Lifeway Foods
Makes kefir-led cultured dairy products for U.S. grocery and distributor channels.
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Breakdown13F · Form 4
Shares outstanding 15.28M · Float 5.83M · 38.1% free float
A Form 4 total here can count shares the filer formally disclaims — an award voted by proxy, for instance — which the holder's own Schedule 13D/G excludes, so where the two disagree the schedule's smaller figure is used.
Institutions13F, as of Jun 30, 2026
99 holders · 8.27M shares · 33 new positions · 71 increased · 12 reduced · 14 closed
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Chg q/q | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 2.10M | 13.75% | +692.8K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 930.1K | 6.09% | +858.2K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 585.1K | 3.83% | +585.1Knew | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 377.2K | 2.47% | +8.5K | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 366.8K | 2.40% | +104.7K | Aug 13, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 322.2K | 2.11% | +44.4K | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC | 291.7K | 1.91% | +291.7Knew | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 258.4K | 1.69% | +22.7K | Aug 11, 2026 |
Beneficial owners13D/G · 5% or more, as filed
| Holder | % of class | Shares | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Smolyanskyincl. Ludmila Smolyansky, The Edward Smolyansky Trust 2/2/16 | 19.70% | 2.96M | 13D | May 20, 2026 ↗ |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 13.80% | 2.10M | 13G | May 18, 2026 ↗ |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 5.40% | 825.0K | 13G | May 27, 2026 ↗ |
InsidersForm 4
| Insider | Role | Shares | % outstanding | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Smolyansky | director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Secretary | 2.22M | 14.53% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 10 percent owner | 2.10M | 13.75% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Zolezzi William | 10 percent owner | 2.10M | 13.75% | May 19, 2026 |
| Smolyansky Edward | 10 percent owner | 1.75M | 11.43% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Smolyansky Ludmila | other: Member of 10% owner group | 507.2K | 3.32% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Eric A. Hanson | officer: CFO | 58.9K | 0.39% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Dorri McWhorter | director | 27.3K | 0.18% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Jody Levy | director | 26.8K | 0.18% | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Pol Sikar | director | 22.2K | 0.15% | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Perfecto Sanchez | director | 6.1K | 0.04% | Jul 1, 2025 |
4 ten-percent owners hold 6.46M shares by Form 4 — the 13D/G table above shows those stakes, the figure above counts officers and directors only · 11 people have not refiled in the last 18 months (546.0K shares), so they are not in the figure above
Latest trades
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Avg price | Owned after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Julie Smolyanskydirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Secretary | Purchase | 2,000 | $25.26 | 2,214,095 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent owner | Purchase | 35,952 | $24.78 | 2,348,108 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent owner | Purchase | 15,000 | $24.69 | 2,312,156 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10 percent owner | Purchase | 195,616 | $24.87 | 2,297,156 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner | Sale · 3 lots | 75,000 | $25.45 | 894,793 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner | Sale | 35,000 | $28.74 | 969,793 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Ludmila Smolyanskyother: Member of 10% owner group | Sale · 2 lots | 100,000 | $30.11 | 507,207 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner | Sale · 2 lots | 66,916 | $32.02 | 1,004,793 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner | Sale | 39,098 | $29.41 | 1,071,709 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Edward Smolyansky10 percent owner | Sale | 7,984 | $29.79 | 1,110,807 |
CongressHouse and Senate disclosures
Not reported.