Ulta Beauty
ULTA
338 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.44B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
117% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 36
57% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 11 (+4)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 300 → 338 (+38)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.09B → $7.44B (+$347M)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 115
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $137M | Put options by funds: $152M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$79.9M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$73.3M |
| 3 |
RIM
Rainier Investment Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$50M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$38.8M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
+$35.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$228M |
| 2 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$96.4M |
| 4 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$57.1M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$55.7M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
338 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $7.44B — up 4.9% from $7.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new ULTA positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $79.9M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $228M.
- 338 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2014, up from 300 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $7.44B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2014, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $79.9M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2014 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $228M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.