e.l.f. Beauty
429 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.82B invested in e.l.f. Beauty in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $293M | Put options by funds: $259M
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.48B → $3.82B (+$341M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 456 → 429 (-27)
10.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.39% → 87.09% (-10%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 158
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 89
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$82.5M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$74.3M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$48.5M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$35.6M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$23.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$120M |
| 2 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$92.9M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$89.6M |
| 4 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$60.4M |
| 5 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$56.7M |
ELF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
429 of the 8,295 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $3.82B — up 9.8% from $3.48B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of ELF and 73 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 158 trimmed existing stakes and 140 added.
The largest buyer was Holocene Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $82.5M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $120M.
- 429 institutional investors held e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) as of Q2 2026, down from 456 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $3.82B of e.l.f. Beauty stock for Q2 2026, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new e.l.f. Beauty positions in Q2 2026 and 89 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest e.l.f. Beauty buyer in Q2 2026 was Holocene Advisors, an estimated $82.5M added.
- The largest e.l.f. Beauty seller in Q2 2026 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $120M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.