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449 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.6B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 48

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $180M

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.47B → $10.6B (+$1.09B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 423 → 449 (+26)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 158

Holders
449
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+6.15%
% of All Funds
11.78%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
78
Increased
156
Reduced
158
Closed
48
Calls
$224M
Puts
$180M
Net Calls
+$44.3M
Net Calls Change
-$83.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$156M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$119M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$90.4M
4
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$51.9M
5
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$147M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$63M
3
T
TOBAM
France
-$52.7M
4
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
-$51.2M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$50.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MYLI
251
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$1.43M +$17.3K +100 +1%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
252
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.41M +$89.1K +516 +7%
Capstone Investment Advisors
253
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.41M +$1.31M +7,609 New
NMIMC
254
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$1.4M +$4.15K +24 +0.3%
Asset Management One
255
Asset Management One
Japan
$1.37M -$148K -859 -10%
CIC
256
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.31M -$82.9K -480 -6%
AB
257
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$1.3M -$87.6K -507 -7%
OPERF
258
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.29M -$86.4K -500 -7%
Daiwa Securities Group
259
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$1.29M +$34.6K +200 +3%
DL
260
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$1.29M +$308K +1,780 +34%
Bank of Montreal
261
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.26M +$567K +3,279 +93%
ASRS
262
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.26M +$1.17M +6,800 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
263
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.25M -$530K -3,068 -31%
FMC
264
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$1.24M -$197K -1,141 -15%
Renaissance Technologies
265
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.2M +$1.12M +6,500 New
LS
266
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$1.2M – – –
ZIM
267
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.18M +$650K +3,760 +145%
IA
268
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.15M +$829K +4,800 +343%
MC
269
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.13M -$8.64K -50 -0.8%
JIP
270
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.13M +$152K +877 +17%
BA
271
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$1.11M +$518K +3,000 +100%
Handelsbanken Fonder
272
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$1.11M +$1.03M +5,976 New
CL
273
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.07M – – –
Comerica Bank
274
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.03M -$211K -1,223 -18%
AIM
275
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$992K -$684K -3,959 -42%
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

449 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $10.6B — up 11% from $9.47B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new ULTA positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $147M.

  • 449 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2015, up from 423 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $10.6B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $156M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2015 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.