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Estee Lauder
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831 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.4B invested in Estee Lauder in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 317 increasing their positions, 269 reducing their positions, and 156 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 317 | Existing positions reduced: 269

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 888 → 831 (-57)

6.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.56% → 92.87% (-6.7%)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 156

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $373M | Put options by funds: $579M

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.1B → $16.4B (-$11.7B)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 3 (-6)

Holders
831
Holders Change
-57
Holders Change %
-6.42%
% of All Funds
10.23%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
119
Increased
317
Reduced
269
Closed
156
Calls
$373M
Puts
$579M
Net Calls
-$206M
Net Calls Change
-$26M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.28B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$180M
3
TI
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
+$89.4M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$79.6M
5
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
+$71.4M

Top Sellers

1
JSC
J. Stern & Co
United Kingdom
-$414M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$376M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$217M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$160M
5
KCMH
Keywise Capital Management (HK)
Hong Kong
-$147M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
3FI
826
3 Factor Indexing
California
$144 +$204 +2 New
T
827
Tidemark
California
$144 +$204 +2 New
IAS
828
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$143 – – –
MB
829
MidFirst Bank
Oklahoma
$72 -$139K -1,363 -100%
CW
830
Curio Wealth
Maryland
$72 +$102 +1 New
Norges Bank
831
Norges Bank
Norway
– -$309M -2,949,886 Closed
Marshall Wace
832
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$217M -2,075,949 Closed
KCMH
833
Keywise Capital Management (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$147M -1,400,800 Closed
Capital International Investors
834
Capital International Investors
California
– -$113M -1,080,468 Closed
ZIG
835
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
– -$75.7M -723,005 Closed
BGM
836
Burkehill Global Management
New York
– -$47.1M -450,000 Closed
MIF
837
Mediolanum International Funds
Ireland
– -$43.1M -407,009 Closed
ICP
838
Ilex Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$29.5M -281,571 Closed
Holocene Advisors
839
Holocene Advisors
New York
– -$21.7M -206,855 Closed
YIH
840
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$19.3M -184,099 Closed
Flossbach Von Storch
841
Flossbach Von Storch
Germany
– -$14.9M -142,000 Closed
KIG
842
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
– -$10.6M -101,608 Closed
SGM
843
Seven Grand Managers
New York
– -$10.5M -100,000 Closed
OQS
844
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
– -$8.08M -77,197 Closed
CI
845
Capital International
California
– -$6.53M -62,350 Closed
JWM
846
Jessup Wealth Management
Ohio
– -$6.33M -60,405 Closed
DWM
847
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
– -$5.84M -55,773 Closed
DRC
848
Darwins River Capital
New York
– -$5.83M -55,643 Closed
M
849
Mirova
France
– -$5.58M -53,289 Closed
WAM
850
WT Asset Management
Hong Kong
– -$5.55M -53,000 Closed
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EL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

831 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Estee Lauder (EL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $16.4B — down 42% from $28.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 156 funds closed out of EL and 119 opened new positions — a net loss of 37 holders — while 269 trimmed existing stakes and 317 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.28B. The largest seller was J. Stern & Co, cutting an estimated $414M.

  • 831 institutional investors held Estee Lauder (EL) as of Q1 2026, down from 888 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $16.4B of Estee Lauder stock for Q1 2026, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 119 funds opened new Estee Lauder positions in Q1 2026 and 156 closed out, a net change of -37 holders.
  • The largest Estee Lauder buyer in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.28B added.
  • The largest Estee Lauder seller in Q1 2026 was J. Stern & Co, an estimated $414M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.