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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
OCBCO
876
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
– -$1.09M -10,214 Closed
QT
877
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$1.06M -10,154 Closed
SQA
878
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$1.05M -10,074 Closed
MS
879
Maven Securities
Jersey
– -$1.02M -10,000 Closed
MCM
880
Moore Capital Management
New York
– -$988K -9,431 Closed
FRM
881
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
– -$940K -8,979 Closed
IA
882
Integrity Alliance
Iowa
– -$816K -7,788 Closed
TVM
883
True Vision MN
Minnesota
– -$755K -7,212 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
884
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$744K -7,100 Closed
SFFS
885
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
– -$706K -6,740 Closed
QI
886
Qtron Investments
Massachusetts
– -$669K -6,393 Closed
CPC
887
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
– -$628K -6,000 Closed
AG
888
Algert Global
California
– -$624K -5,959 Closed
CG
889
Cynosure Group
Utah
– -$499K -4,767 Closed
HCM
890
Helios Capital Management
Singapore
– -$497K -4,750 Closed
CFG
891
CMC Financial Group
Georgia
– -$453K -4,326 Closed
FC
892
Farringdon Capital
United Kingdom
– -$451K -4,305 Closed
IWA
893
Icon Wealth Advisors
Texas
– -$395K -3,867 Closed
NERM
894
New England Research & Management
Illinois
– -$396K -3,780 Closed
DADC
895
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$388K -3,705 Closed
IWM
896
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$362K -3,460 Closed
HAG
897
HighPoint Advisor Group
Illinois
– -$348K -3,322 Closed
IFG
898
Independent Financial Group
California
– -$337K -3,222 Closed
GCP
899
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$325K -3,106 Closed
NC
900
nVerses Capital
Florida
– -$321K -3,066 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.