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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
Legal & General Group
151
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$207K -$14.6K -463 -8%
RA
152
RiverPark Advisors
New York
$206K +$159K +5,053 New
CC
153
Centiva Capital
New York
$205K +$158K +5,033 New
N
154
Numerai
California
$202K +$156K +4,958 New
Fidelity Investments
155
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$188K +$15.9K +504 +12%
TRCT
156
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$124K +$62K +1,970 +181%
AIP
157
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$100K -$8.5K -270 -10%
EWA
158
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$99.1K +$60.8K +1,932 +383%
Russell Investments Group
159
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$93.1K -$7.4K -235 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
160
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$87.8K – – –
ACM
161
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$82.4K +$63.8K +2,026 New
Group One Trading
162
Group One Trading
Illinois
$72.7K +$56.3K +1,788 New
Citigroup
163
Citigroup
New York
$71.1K +$23.1K +734 +72%
ME
164
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$70.5K -$16.8K -534 -24%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
165
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$65.3K -$6.96K -221 -12%
MA
166
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$51K +$7.52K +239 +24%
GI
167
GAMMA Investing
California
$41K +$913 +29 +3%
Rockefeller Capital Management
168
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$40.7K – – –
Osaic Holdings
169
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$31K +$21.2K +673 +765%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
170
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$29.4K +$3.9K +124 +21%
SAM
171
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$20.1K – – –
Federated Hermes
172
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$19K +$11K +348 +292%
Nisa Investment Advisors
173
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$18.6K – – –
UBS AM
174
UBS AM
Illinois
$15.5K +$11.5K +364 +2,141%
RDFA
175
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$14.2K – – –
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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.