LAUDER ESTEE COS INC EL
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 518439104 · ISIN US5184391044
American-based cosmetics company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryPerfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1946
- Websiteelcompanies.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($97.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $196.36. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($606.3m notional), 36 hold puts ($491.6m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,124 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,181 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,234 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,131 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 563 | 489 |
| Q1 2023 | 634 | 464 |
| Q2 2023 | 533 | 622 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.1bn | $367.2m | 0.17 |
| Q4 2022 | $612.4m | $547.7m | 0.89 |
| Q1 2023 | $832.8m | $706.8m | 0.85 |
| Q2 2023 | $606.3m | $491.6m | 0.81 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital International Investors | Added | +2.5m |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.2m |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | Added | +1.1m |
| Harding Loevner LP | New | +793.1k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA | Added | +721.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +674.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +570.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +496.0k |
| MARTIN CURRIE LTD | Added | +335.2k |
Biggest sellers
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -8.7m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -3.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.2m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -729.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -674.5k |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -658.7k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -565.0k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Sold out | -500.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $107.3m546.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $100.8m513.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $68.1m346.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $35.2m179.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $23.6m120.2k shares |
| Shay Capital LLC | New | $23.2m118.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $21.1m107.2k shares |
| HughesLittle Investment Management Ltd. | Unchanged | $20.6m104.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $20.3m103.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $19.6m100.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $130.4m663.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $111.9m569.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $23.3m118.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $21.8m110.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $21.3m108.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $20.1m102.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $17.1m87.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $16.3m82.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $14.2m72.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $12.9m65.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| LAL FAMILY PARTNERS LP 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2026-02-17 | 21.9% |
| LAL FAMILY CORP 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2026-02-17 | 21.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| MANAGED ACCOUNT ADVISORS LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-12 | 7.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-28 | 7.5% |
LAUDER AERIN
13D · may seek influence
no change · filed 2026-05-28
Stated purposeThe information set forth in Item 6 hereof is incorporated by reference herein. Full filing |
7.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: TRUST UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF THE ZINTERHOFER 2008 DESCENDANTS TR (1.9%, 2026-09-18), FMR LLC (4.4%, 2026-08-06), LAUDER RONALD S (0.0%, 2026-04-24; now reported by LAUDER AERIN), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), Capital World Investors (3.4%, 2026-02-13), Leonard A. Lauder 2013 Revocable Trust (0.0%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 10 | $47.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $265.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.9m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Hertzmark Hudis Jane Executive Group President | Sold | $2.0m9.9k shares |
| 2023-05-11 | Hertzmark Hudis Jane Executive Group President | Sold | $8.8m43.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.5m $3.6bn | Added +29.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.2m $3.0bn | Reduced -462.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.0m $2.0bn | Added +184.6k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 4.46% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.5bn | Added +1.4m |
| Fundsmith LLP 4.46% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -9.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.9m $955.9m | Added +146.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.6m $900.2m | Added +2.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.2m $830.5m | Reduced -449.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.2m $826.1m | Added +89.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.1m $796.0m | Added +496.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.0m $790.5m | Reduced -212.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $770.6m | Reduced -3.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $770.2m | Added +183.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.2m $634.7m | Reduced -252.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.93% of their portfolio | 3.0m $594.9m | Added +570.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $578.7m | Added +1.2m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.64% of their portfolio | 2.9m $563.6m | Added +100.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.6m $519.1m | Added +8.5k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 3.67% of their portfolio | 2.6m $509.2m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $468.2m | Reduced -231.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $468.1m | Added +308.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.3m $457.4m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.3m $443.9m | Added +269.