LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock No Par Value
Symbol
LINC on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
31,646,362
Price per share
$26.27
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
26,743,094
Total reported value
$645,847,797
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-248,838
Value change
-$5,331,452
Number of holders
152
Price from insider filings
$26.27
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
Juniper Investment Company, LLC 8.8% $47,272,462 2,759,630 Alexis P. Michas 28 Feb 2025
BlackRock, Inc. 6.5% $47,374,872 2,055,309 BlackRock, Inc. 30 Jun 2025
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 5.1% $40,519,179 1,626,623 Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 31 Dec 2025
VANGUARD GROUP INC 5.1% $37,427,737 1,623,763 The Vanguard Group 30 Jun 2025
HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 4.7% $25,388,510 1,482,108 HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 30 Sep 2024

As of 31 Dec 2025, 152 institutional investors reported holding 26,743,094 shares of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC). This represents 85% of the company’s total 31,646,362 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC) together control 65% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Juniper Investment Company, LLC 7.5% 2,363,311 0% 20% $57,073,961
BlackRock, Inc. 7% 2,207,303 +2.9% 0% $53,306,369
VANGUARD GROUP INC 5.4% 1,711,213 +1.7% 0% $41,325,793
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 5.1% 1,626,623 +12% 0.11% $39,282,945
HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 4.1% 1,290,000 0% 1.7% $31,153,500
NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3.6% 1,125,000 +30% 1.7% $27,168,750
WASATCH ADVISORS LP 3.5% 1,115,779 -4.5% 0.16% $26,946,063
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 2.5% 791,271 +4.1% 1.3% $19,109,194
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2.5% 786,800 -2.3% 0% $19,002,446
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 2.5% 778,630 +0.52% 0.03% $18,803,915
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.2% 705,191 -0.36% 0% $17,034,024
Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC 2.2% 705,108 0% 6.9% $17,028,358
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.1% 675,648 +18% 0.01% $16,316,899
STATE STREET CORP 1.9% 589,215 -2% 0% $14,229,542
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 1.9% 588,511 +19% 0% $14,212,541
RBF Capital, LLC 1.6% 499,070 0% 0.55% $12,052,540
Driehaus Capital Management LLC 1.4% 443,031 +10% 0.07% $10,699,199
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1.4% 431,401 -3.1% 0.02% $10,418,334
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.2% 388,819 -2.1% 1.4% $9,389,979
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.1% 362,295 -2.5% 0.51% $8,749,424
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.1% 353,878 -32% 0.01% $8,546,154
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 0.99% 313,567 -0.15% 0.76% $7,572,652
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.98% 309,100 +2.5% 0.27% $7,464,765
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.96% 303,558 -2.9% 1.6% $7,330,926
Journey Advisory Group, LLC 0.8% 251,754 -1.3% 0.51% $6,079,859

Institutional Holders of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP - Common Stock No Par Value (LINC) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 26,743,094 $645,847,797 -$5,331,452 $24.15 152
2025 Q3 26,396,476 $620,108,927 +$19,760,560 $23.50 146
2025 Q2 25,599,442 $590,082,465 +$62,539,618 $23.05 138
2025 Q1 22,967,432 $364,467,927 +$24,070,667 $15.87 123
2024 Q4 21,471,482 $339,686,411 +$6,543,964 $15.82 112
2024 Q3 21,054,368 $251,401,901 -$1,349,620 $11.94 105
2024 Q2 23,441,936 $278,014,958 +$2,985,679 $11.86 105
2024 Q1 23,180,973 $239,453,252 +$1,110,970 $10.33 92
2023 Q4 22,948,734 $230,554,292 -$702,504 $10.04 94
2023 Q3 23,012,397 $194,477,236 +$3,245,055 $8.45 87
2023 Q2 22,777,203 $153,519,268 +$6,955,523 $6.74 77
2023 Q1 21,757,709 $123,142,748 +$446,255 $5.66 69
2022 Q4 21,677,779 $125,509,711 +$24,290,932 $5.79 65
2022 Q3 16,192,584 $88,085,102 +$656,145 $5.44 52
2022 Q2 15,992,692 $100,913,000 -$966,720 $6.31 55
2022 Q1 16,072,560 $114,985,214 -$3,580,675 $7.15 64
2021 Q4 16,562,982 $123,726,000 -$3,393,949 $7.47 56
2021 Q3 16,990,059 $113,701,000 +$886,592 $6.69 55
2021 Q2 16,840,695 $131,013,000 +$3,346,427 $7.78 62
2021 Q1 16,588,669 $106,330,000 -$1,444,389 $6.41 57
2020 Q4 16,820,247 $109,331,000 -$183,419 $6.50 52
2020 Q3 16,888,132 $93,222,000 +$830,384 $5.52 46
2020 Q2 16,741,416 $65,291,000 +$23,003 $3.90 27
2020 Q1 16,909,054 $37,196,507 +$185,144 $2.20 26
2019 Q4 16,824,381 $45,912,000 +$294,685 $2.70 23
2019 Q3 16,701,010 $34,738,000 -$248,048 $2.08 26
2019 Q2 16,362,335 $37,797,000 +$799,979 $2.31 27
2019 Q1 16,016,820 $49,651,000 +$125,320 $3.10 26
2018 Q4 15,975,504 $51,123,000 +$763,716 $3.20 25
2018 Q3 15,742,933 $35,578,000 +$527,540 $2.26 26
2018 Q2 15,509,420 $26,987,000 -$52,207 $1.74 23
2018 Q1 15,499,841 $30,559,000 -$198,328 $1.99 25
2017 Q4 15,602,712 $31,516,000 +$398,646 $2.02 27
2017 Q3 15,366,635 $38,417,000 +$40,615 $2.50 29
2017 Q2 15,335,015 $47,538,000 -$127,384 $3.10 32
2017 Q1 15,380,871 $43,217,000 +$1,892,213 $2.81 32
2016 Q4 15,430,053 $29,625,000 +$1,325,239 $1.92 34
2016 Q3 13,694,493 $30,125,000 +$244,311 $2.20 36
2016 Q2 13,607,584 $20,408,000 +$194,757 $1.50 33
2016 Q1 13,373,527 $33,169,000 +$227,347 $2.48 38
2015 Q4 13,283,214 $26,430,000 -$2,100,196 $1.99 35
2015 Q3 14,789,010 $7,522,000 -$2,857,624 $0.51 29
2015 Q2 17,846,549 $36,050,000 +$3,259,051 $2.02 37
2015 Q1 16,153,866 $36,823,000 -$3,669,618 $2.28 40
2014 Q4 17,650,780 $49,674,000 +$351,311 $2.80 44
2014 Q3 17,525,926 $49,250,000 -$1,696,788 $2.81 40
2014 Q2 17,516,115 $77,936,000 +$1,604,043 $4.49 56
2014 Q1 17,294,137 $65,263,530 +$162,958 $3.77 66