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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
TGHSA
1
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
$301M – – –
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$67.5M -$301K -14,100 -0.5%
CIP
3
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$61.4M +$5.91M +277,000 +11%
BCM
4
Bares Capital Management
Texas
$45.5M +$43.5M +2,038,065 New
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$42.5M +$8.27M +387,752 +26%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$39.4M +$2.89M +135,510 +8%
TCM
7
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$36.3M -$2.56M -120,000 -7%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$30M -$1.08M -50,634 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$27.3M +$1.92M +89,813 +8%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$26.5M +$6.03M +282,582 +31%
Adage Capital Partners
11
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$22.3M -$10.7M -500,000 -33%
O
12
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$16.4M -$48.8K -2,289 -0.3%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.2M +$2.59M +121,641 +22%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.1M +$6.79M +318,210 +88%
Massachusetts Financial Services
15
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$14.6M -$1.9M -88,867 -12%
ORI
16
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$13.8M -$7.58M -355,252 -36%
T. Rowe Price Associates
17
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$11.8M +$76.8K +3,600 +0.7%
FAM
18
Fred Alger Management
New York
$11.7M -$1.11M -51,992 -9%
William Blair & Company
19
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$8.96M -$3.89M -182,588 -31%
SIMG
20
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$8.57M -$710K -33,304 -8%
RIM
21
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$8.12M +$7.76M +364,079 New
KCM
22
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$8.05M -$3.73M -174,695 -33%
Balyasny Asset Management
23
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$7.8M -$707K -33,147 -9%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
24
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$7.71M +$7.37M +345,518 New
SEI Investments
25
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$5.36M -$354K -16,600 -6%
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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.