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.2m $433.6m | Added +145.5k |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 9.59% of their portfolio | 2.1m $414.6m | Added +1.1m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $356.2m | Reduced -565.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $338.1m | Reduced -464.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $329.6m | Reduced -33.5k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 4.69% of their portfolio | 1.6m $321.6m | Added +1.6k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 2.71% of their portfolio | 1.6m $309.2m | Added +721.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $276.6m | Added +32.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $261.4m | Added +30.5k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.3m $256.5m | Reduced -66.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $290.7m | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $231.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $200.7m | Added +322.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 947.4k $186.1m | Added +90.2k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 6.36% of their portfolio | 936.9k $184.0m | Reduced -271.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 917.4k $180.2m | Added +77.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.25% of their portfolio | 904.2k $177.6m | Added +138.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.23% of their portfolio | 852.5k $167.4m | Added +9.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.34% of their portfolio | 850.1k $166.9m | Added +161.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 836.8k $164.3m | Reduced -81.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 806.3k $158.3m | Reduced -140.3k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 793.1k $155.8m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 779.3k $153.0m | Added +35.6k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.18% of their portfolio | 761.9k $149.6m | Added +34.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 756.4k $148.5m | Added +20.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 746.9k $146.7m | Added +674.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 738.5k $145.0m | Unchanged |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 737.3k $144.8m | Added +162.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 735.2k $144.4m | Reduced -175.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.69% of their portfolio | 733.2k $144.0m | Reduced -4 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 718.8k $141.2m | Added +247.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 698.0k $137.1m | Reduced -140.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.28% of their portfolio | 695.5k $136.6m | Added +150.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.11% of their portfolio | 681.1k $133.7m | Added +19.9k |
| Mirova US LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 653.6k $128.4m | Added +252.6k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.76% of their portfolio | 649.8k $127.6m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 617.5k $121.3m | Added +22.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.26% of their portfolio | 609.6k $117.4m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 2.77% of their portfolio | 595.6k $117.0m | Added +146.8k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 1.75% of their portfolio | 590.0k $115.9m | Reduced -19.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 584.2k $114.7m | Added +38.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.18% of their portfolio | 575.1k $112.9m | Added +105.9k |
| KBC Group NV 0.46% of their portfolio | 571.3k $112.2m | Added +89.0k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 569.3k $111.8m | Reduced -199.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 569.0k $111.7m | Reduced -98.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 557.3k $110.3m | Added +45.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.27% of their portfolio | 531.5k $104.4m | Added +76.1k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.95% of their portfolio | 516.7k $101.5m | Added +109.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.50% of their portfolio | 512.7k $100.7m | Added +213.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 509.2k $100.0m | Added +97.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.18% of their portfolio | 505.2k $90.9m | Reduced -6.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 465.9k $91.5m | Reduced -159.2k |
| MARTIN CURRIE LTD 3.04% of their portfolio | 459.6k $90.3m | Added +335.2k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1.56% of their portfolio | 458.6k $90.1m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. 2.68% of their portfolio | 456.0k $87.3m | Added +73.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 454.1k $89.2m | Reduced -49.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 451.2k $88.6m | Reduced -8.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.21% of their portfolio | 445.8k $88.1m | Added +147.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 442.4k $86.9m | Reduced -13.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 436.5k $85.7m | Reduced -22.7k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.42% of their portfolio | 429.4k $84.3m | Reduced -31.5k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 423.7k $83.2m | Added +7.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.53% of their portfolio | 422.8k $83.0m | Added +110.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.28% of their portfolio | 421.5k $82.8m | Added +116.2k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 3.01% of their portfolio | 419.3k $82.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 417.6k $82.0m | Reduced -729.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 416.8k $81.8m | Added +15.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 409.5k $80.4m | Added +73.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 395.5k $76.1m | Added +49.3k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.16% of their portfolio | 393.0k $77.2m | Reduced -64.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 392.1k $77.0m | Added +2.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 384.7k $75.6m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 365.4k $71.8m | Reduced -157.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 361.9k $71.1m | Added +61.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 355.5k $69.8m | Reduced -56.9k |
| CCLA Investment Management 1.20% of their portfolio | 344.9k $67.7m | Added +65.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 342.9k $67.3m | Added +223.3k |