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423 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.47B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $245M | Put options by funds: $117M

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 43

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.66B → $9.47B (+$811M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 407 → 423 (+16)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 157

Holders
423
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
11.81%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
62
Increased
151
Reduced
157
Closed
43
Calls
$245M
Puts
$117M
Net Calls
+$128M
Net Calls Change
+$191M

Top Buyers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$305M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$155M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$113M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$106M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$79.1M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$163M
2
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$76M
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$66.9M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$55.1M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$53.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NI
301
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$441K -$16.4M -99,400 -97%
TWI
302
Thomas White International
Illinois
$425K – – –
ZIM
303
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$424K -$30.9K -188 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
304
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$413K -$69K -419 -14%
ACM
305
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$411K +$413K +2,511 New
WSA
306
Wall Street Associates
California
$407K -$781K -4,746 -66%
RBC
307
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$406K -$24K -146 -6%
PI
308
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$405K -$152K -924 -27%
TD Asset Management
309
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$405K – – –
BCI
310
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$399K +$402K +2,441 New
FFC
311
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$395K +$14K +85 +4%
Tudor Investment Corp
312
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$392K +$132K +800 +50%
BRWA
313
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$386K +$124K +756 +47%
CIBC Asset Management
314
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$380K +$62.1K +377 +19%
PFPT
315
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$380K +$383K +2,329 New
QC
316
QCM Cayman
Texas
$378K +$381K +2,314 New
Millennium Management
317
Millennium Management
New York
$376K -$34.8M -211,206 -99%
HH
318
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$375K – – –
KA
319
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$375K +$378K +2,296 New
ARC
320
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$371K -$311K -1,891 -45%
MIC
321
MU Investments Company
Japan
$346K -$26.3K -160 -7%
ZAM
322
Zevin Asset Management
Massachusetts
$340K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
323
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$340K +$343K +2,082 New
MYAM
324
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$339K -$45.3K -275 -12%
PL
325
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$336K – – –
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

423 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.47B — up 9.4% from $8.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ULTA positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $305M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $163M.

  • 423 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2015, up from 407 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.47B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $305M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $163M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.