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LWAY Insider Trading & Form 4 Activity

Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Last filing: Jul 23, 2026·2 days ago
BEARISH · LAST 90 DAYS
24%
buyers
$8.4M
8 buys
$91.5M
26 sells
-$83.1M
net selling
5
insiders
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ACTIVE SELLING CLUSTER

3 insiders sold a combined $69.1M of LWAY between May 14, 2026 and May 15, 2026.

Danone S.a., Smolyansky Edward, Smolyansky Ludmila

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Net flow — last 12 months

Monthly net of insider buys minus sells. Green months indicate net buying; red months indicate net selling.

Most active insiders

Ranked by total transaction value over the last 90 days.

INSIDERBOUGHTSOLDNET
Danone S.a.
Insider
$67.4M
-$67.4M
Smolyansky Edward
Insider
$17.6M
-$17.6M
Smolyansky Ludmila
Insider
$6.5M
-$6.5M
Zolezzi William
Insider
$4.2M
$4.2M
Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp
Insider
$4.2M
$4.2M
Mcwhorter Dorri
Insider
$0
Smolyansky Julie
CEO, President and Secretary
$0
Hanson Eric A
CFO
$0

Recent transactions

Every Form 4 transaction for LWAY, newest first.

SELL
Smolyansky Ludmila · Insider
Tx Jul 22·Filed Jul 23·EDGAR ↗
60,000 sh @ $30.55
$1.8M
SELL
Smolyansky Ludmila · Insider
Tx Jul 22·Filed Jul 23·EDGAR ↗
40,000 sh @ $29.46
$1.2M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jul 15·Filed Jul 16·EDGAR ↗
42,263 sh @ $32.32
$1.4M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jul 15·Filed Jul 16·EDGAR ↗
24,653 sh @ $31.51
$777K
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jul 7·Filed Jul 9·EDGAR ↗
39,098 sh @ $29.41
$1.1M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jul 6·Filed Jul 9·EDGAR ↗
7,984 sh @ $29.79
$238K
EXERCISE
Mcwhorter Dorri · Insider
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
1,356 sh
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 30·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
50,000 sh @ $29.56
$1.5M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 30·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
50,000 sh @ $29.56
$1.5M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 29·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
14,542 sh @ $30.12
$438K
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 29·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
14,542 sh @ $30.12
$438K
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 26·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
55,794 sh @ $29.87
$1.7M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 26·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
55,754 sh @ $28.64
$1.6M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 26·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
55,754 sh @ $28.64
$1.6M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 26·Filed Jul 2·EDGAR ↗
55,794 sh @ $29.87
$1.7M
SELL
Smolyansky Ludmila · Insider
Tx Jun 25·Filed Jun 26·EDGAR ↗
45,616 sh @ $29.65
$1.4M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 24·Filed Jun 26·EDGAR ↗
1,793 sh @ $30.52
$55K
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 24·Filed Jun 26·EDGAR ↗
36,659 sh @ $29.82
$1.1M
SELL
Smolyansky Ludmila · Insider
Tx Jun 24·Filed Jun 26·EDGAR ↗
40,000 sh @ $30.12
$1.2M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx Jun 22·Filed Jun 22·EDGAR ↗
50,000 sh @ $26.20
$1.3M
EXERCISE
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 17·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
486 sh
EXERCISE
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 17·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
6,070 sh
EXERCISE
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 17·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
3,397 sh
TAX
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 17·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
4,012 sh @ $25.00
$100K
EXERCISE
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 17·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
340 sh
TAX
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 17·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
239 sh @ $25.00
$6K
EXERCISE
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 16·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
12,111 sh
TAX
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 16·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
53,215 sh @ $24.79
$1.3M
EXERCISE
Smolyansky Julie · CEO, President and Secretary
Tx Jun 16·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
108,426 sh
TAX
Hanson Eric A · CFO
Tx Jun 16·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
994 sh @ $24.79
$25K
AWARD
Hanson Eric A · CFO
Tx Jun 16·Filed Jun 18·EDGAR ↗
2,390 sh
SELL
Smolyansky Ludmila · Insider
Tx Jun 10·Filed Jun 11·EDGAR ↗
20,000 sh @ $24.02
$480K
SELL
Danone S.a. · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 20·EDGAR ↗
3,454,756 sh @ $19.50
$67.4M
SELL
Smolyansky Ludmila · Insider
Tx May 15·Filed May 19·EDGAR ↗
20,000 sh @ $24.64
$493K
BUY
Zolezzi William · Insider
Tx May 15·Filed May 19·EDGAR ↗
33,174 sh @ $25.27
$838K
BUY
Zolezzi William · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 19·EDGAR ↗
35,000 sh @ $26.33
$921K
BUY
Zolezzi William · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 19·EDGAR ↗
1,500 sh @ $22.98
$34K
BUY
Zolezzi William · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 19·EDGAR ↗
95,371 sh @ $25.24
$2.4M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx May 15·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
11,388 sh @ $24.21
$276K
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx May 15·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
12,612 sh @ $25.46
$321K
BUY
Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp · Insider
Tx May 15·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
33,174 sh @ $25.27
$838K
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
2,182 sh @ $26.28
$57K
BUY
Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
35,000 sh @ $26.33
$921K
BUY
Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
1,500 sh @ $22.98
$34K
BUY
Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
95,371 sh @ $25.24
$2.4M
SELL
Smolyansky Edward · Insider
Tx May 14·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
22,818 sh @ $25.25
$576K

