Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LINC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.2M | $88.8M | -1.1% | 6.880% | 0.00% |
| 2 | Juniper Investment Company, LLC | 1.9M | $78.9M | -18.0% | 6.111% | 25.18% |
| 3 | NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.3M | $52.0M | +13.6% | 4.027% | 2.66% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.2M | $48.9M | β | 3.790% | 0.00% |
| 5 | NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | 1.0M | $42.3M | +31.5% | 3.280% | 3.07% |
| 6 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 826K | $33.6M | β | 2.603% | 1.57% |
| 7 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 808K | $32.9M | +19.6% | 2.548% | 0.02% |
| 8 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 778K | $31.6M | -52.2% | 2.452% | 0.09% |
| 9 | WASATCH ADVISORS INC | 777K | $31.6M | -30.3% | 2.451% | 0.21% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 741K | $30.1M | +5.1% | 2.335% | 0.00% |
| 11 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 695K | $28.3M | -11.7% | 2.190% | 0.01% |
| 12 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 685K | $27.9M | -12.0% | 2.160% | 0.04% |
| 13 | DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 677K | $27.5M | +52.8% | 2.134% | 0.20% |
| 14 | STATE STREET CORP | 590K | $24.0M | +0.1% | 1.860% | 0.00% |
| 15 | MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 534K | $21.7M | +746.7% | 1.682% | 0.02% |
| 16 | RBF Capital, LLC | 499K | $20.3M | 0.0% | 1.573% | 1.07% |
| 17 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 469K | $19.1M | +8.6% | 1.477% | 0.03% |
| 18 | Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | 460K | $18.7M | β | 1.449% | 1.35% |
| 19 | Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC | 381K | $15.5M | -46.0% | 1.200% | 7.01% |
| 20 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 359K | $14.6M | +107.0% | 1.131% | 0.14% |
| 21 | HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 357K | $14.5M | -72.3% | 1.126% | 0.74% |
| 22 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 356K | $14.5M | -39.5% | 1.123% | 0.00% |
| 23 | ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 355K | $14.5M | -8.6% | 1.120% | 2.29% |
| 24 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 352K | $14.3M | +92.3% | 1.111% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Trexquant Investment LP | 319K | $13.0M | +136.2% | 1.006% | 0.12% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in LINC β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LINC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new LINC position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their LINC position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 187 | +24% | 73.01% | +29.50 pp | $1.07B | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | 151 | +4.9% | 43.51% | +1.87 pp | $637M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 144 | +3.6% | 41.64% | +2.18 pp | $610M | +5.5% |
| Q2 2025 | 139 | +13% | 39.46% | +14.80 pp | $578M | +60% |
| Q1 2025 | 123 | +9.8% | 24.66% | +1.67 pp | $361M | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 112 | +5.7% | 22.99% | +5.93 pp | $337M | +35% |
| Q3 2024 | 106 | 0.9% | 17.06% | 1.17 pp | $250M | 6.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 107 | β | 18.23% | β | $267M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LINC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation stands at 73.0%, held across 187 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of LINC, with approximately 2,182,514 shares worth $0.09B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of LINC, including Point72 Asset Management, L.P., TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LINC is 75 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
61 institutions opened new positions in LINC during Q1 2026, while 25 fully exited. 110 added to existing positions and 16 trimmed.
LINC institutional ownership rose by 29.50 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +36 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 44.0% of all reported 13F value in LINC, and the top 25 account for 71.0%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) Institutional Ownership