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e.l.f. Beauty
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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
Susquehanna International Group
51
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$630K -$653K -30,597 -52%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
52
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$493K -$165K -7,743 -26%
Millennium Management
53
Millennium Management
New York
$458K +$438K +20,528 New
RhumbLine Advisers
54
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$444K -$78.9K -3,700 -16%
AP
55
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$396K +$379K +17,750 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
56
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$381K -$1.34K -63 -0.4%
CLOS
57
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$356K +$341K +16,000 New
CS
58
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$347K -$24.6K -1,152 -7%
UBS Group
59
UBS Group
Switzerland
$327K -$450K -21,100 -59%
Citadel Advisors
60
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$326K -$3.15M -147,896 -91%
EIM
61
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$323K +$308K +14,462 New
AIG
62
American International Group
New York
$311K +$1.43K +67 +0.5%
MIM
63
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$225K +$215K +10,070 New
VOYA Investment Management
64
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$209K – – –
MLICM
65
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$161K -$158K -7,390 -51%
Simplex Trading
66
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$123K -$362K -16,968 -75%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
67
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$110K +$44.8K +2,101 +74%
Legal & General Group
68
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$108K – – –
Barclays
69
Barclays
United Kingdom
$73K +$45.5K +2,133 +184%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
70
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$71K +$68.1K +3,192 New
CPP
71
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$43K +$40.5K +1,898 New
AIP
72
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$41K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
73
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41K +$235 +11 +0.6%
SWM
74
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$37K +$35.2K +1,650 New
QT
75
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$36K -$380K -17,839 -92%
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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.