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ISSUER PROFILE · CIK 0000814586 · CUSIP 531914109

LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.LWAY

16 13D/G filings 4 distinct filers 0 insider transactions (365d)

Post-Filing Returns · across 6 activist filings on this issuer

Median 30d
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Median 180d
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Returns measured from each activist filing's date_of_event, split + dividend adjusted via Yahoo Finance.

Cross-Reference Snapshot

Activist filings
16
1 SCHEDULE 13G · 2 SCHEDULE 13D/A · 6 SCHEDULE · 7 SC
Distinct filers
4
multi-activist cluster
Insiders (365d)
0
0 buys · 0 sales
Latest short DTC
2.88
as of 2026-05-29

Institutional Consensus · 2025-12-31

Held by elite portfolio managers
1 holder · $481K
Point72 Asset Mgmt

13D/G Filings Timeline · 16 total

FiledFormFilerStakeSharesIntent
2026-05-27 SCHEDULE 13G CITADEL ADVISORS LLC view →
2026-05-20 SCHEDULE 13D/A Danone S.A. 0 view →
2026-05-20 SCHEDULE 13D/A SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA 19.70% 787,823 view →
2025-09-30 SCHEDULE Danone S.A. 22.70% 3,454,756 view →
2025-08-01 SCHEDULE Danone S.A. 22.70% 3,454,756 view →
2025-06-04 SCHEDULE SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA 20.80% 3,159,975 view →
2025-03-17 SCHEDULE SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA 20.94% 3,179,975 view →
2025-03-03 SCHEDULE Danone S.A. 23.30% 3,454,756 view →
2025-02-06 SCHEDULE SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 21.50% 3,179,975 view →
2023-10-31 SC SMOLYANSKY EDWARD view →
2023-02-24 SC SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA view →
2022-03-17 SC SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA view →
2022-02-25 SC SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA view →
2021-10-15 SC SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA view →
2019-07-22 SC SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA view →
2018-03-13 SC SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA view →

FINRA Short Interest History

SettlementShort InterestDays to Cover% Δ vs prior
2026-05-29 421,205 2.88 -59.1%
2026-05-15 1,030,606 5.84 +255.8%
2026-04-30 289,632 4.72 +4.1%
2026-04-15 278,205 2.78 +18.1%
2026-03-31 235,574 3.32 +5.6%
2026-03-13 223,038 6.43 -4.0%
2026-02-27 232,216 7.73 -4.3%
2026-02-13 242,545 5.08 -9.7%
2026-01-30 268,729 5.67 +3.7%
2026-01-15 259,191 4.04 -10.9%
2025-12-31 291,030 4.16 +3.0%
2025-12-15 282,549 4.46 +17.0%

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