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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $363M invested in e.l.f. Beauty in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 29

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 112 (+14)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.13% → 86.97% (+0.84%)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $522M → $363M (-$158M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20K | Put options by funds: $3.51M

Holders
112
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
28
Increased
40
Reduced
29
Closed
14
Calls
$20K
Puts
$3.51M
Net Calls
-$3.49M
Net Calls Change
-$264K

Top Buyers

1
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$6.17M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$5.68M
3
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$4.96M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$3.89M
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$3.02M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bares Capital Management
Texas
-$14M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$9.48M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$3.35M
4
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
-$3.07M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$2.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GLA
26
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.73M +$1.35M +119,792 +150%
SIM
27
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.72M +$2.24M +198,600 New
KCM
28
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.46M -$3.35M -296,548 -64%
FAM
29
Fred Alger Management
New York
$1.4M -$137K -12,144 -7%
D.E. Shaw & Co
30
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.32M +$227K +20,068 +15%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
31
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.3M -$9.48M -838,910 -85%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.23M +$1.61M +142,510 New
Mackenzie Financial
33
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.16M – – –
LCP
34
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$1.14M +$1.49M +132,000 New
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M -$548K -48,543 -28%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$1.04M +$95.9K +8,492 +8%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.04M -$2.47M -218,206 -65%
BIM
38
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$931K +$199K +17,582 +20%
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$851K +$12.5K +1,109 +1%
PI
40
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$826K +$602K +53,321 +127%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$767K +$463K +40,985 +86%
DTL
42
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$728K +$796K +70,491 +516%
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$722K +$292K +25,804 +45%
ARTA
44
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$710K -$314K -27,800 -25%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$679K +$355K +31,383 +67%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$672K +$63K +5,581 +8%
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$625K +$241K +21,375 +42%
GCP
48
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$605K +$639K +56,539 +425%
ERSOT
49
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$580K – – –
PP
50
PDT Partners
New York
$577K -$385K -34,115 -34%
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ELF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

112 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $363M — down 30% from $522M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new ELF positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.17M. The largest seller was Bares Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14M.

  • 112 institutional investors held e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) as of Q4 2018, up from 98 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $363M of e.l.f. Beauty stock for Q4 2018, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new e.l.f. Beauty positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest e.l.f. Beauty buyer in Q4 2018 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $6.17M added.
  • The largest e.l.f. Beauty seller in Q4 2018 was Bares Capital Management, an estimated $14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.