Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Insider Trading

Over the last 3 months, LWAY insiders made 8 open-market buys and 9 sales, a net sale of -$61.5M (SEC Form 4). Multiple insiders bought within days of each other (cluster buying). Over the last 6 months, 62 institutions increased and 55 reduced their position (13F).

Insider Activity

Sentiment
11/100
Buys (3m)
8
Sells (3m)
9
Net (3m)
-$61.5M
Insiders buyingCluster buying
Insider trades by month Buys Sells
Sep
Oct
Dec
Mar
Apr
May
Context3-month price +6.2%Institutions mixed (13F)
DateInsiderTypeSharesPrice
May 20, 2026Danone S.A.10 percent ownerSell3,454,756$19.50
May 19, 2026Zolezzi William10 percent ownerBuy95,371$25.24
May 19, 2026SMOLYANSKY LUDMILAother: Member of 10% owner groupSell20,000$24.64
May 19, 2026Zolezzi William10 percent ownerBuy1,500$22.98
May 19, 2026Zolezzi William10 percent ownerBuy35,000$26.33
May 19, 2026Zolezzi William10 percent ownerBuy33,174$25.27
May 18, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10 percent ownerSell2,182$26.28
May 18, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10 percent ownerSell12,612$25.46
May 18, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10 percent ownerSell22,818$25.25
May 18, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent ownerBuy1,500$22.98
May 18, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent ownerBuy35,000$26.33
May 18, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent ownerBuy33,174$25.27
May 18, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10 percent ownerSell11,388$24.21
May 18, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent ownerBuy95,371$25.24
Apr 22, 2026SMOLYANSKY LUDMILAother: Member of 10% owner groupSell15,000$26.50
Apr 2, 2026SCHER JASON SCOTTdirectorGrant1,277
Apr 2, 2026Harris AndeedirectorGrant873
Apr 2, 2026Dalto Juan CarlosdirectorGrant776
Apr 2, 2026Chartier KirkdirectorGrant857
Mar 31, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOOption743
Mar 31, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOTax285$18.30
Mar 31, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOGrant743
Mar 19, 2026SMOLYANSKY LUDMILAother: Member of 10% owner groupSell10,000$18.74
Mar 19, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10 percent ownerSell14,353$17.77
Mar 10, 2026SMOLYANSKY JULIEdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and SecretaryOption13,334
Mar 10, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOTax8,024$21.50
Mar 10, 2026SMOLYANSKY JULIEdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and SecretaryGrant108,426
Mar 10, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOGrant2,672
Mar 10, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOGrant21,396
Jan 13, 2026Hanson Eric Aofficer: CFOTax1,720$22.78

Source: LWAY SEC Form 4 filings, latest May 20, 2026. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

Institutional activity (13F)

How institutions changed their LWAY positions over the last 6 months (SEC Form 13F).

Increased
62
New positions
25
Reduced
55
Sold out
43
Largest moves
InstitutionActionSharesFiled
DIVISADERO STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LPIncreased1.4MMay 15, 2026
DIVISADERO STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LPIncreased1.3MFeb 17, 2026
CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCUnchanged508KMay 15, 2026
CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCNew Position508KFeb 17, 2026
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCReduced375KFeb 12, 2026
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCReduced369KMay 14, 2026
VANGUARD GROUP INCIncreased343KJan 29, 2026
BLACKROCK, INC.Increased288KFeb 12, 2026
BLACKROCK, INC.Reduced278KMay 13, 2026
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALIncreased266KMay 15, 2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNew Position262KMay 15, 2026
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPIncreased236KMay 7, 2026
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPReduced217KFeb 12, 2026
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET ALIncreased215KMay 14, 2026
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALIncreased163KFeb 17, 2026

Source: SEC Form 13F filings. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.