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454 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.48B invested in e.l.f. Beauty in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 134

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 85

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $143M | Put options by funds: $142M

0.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.96% → 97.38% (-0.58%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 459 → 454 (-5)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.44B → $3.48B (-$965M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 3 (-3)

Holders
454
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
5.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
88
Increased
163
Reduced
134
Closed
85
Calls
$143M
Puts
$142M
Net Calls
+$1.18M
Net Calls Change
+$14.6M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$151M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$94.8M
3
Ensign Peak Advisors
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
+$47.1M
4
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$29.3M
5
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$22.8M

Top Sellers

1
ICP
Ilex Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$95.6M
2
Swedbank
Swedbank
Sweden
-$71.9M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$52M
4
AC
Armistice Capital
New York
-$49M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$46.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWAU
251
Alliance Wealth Advisors (Utah)
Utah
$346K -$154K -1,890 -25%
SRL
252
Scientech Research LLC
New Jersey
$343K +$460K +5,658 New
JSSH
253
J. Safra Sarasin Holding
$341K +$459K +5,639 New
BIG
254
Brooklyn Investment Group
New York
$335K +$207K +2,549 +86%
Amundi
255
Amundi
France
$333K +$447K +5,498 New
NW
256
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$332K +$148K +1,815 +50%
GCA
257
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$322K +$432K +5,311 New
ECM
258
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$319K +$43K +529 +11%
Financial Engines Advisors
259
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$319K +$427K +5,255 New
CF
260
Centaurus Financial
California
$315K +$423K +5,200 New
SCM
261
Sage Capital Management
New Jersey
$311K – – –
SI
262
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$309K -$22.4K -275 -5%
HWM
263
HB Wealth Management
Georgia
$301K +$404K +4,967 New
PI
264
PFG Investments
New York
$298K +$125K +1,540 +46%
N
265
Numerai
California
$291K +$390K +4,793 New
SFS
266
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$289K +$387K +4,762 New
WKSWA
267
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$286K +$74K +910 +24%
Federated Hermes
268
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$285K -$8.29K -102 -2%
AGWCA
269
Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors
Florida
$279K -$976 -12 -0.3%
MGI
270
Miller Global Investments
Texas
$275K – – –
US Bancorp
271
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$271K -$137K -1,690 -27%
VT
272
Vise Technologies
New York
$270K – – –
WIA
273
World Investment Advisors
California
$267K +$23.2K +285 +7%
SAM
274
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$263K – – –
M&T Bank
275
M&T Bank
New York
$259K -$56.4K -693 -14%
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ELF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

454 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $3.48B — down 22% from $4.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new ELF positions and 85 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 163 added to existing stakes and 134 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Ilex Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $95.6M sold.

  • 454 institutional investors held e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) as of Q1 2026, down from 459 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.48B of e.l.f. Beauty stock for Q1 2026, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new e.l.f. Beauty positions in Q1 2026 and 85 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest e.l.f. Beauty buyer in Q1 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest e.l.f. Beauty seller in Q1 2026 was Ilex Capital Partners, an estimated $95.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.