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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
NIP
101
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
– -$1.97M -87,507 Closed
PE
102
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
– -$1.69M -75,000 Closed
KCM
103
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
– -$1.11M -49,400 Closed
GC
104
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$1.03M -45,658 Closed
SC
105
Sculptor Capital
New York
– -$1.03M -45,600 Closed
MSU
106
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
– -$746K -33,100 Closed
IA
107
Icon Advisers
Colorado
– -$620K -27,500 Closed
SC
108
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
– -$456K -20,220 Closed
RJA
109
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$317K -14,068 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
110
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$282K -12,510 Closed
NFA
111
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$266K -11,780 Closed
NERM
112
New England Research & Management
Illinois
– -$246K -10,900 Closed
FAM
113
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
– -$135K -5,985 Closed
PG
114
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$101K -4,491 Closed
CSS
115
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$71K -3,144 Closed
US Bancorp
116
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$48K -2,141 Closed
FPF
117
FNY Partners Fund
New York
– -$40K -1,800 Closed
SFSIG
118
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
– -$10K -425 Closed
PHK
119
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$6K -263 Closed
AssetMark Inc
120
AssetMark Inc
California
– +$256 +12 New
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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.