Ulta Beauty
ULTA
291 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.5B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
65% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 77
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 37
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 285 → 291 (+6)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $90.1M | Put options by funds: $89.5M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.74B → $5.5B (-$238M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$84.4M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$77.7M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$68.1M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$57.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$553M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$61.9M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$49.4M |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$40.4M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$33.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSIM
326
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$17K | -175 | Closed |
|
|
SSB
327
Sandy Spring Bank
Olney,
Maryland
| – | -$12K | -128 | Closed |
|
328
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
| – | -$2K | -18 | Closed |
|
|
KTC
329
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$180 | +2 | New |
|
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
291 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $5.5B — down 4.2% from $5.74B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new ULTA positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.
The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Investment Management, adding an estimated $184M. The largest seller was Sands Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $553M sold.
- 291 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q2 2014, up from 285 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $5.5B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q2 2014, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q2 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q2 2014 was TIAA CREF Investment Management, an estimated $184M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q2 2014 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $553M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.