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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
Barclays
126
Barclays
United Kingdom
$382K -$1.43M -45,468 -83%
SAM
127
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
$370K -$1.69M -53,552 -85%
PA
128
Parallel Advisors
California
$356K -$38.7K -1,229 -12%
DT
129
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$344K +$266K +8,463 New
PFSRSONJ
130
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$333K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
131
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$327K +$253K +8,036 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
132
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$326K -$26.1K -830 -9%
Raymond James Financial
133
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$320K -$15K -478 -6%
OQS
134
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$318K +$243K +7,734 New
Prudential Financial
135
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$302K +$234K +7,420 New
First Trust Advisors
136
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$294K +$228K +7,234 New
LPL Financial
137
LPL Financial
California
$289K +$223K +7,100 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
138
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$277K +$214K +6,800 New
IIM
139
INTECH Investment Management
Florida
$265K -$98.7K -3,135 -33%
GIP
140
Granite Investment Partners
California
$248K +$192K +6,095 New
BMWS
141
Brady Martz Wealth Solutions
North Dakota
$247K +$191K +6,061 New
LCM
142
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$245K +$190K +6,026 New
FPAS
143
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
$241K +$186K +5,922 New
SOADOR
144
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$237K – – –
SG Americas Securities
145
SG Americas Securities
New York
$231K -$267K -8,497 -60%
MF
146
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$228K +$176K +5,596 New
Stifel Financial
147
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$227K +$176K +5,590 New
VA
148
Verdad Advisers
Massachusetts
$217K +$168K +5,334 New
VOYA Investment Management
149
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$213K +$165K +5,238 New
PP
150
PDT Partners
New York
$208K +$161K +5,110 New
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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.