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Lincoln Educational Services
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193 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in Lincoln Educational Services in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

307% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 15

260% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.16M | Put options by funds: $1.71M

74% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $647M → $1.13B (+$481M)

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 193 (+41)

2.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.7% → 87.51% (+2.8%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 60

Holders
193
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+26.97%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
61
Increased
54
Reduced
60
Closed
15
Calls
$6.16M
Puts
$1.71M
Net Calls
+$4.45M
Net Calls Change
+$3.77M

Top Buyers

1
DSCM
Divisadero Street Capital Management
Florida
+$26M
2
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$14.8M
3
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
+$14.5M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$12.6M
5
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
+$7.85M

Top Sellers

1
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$29.4M
2
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$26.7M
3
JIC
Juniper Investment Company
New York
-$13.4M
4
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$10.7M
5
PLC
Pillsbury Lake Capital
California
-$10.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SO
101
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$740K -$296K -9,400 -34%
AllianceBernstein
102
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$687K -$28.3K -900 -3%
CCIA
103
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$683K -$56.3K -1,790 -10%
MIM
104
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$677K -$5.41K -172 -1%
QT
105
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$649K +$502K +15,944 New
QCM
106
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$575K +$53.3K +1,695 +14%
PCM
107
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$570K – – –
Wells Fargo
108
Wells Fargo
California
$568K -$647K -20,554 -60%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
109
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$565K +$4.63K +147 +1%
TI
110
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$546K -$245K -7,781 -37%
XT
111
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$541K +$419K +13,309 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
112
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$539K +$378 +12 +0.1%
DS
113
DRW Securities
Illinois
$533K +$413K +13,114 New
OSAM
114
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$533K -$30.7K -974 -7%
PM
115
Penbrook Management
New York
$518K -$135K -4,286 -25%
II
116
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$515K -$208K -6,614 -34%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
117
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$505K +$109K +3,466 +39%
HSBC Holdings
118
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$504K -$1.01M -32,091 -72%
VA
119
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$464K +$359K +11,417 New
RWM
120
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$464K -$5.41K -172 -1%
VGA
121
Vanguard Global Advisers
Pennsylvania
$456K +$353K +11,201 New
BBA
122
Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$452K +$351K +11,162 New
SL
123
Sentinus LLC
Illinois
$440K -$880K -27,975 -72%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
124
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$436K -$89.1K -2,832 -21%
BHCM
125
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$432K +$335K +10,630 New
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5
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LINC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

193 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.13B — up 74% from $647M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new LINC positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Divisadero Street Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $29.4M.

  • 193 institutional investors held Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) as of Q1 2026, up from 152 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of Lincoln Educational Services stock for Q1 2026, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Lincoln Educational Services positions in Q1 2026 and 15 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Lincoln Educational Services buyer in Q1 2026 was Divisadero Street Capital Management, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest Lincoln Educational Services seller in Q1 2026 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $29.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.