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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $914M invested in e.l.f. Beauty in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.78M | Put options by funds: $2.06M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 26

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $951M → $914M (-$37.2M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 95 (-1)

2.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.59% → 88.62% (-3%)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 35

Holders
95
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.04%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
25
Increased
23
Reduced
35
Closed
26
Calls
$2.78M
Puts
$2.06M
Net Calls
+$728K
Net Calls Change
+$3.27M

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bares Capital Management
Texas
+$43.5M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$8.27M
3
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
+$7.76M
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$7.37M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$6.79M

Top Sellers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$27M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$20.5M
3
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$11.2M
4
ECP
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
-$10.7M
5
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.25M -$67.3K -3,155 -1%
Federated Hermes
27
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$5.08M -$20.5M -963,200 -81%
PMAM
28
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.74M -$1.37M -64,400 -23%
Bank of Montreal
29
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4M +$3.04M +142,764 +390%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.88M +$191K +8,976 +5%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$3.52M +$675K +31,637 +25%
1C
32
1060 Capital
Colorado
$3.35M +$3.2M +150,000 New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
33
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$3.24M +$3.1M +145,200 New
EAM
34
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$3.23M +$427K +20,000 +16%
DM
35
Diker Management
New York
$2.12M +$640K +30,000 +46%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$1.97M +$217K +10,176 +13%
Bank of New York Mellon
37
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.94M -$208K -9,732 -10%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
38
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.37M +$27.7K +1,300 +2%
ERSOT
39
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.25M +$1.19M +56,000 New
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.12M +$968K +45,395 +901%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.1M -$154K -7,212 -13%
Deutsche Bank
42
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.03M +$489K +22,924 +99%
Capstone Investment Advisors
43
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$892K -$140K -6,557 -14%
MPEM
44
Marathon Partners Equity Management
New York
$892K +$853K +40,000 New
SG Americas Securities
45
SG Americas Securities
New York
$851K -$51.1K -2,397 -6%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$850K – – –
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$829K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
48
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$728K -$5.01K -235 -0.7%
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$725K -$799K -37,445 -54%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$678K +$9.26K +434 +1%
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ELF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

95 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $914M — down 3.9% from $951M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of ELF and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Bares Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $43.5M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, exiting entirely with an estimated $27M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) as of Q4 2017, down from 96 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $914M of e.l.f. Beauty stock for Q4 2017, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new e.l.f. Beauty positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest e.l.f. Beauty buyer in Q4 2017 was Bares Capital Management, an estimated $43.5M added.
  • The largest e.l.f. Beauty seller in Q4 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.