Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY): insider trading, Congress trades & who owns it

Insider signal
78/100
Strong insider buying · 90 days
Insider buys
$16.7M
5 buyers · 12 months
Insider sales
$97.7M
3 sellers · 12 months
Funds holding
97
13F · Q2 2026
Congress trades
None
none in 2 years

It has been a mixed year for Lifeway Foods, Inc. insiders: $16.7 million bought by five people and $97.7 million sold by three, so more selling than buying overall.

The largest purchase came from Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP (10% Owner), about $4.9 million. That includes C-suite money, which tends to get the most attention.

On the institutional side, 97 funds reported holding LWAY at the end of Q2 2026, and more funds bought than sold. Looking at the quarterly pattern: 7 quarters in a row of net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 2 of the last 7 full quarters. This quarter so far: net buying.

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Latest insider trades in LWAY

FiledInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValueSource
Oct 6, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% OwnerBuy17,482$21.09$369KSEC
Oct 6, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% OwnerBuy36,202$21.01$761KSEC
Oct 6, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% OwnerBuy50,000$20.80$1.0MSEC
Aug 19, 2026SMOLYANSKY JULIECEOBuy2,000$25.26$51KSEC
Aug 17, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% OwnerBuy195,616$24.87$4.9MSEC
Aug 17, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% OwnerBuy15,000$24.69$370KSEC
Aug 17, 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% OwnerBuy35,952$24.78$891KSEC
Aug 14, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10% OwnerSell31$26.50$822SEC
Aug 14, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10% OwnerSell45,038$25.82$1.2MSEC
Aug 14, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10% OwnerSell29,931$24.89$745KSEC
Aug 14, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10% OwnerSell35,000$28.74$1.0MSEC
Jul 23, 2026SMOLYANSKY LUDMILAOtherSell40,000$29.46$1.2MSEC
Jul 23, 2026SMOLYANSKY LUDMILAOtherSell60,000$30.55$1.8MSEC
Jul 16, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10% OwnerSell42,263$32.32$1.4MSEC
Jul 16, 2026SMOLYANSKY EDWARD10% OwnerSell24,653$31.51$777KSEC

Questions about LWAY

Are insiders buying or selling LWAY stock?

In the last 12 months Lifeway Foods, Inc. insiders made open-market purchases worth about $16.7 million and sales worth about $97.7 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.

When was the last insider trade in LWAY?

The most recent open-market insider trade in LWAY was filed on 2026-10-06.

How many institutions own LWAY?

97 investment managers reported holding LWAY in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.

Has any member of Congress traded LWAY?

No congressional trades in LWAY were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.

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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1). Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).