Lifeway Foods
LWAY
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.47M invested in Lifeway Foods in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
1.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 14.78% → 12.95% (-1.8%)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 30 (-5)
54% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.8M → $5.47M (-$6.34M)
80% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 15
83% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$222K |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$120K |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.32K |
| 4 |
HNB
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$4 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GF
Gabelli Funds
Rye,
New York
|
-$500K |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$178K |
| 3 |
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Traverse City,
Michigan
|
-$148K |
| 4 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$115K |
| 5 |
ECM
Element Capital Management
New York
|
-$101K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $186 | – | – | – |
|
|
PP
27
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$115K | -22,799 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
28
Element Capital Management
New York
| – | -$101K | -20,006 | Closed |
|
|
LP
29
LMR Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$72K | -14,303 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
30
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$55K | -11,032 | Closed |
|
31
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$4K | -842 | Closed |
|
32
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1K | -111 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
33
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | +$4 | +1 | New |
|
LWAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
30 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lifeway Foods (LWAY) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $5.47M — down 54% from $11.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of LWAY and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $222K. The largest seller was Gabelli Funds, cutting an estimated $500K.
- 30 institutional investors held Lifeway Foods (LWAY) as of Q3 2018, down from 35 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $5.47M of Lifeway Foods stock for Q3 2018, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Lifeway Foods positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Lifeway Foods buyer in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $222K added.
- The largest Lifeway Foods seller in Q3 2018 was Gabelli Funds, an estimated $500K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.