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Edward Smolyansky

LWAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. · CIK 0001227847
FILING MIX · LIFETIME9%/91%
BUYS
7
SELLS
72
TOTAL VALUE
$21.35M
COMPANIES
1
ACTIVE SINCE
Aug 2020
HOLDINGS NOW
1,071,709
AVG SELL PX
$22.09
TRADE KIND
SHOWING 79 / 79
Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
54 backtested trades · 8 horizons · 18 pendingHow are these numbers computed? →
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by Edward Smolyansky, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d54+44.44%+0.07%+0.94%-0.87%-1.62%-0.91
14d54+42.59%-0.52%+1.17%-1.69%-1.95%-1.48
30d54+51.85%+4.37%+1.53%+2.84%-2.90%1.38
60d54+37.04%+3.68%+4.05%-0.38%-0.25%-0.21
90d54+31.48%+11.32%+6.76%+4.55%+1.61%1.69
180d54(3 pending)+43.14%+14.99%+10.71%+4.28%-14.41%0.86
1y54(7 pending)+44.68%+74.86%+24.96%+49.90%+47.37%3.69
2y54(8 pending)+15.22%+138.50%+29.47%+109.03%+88.09%6.30
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
LWAY · 1,071,709 shares · as of Jul 7, 2026
0503,7781,007,5561,511,3342,015,112202120222023202420252026SHARES HELD
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
BUY SELL
2020
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FLOW · 7 buys / 72 sellsCOVERAGE · 25 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
39,098$29.41$1.15M1,071,709Jul 7, 2026Jul 9, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
7,984$29.79$237.8K1,110,807Jul 6, 2026Jul 9, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
50,000$29.56$1.48M852,642Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
50,000$29.56$1.48M852,642Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
14,542$30.12$438.0K1,168,791Jun 29, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASE
14,542$30.12$438.0K1,168,791Jun 29, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
55,794$29.87$1.67M902,642Jun 26, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
55,794$29.87$1.67M902,642Jun 26, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
55,754$28.64$1.60M958,436Jun 26, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
55,754$28.64$1.60M958,436Jun 26, 2026Jul 2, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
36,659$29.82$1.09M1,015,983Jun 24, 2026Jun 26, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
1,793$30.52$54.7K1,014,190Jun 24, 2026Jun 26, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
50,000$26.20$1.31M1,183,333Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
11,388$24.21$275.7K1,065,254May 15, 2026May 18, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
12,612$25.46$321.1K1,052,642May 15, 2026May 18, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
22,818$25.25$576.2K1,078,824May 14, 2026May 18, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
2,182$26.28$57.3K1,076,642May 14, 2026May 18, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
14,353$17.77$255.1K1,101,642Mar 19, 2026Mar 19, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
22,313$20.10$448.5K1,115,995Mar 17, 2026Mar 18, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
13,334$20.60$274.7K1,138,308Mar 16, 2026Mar 18, 2026View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
58,830$26.07$1.53M1,151,642Oct 1, 2025Oct 3, 2025View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
24,813$25.52$633.2K1,210,472Oct 1, 2025Oct 3, 2025View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
10,000$26.69$266.9K1,235,285Sep 24, 2025Sep 25, 2025View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
6,357$26.53$168.7K1,245,285Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
20,000$23.23$464.6K1,251,642Mar 18, 2025Mar 19, 2025View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
75,00075,000May 13, 2024May 20, 2024View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
3,468$13.44$46.6K1,271,642Jan 2, 2024Jan 3, 2024View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
24,329$11.01$267.9K1,275,110Aug 24, 2023Aug 25, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
19,526$10.30$201.1K1,299,439Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
17,474$10.08$176.1K1,318,965Aug 22, 2023Aug 23, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
5,000$9.18$45.9K1,336,439Aug 21, 2023Aug 23, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
8,000$9.02$72.2K1,341,439Aug 21, 2023Aug 23, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
100,000100,000Aug 17, 2023Oct 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALEGRANT
Gift
100,0001,233,333Aug 17, 2023Oct 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
250,0001,333,333May 19, 2023Oct 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
5,000$6.03$30.1K1,349,439May 17, 2023May 19, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
10,000$6.00$60.0K1,354,439May 16, 2023May 19, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
30,000$6.00$180.0K1,364,439Mar 31, 2023Apr 4, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
10,000$6.00$60.0K1,399,439Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
786$6.05$4.8K1,398,653Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
4,000$6.01$24.0K1,394,439Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
200$6.02$1.2K1,398,453Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
14$6.02$841,398,439Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
250,0001,083,333Mar 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
13,000$5.90$76.7K1,419,439Mar 28, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
5,000$5.95$29.8K1,432,439Mar 28, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
1,600$5.91$9.5K1,409,439Mar 28, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
7,300$6.00$43.8K1,412,139Mar 28, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
1,100$5.96$6.6K1,411,039Mar 28, 2023Mar 30, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
5,000$6.00$30.0K1,937,439Jan 13, 2023Jan 18, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
5,000$6.00$30.0K1,437,439Jan 13, 2023Feb 14, 2023View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
1,883$6.70$12.6K1,942,439Dec 9, 2022Dec 13, 2022View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
5,000$7.72$38.6K1,995,112Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
6,000$7.59$45.5K2,000,112Nov 17, 2022Nov 21, 2022View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
4,000$7.57$30.3K2,006,112Nov 17, 2022Nov 21, 2022View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
5,000$5.57$27.9K2,005,112Jun 9, 2021Jun 10, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
5,000$5.57$27.9K2,010,112Jun 8, 2021Jun 10, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Gift
500,0002,015,112May 28, 2021Jun 1, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
2,500$5.61$14.0K1,515,112May 26, 2021May 28, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
4,000$5.67$22.7K1,517,612May 24, 2021May 26, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
6,000$5.29$31.7K1,521,612May 21, 2021May 26, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
31,5591,527,612Apr 29, 2021May 26, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
200$5.54$1.1K1,500,853Dec 31, 2020Jan 4, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
3,200$5.63$18.0K1,502,853Dec 31, 2020Jan 4, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
1,300$5.60$7.3K1,501,053Dec 31, 2020Jan 4, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
500$5.61$2.8K1,502,353Dec 31, 2020Jan 4, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
4,800$5.52$26.5K1,496,053Dec 31, 2020Jan 4, 2021View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
3,000$6.40$19.2K1,508,053Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
491$6.05$3.0K1,506,053Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
309$6.18$1.9K1,507,744Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
100$6.14$6141,507,644Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
200$6.11$1.2K1,506,844Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
300$6.10$1.8K1,506,544Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
600$6.13$3.7K1,507,044Dec 18, 2020Dec 22, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
7,600$5.87$44.6K1,511,453Sep 9, 2020Sep 11, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
400$5.84$2.3K1,511,053Sep 9, 2020Sep 11, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
3,000$5.75$17.3K1,519,053Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
8,000$5.53$44.2K1,522,053Aug 20, 2020Aug 21, 2020View →
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
SALE
Chief Operating Officer
5,000$4.45$22.3K1,530,053Aug 19, 2020Aug 21, 2020View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001227847
ROLE
Chief Operating Officer
PRIMARY
LWAY
COMPANIES
1
ACTIVE SINCE
Aug 2020
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