European Wax Center
EWCZ • NASDAQ
European Wax Center is a household & personal products company in the consumer defensive sector on NASDAQ, led by Chris Morris, with a market cap of $177.4M. As of Q3 2025, 85% of shares are held by 125 institutional investors, with GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC as the largest holder at 30.24%.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the BoardChris Morris
Market Cap$177.4M
Household & Personal Products
Consumer Defensive
Employees204.0
Websitewaxcenter.com
Country
United States of America
Overview
Overview of institutional ownership in EWCZ as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $173.0M
All Institutions
- Institutions
- 125
- Value Held
- $146.6M
- Shares Held
- 36.7M
- Avg Position
- $1.2M
- Median Position
- $175.3K
Hedge Funds
- Hedge Funds
- 23
- Value Held
- $26.3M
- Shares Held
- 6.6M
- Avg Position
- $1.1M
- Median Position
- $498.8K
Ownership Breakdown
Based on market cap of $173.0M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.
Biggest Investors
Institutions with the largest positions in EWCZ as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
G GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC Institution | $52.3M 1.57% of portfolio |
 Ararat Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $12.4M 6.28% of portfolio |
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution | $9.4M 0.00% of portfolio |
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution | $7.7M 0.01% of portfolio |
 VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution | $7.6M 0.00% of portfolio |
 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Long Only Manager | $5.5M 0.17% of portfolio |
 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution | $3.6M 0.00% of portfolio |
 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider | $3.0M 0.00% of portfolio |
 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $2.8M 0.00% of portfolio |
 STATE STREET CORP Institution | $2.8M 0.00% of portfolio |
Net Capital Flow
Institutional buying and selling activity for EWCZ in Q3 2025
- Traded
- −$10.3M
- Buyers
- 78
- Sellers
- 50
- Total Bought
- +$14.9M
- Total Sold
- −$25.1M
- Avg Position
- $1.0M
Biggest Buyers
| Institution | Net Bought |
|---|---|
Ararat Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | +$2.6M +647.8K shares |
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Long Only Manager | +$1.6M +408.7K shares |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | +$1.1M +265.5K shares |
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution | +$1.0M +252.9K shares |
K Kazazian Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | +$693.1K +173.7K shares |
 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant | +$683.9K +171.4K shares |
 PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Quant | +$563.1K +141.1K shares |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution | +$483.3K +121.1K shares |
 SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL Long Only Manager | +$433.2K +108.6K shares |
M Man Group plc Institution | +$388.0K +97.2K shares |
Biggest Sellers
| Institution | Net Sold |
|---|---|
 MIG Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | −$11.6M −2.1M shares |
 UBS Group AG Institution | −$2.3M −565.9K shares |
P Pacer Advisors, Inc. Institution | −$1.9M −335.7K shares |
 MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | −$1.5M −372.3K shares |
C CROWN ADVISORS MANAGEMENT, INC. Hedge Fund•Long/Short | −$1.1M −200.0K shares |
 MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth | −$650.5K −163.0K shares |
 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | −$641.7K −160.8K shares |
 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution | −$547.5K −137.2K shares |
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution | −$540.7K −135.5K shares |
 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC RIA/Wealth | −$513.9K −91.3K shares |
Entry and Exit Activity
Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited EWCZ in Q3 2025
- New Positions
- 17
- New Value
- $2.1M
- Exited Positions
- 18
- Exited Value
- $16.8M
New Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Quant | $563.1K 141.1K shares |
SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL Long Only Manager | $433.2K 108.6K shares |
L LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager | $240.6K 60.3K shares |
 Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Long Only Manager | $203.3K 51.0K shares |
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager | $199.5K 50.0K shares |
 DAVENPORT & Co LLC RIA/Wealth | $103.7K 26.0K shares |
 O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC Long Only Manager | $83.0K 20.8K shares |
 MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV RIA/Wealth | $55.7K 14.0K shares |
C CLS Investments, LLC Institution | $47.9K 12.0K shares |
S Skopos Labs, Inc. RIA/Wealth | $47.0K 11.8K shares |
Exited Positions
| Institution | Previous Position |
|---|---|
MIG Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $11.6M 2.1M shares |
P Pacer Advisors, Inc. Institution | $1.9M 335.7K shares |
C CROWN ADVISORS MANAGEMENT, INC. Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $1.1M 200.0K shares |
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC RIA/Wealth | $513.9K 91.3K shares |
 STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD RIA/Wealth | $287.2K 51.0K shares |
 Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $272.7K 48.4K shares |
 Engineers Gate Manager LP Hedge Fund•Quant | $246.1K 43.7K shares |
 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $222.3K 39.5K shares |
S SEI INVESTMENTS CO Institution | $141.9K 25.2K shares |
A AXQ CAPITAL, LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral | $128.8K 22.9K shares |
Options Activity
Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in EWCZ as of Q3 2025
- Call Positions
- 3
- Call Value
- $134.1K
- Put Positions
- 0
- Put Value
- -
Call Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $89.8K 225.0 contracts |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $44.3K 111.0 contracts |
P PEAK6 LLC Institution | - - contracts |
Put Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
| No put positions found | |
Most Committed Institutions
Institutions with EWCZ as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Portfolio Weight |
|---|---|
Ararat Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 6.28% $12.4M |
K Kazazian Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 1.62% $1.3M |
G GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC Institution | 1.57% $52.3M |
 CIBELLI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Activist | 0.40% $498.8K |
M MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 0.40% $525.0K |
K Kent Lake PR LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 0.27% $530.8K |
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Long Only Manager | 0.17% $5.5M |
 MCMORGAN & CO LLC Fund of Funds | 0.15% $960.7K |
S State of Wyoming Institution | 0.07% $606.4K |
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 0.07% $121.5K |
Hedge Fund Spotlight
Discover hedge funds investing in EWCZ
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC
Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy
Portfolio ManagerScott David Hoffman
- Portfolio Value
- $50.0B
- Positions
- 2,312
- Last Reported
- Q3 2025
Sector Allocation
Position in European Wax Center
- Market Value
- $771.3K
- Shares Held
- 193.3K
- Portfolio Weight
- 0.00%
- Owned Since
- 2023-Q3
| Top Holding | Sector | Market Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Semiconductors Technology | $1.5B | 3.07% | |
Software - Infrastructure Technology | $1.5B | 3.03% | |
Consumer Electronics Technology | $1.4B | 2.79% |
