e.l.f. Beauty
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $842M invested in e.l.f. Beauty in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $775M → $842M (+$67.1M)
4.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.27% → 64.31% (+4%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 84 → 85 (+1)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 35
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$21.4M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.5M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.19M |
| 4 |
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.76M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$5.51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$11.1M |
| 2 |
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Plymouth,
Minnesota
|
-$6.43M |
| 3 |
DIG
Dragoneer Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.39M |
| 4 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.66M |
| 5 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$3.57M |
ELF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
85 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $842M — up 8.7% from $775M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new ELF positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $11.1M.
- 85 institutional investors held e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) as of Q4 2016, up from 84 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $842M of e.l.f. Beauty stock for Q4 2016, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new e.l.f. Beauty positions in Q4 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest e.l.f. Beauty buyer in Q4 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $21.4M added.
- The largest e.l.f. Beauty seller in Q4 2016 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $11.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.