NASDAQ: LWAY
Lifeway Foods Inc Stock Ownership - Who owns Lifeway Foods?

Insider buying vs selling

Have Lifeway Foods Inc insiders been buying or selling?

Buy
Sell
NameRoleDateSharesPriceValue
Julie SmolyanskyCEO President and Secretary2026-06-17239$25.00
$5.98kSell
Julie SmolyanskyCEO President and Secretary2026-06-174,012$25.00
$100.30kSell
Julie SmolyanskyCEO President and Secretary2026-06-1653,215$24.79
$1.32MSell
Eric A. HansonCFO2026-06-16994$24.79
$24.64kSell
Ludmila SmolyanskyInsider2026-06-1020,000$24.02
$480.40kSell
William Zolezzi10% Owner2026-05-1533,174$25.27
$838.31kBuy
Divisadero Street Capital Management LP10% Owner2026-05-1533,174$25.27
$838.31kBuy
Edward Smolyansky10% Owner2026-05-1511,388$24.21
$275.70kSell
Edward Smolyansky10% Owner2026-05-1512,612$25.46
$321.10kSell
Ludmila SmolyanskyInsider2026-05-1520,000$24.64
$492.80kSell

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Net Insider Buy/Sell (L12M) Ownership

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LWAY Shareholders

What type of owners hold Lifeway Foods Inc stock?

Institutional
Insider
Retail
NameHoldSharesValueType
Ludmila Smolyansky58.54%8,945,918$227.49MInsider
Julie Smolyansky24.29%3,712,095$94.40MInsider
Edward Smolyansky14.16%2,164,042$55.03MInsider
William Zolezzi12.67%1,936,495$49.25MInsider
Divisadero Street Capital Management LP12.67%1,936,495$49.25MInsider
Divisadero Street Capital Management LP9.22%1,408,768$35.82MInstitution
Cresset Asset Management LLC3.33%508,232$12.92MInstitution
Lifeway Foods Inc2.73%417,866$10.63MInsider
Renaissance Technologies LLC2.41%368,671$9.38MInstitution
Blackrock Inc1.82%277,750$7.06MInstitution

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LWAY vs Food Stocks

TickerInst. %Insider %Net Insider (L12M)Net Insider (L3M)
LWAY20.36%79.64%Net SellingNet Selling
BYND29.11%10.27%Net SellingNet Selling
NATR23.10%76.90%Net SellingNet Selling
USNA18.15%81.85%Net SellingNet Selling
BRCC25.15%27.06%Net SellingNet Selling

Lifeway Foods Stock Ownership FAQ

Who owns Lifeway Foods?

Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) is owned by 32.51% institutional shareholders, 127.13% Lifeway Foods insiders, and 0.00% retail investors. Ludmila Smolyansky is the largest individual Lifeway Foods shareholder, owning 8.95M shares representing 58.54% of the company. Ludmila Smolyansky's Lifeway Foods shares are currently valued at $227.49M.

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