | $5.52 | 46 |
| 2020 Q2 | 16,741,416 | $65,291,000 | +$23,003 | $3.90 | 27 |
| 2020 Q1 | 16,909,054 | $37,196,507 | +$185,144 | $2.20 | 26 |