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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
FF
851
Fluent Financial
Texas
– -$4.88M -46,641 Closed
TC
852
Tairen Capital
Hong Kong
– -$4.88M -46,600 Closed
TCG
853
Tremblant Capital Group
Florida
– -$4.8M -45,795 Closed
FAF
854
Första AP-fonden
Sweden
– -$4.73M -45,190 Closed
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
855
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
– -$4.3M -41,057 Closed
FAM
856
Fred Alger Management
New York
– -$4.05M -38,681 Closed
LP
857
Longaeva Partners
Illinois
– -$3.87M -36,997 Closed
CAM
858
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$3.63M -34,703 Closed
GIM
859
Generate Investment Management
New Zealand
– -$3.58M -34,211 Closed
MC
860
Maverick Capital
Texas
– -$3.5M -33,440 Closed
Mariner
861
Mariner
Kansas
– -$2.49M -23,812 Closed
HF
862
HRT Financial
New York
– -$2.07M -20,218 Closed
AG
863
AIA Group
Hong Kong
– -$2.11M -20,166 Closed
CLGM
864
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets
New York
– -$2.09M -20,000 Closed
QC
865
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$2.05M -19,623 Closed
RWP
866
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1.87M -17,895 Closed
LCM
867
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.8M -17,596 Closed
EDRH
868
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
– -$1.78M -16,981 Closed
OTPPB
869
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.54M -14,698 Closed
TSS
870
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$1.53M -14,624 Closed
DEA
871
DoubleLine ETF Adviser
Florida
– -$1.47M -14,055 Closed
CGIM
872
Capital Group Investment Management
Singapore
– -$1.36M -12,977 Closed
DFCM
873
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
– -$1.35M -12,923 Closed
SC
874
Shay Capital
New York
– -$1.11M -10,850 Closed
AAM
875
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
– -$1.07M -10,224 Closed
33 34
35
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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.