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About LWAY insider trading data

Form 4 is the SEC filing required when an officer, director, or 10% owner of a public company buys or sells the company's stock. By law, these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade. Tracenotes pulls every Form 4 filing for LWAY from EDGAR, parses it, and surfaces the activity on this page.

What insider buying tells you. Open-market purchases by insiders are widely studied as a meaningful signal. Unlike stock awards (which are compensation, not conviction), an executive spending their own money to buy shares of the company they run is a vote of confidence. Studies have found insider-buying clusters — three or more insiders buying within a short window — outperform the broader market over the following year.

What insider selling tells you. Selling is noisier. Many sales are pre-scheduled under SEC Rule 10b5-1 plans, which let insiders sell on a fixed schedule regardless of company news. We label these "10b5-1" so you can see them. Discretionary sales — sales not tied to a plan — are more meaningful, especially when multiple insiders sell in quick succession.

Tracenotes methodology. We scan EDGAR daily for new Form 4 filings, parse them into individual transactions, and detect clusters when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. The data on this page covers the last 12 months. For deeper analysis, Tracenotes also runs language-change detection on 10-K and 10-Q filings — that's our core product.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Form 4 filing?

Form 4 is the SEC disclosure required when a company insider — an officer, director, or 10% owner — buys or sells the company's stock. By law these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade.

Is insider buying LWAY always bullish?

Open-market purchases by insiders are widely viewed as a bullish signal because executives are spending their own money. Stock awards and option exercises are part of compensation and don't carry the same weight, which is why we treat them separately on this page.

What is a 10b5-1 trade?

A trade made under SEC Rule 10b5-1, which lets insiders pre-schedule sales weeks or months in advance. These sales execute on a fixed plan regardless of company news, so they're a weaker signal than discretionary sales. We label them with a "10b5-1" tag.

What is an insider cluster?

A cluster is when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. Clusters are studied as stronger signals than single trades because multiple people independently reach the same view. We surface active clusters on Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) when they form.

Where does LWAY insider trading data come from?

Every Form 4 filing for LWAY is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR. Tracenotes scans EDGAR daily, parses each Form 4 into individual transactions, and updates this page within hours of new filings.

Nothing on this page constitutes investment advice. Form 4 data is sourced from SEC EDGAR and provided for research purposes only.

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