Ulta Beauty
ULTA
407 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.66B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 153 increasing their positions, 143 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
79% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 29
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 386 → 407 (+21)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 153 | Existing positions reduced: 143
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.53B → $8.66B (+$130M)
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 11 (-5)
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $88.5M | Put options by funds: $152M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$117M |
| 2 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$67.9M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$59M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$55.5M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$51.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$129M |
| 2 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$88.6M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$78.7M |
| 4 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$56.6M |
| 5 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$37.6M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
407 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $8.66B — up 1.5% from $8.53B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new ULTA positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 153 added to existing stakes and 143 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $129M.
- 407 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q2 2015, up from 386 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $8.66B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q2 2015, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q2 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q2 2015 was American Century Companies, an estimated $117M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $129M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.