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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
IA
351
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$229K +$230K +1,400 New
IMAS
352
ID Management A/S
Denmark
$229K +$230K +1,400 New
MFS
353
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$224K -$8.72K -53 -4%
CAM
354
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$222K +$223K +1,356 New
WDA
355
Wendell David Associates
New Hampshire
$222K +$225K +1,365 New
UR
356
USCA RIA
Texas
$221K -$82.3K -500 -27%
SBH
357
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$221K – – –
BTS
358
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$221K +$223K +1,353 New
HighTower Advisors
359
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$216K +$220K +1,337 New
Macquarie Group
360
Macquarie Group
Australia
$212K -$53.2M -323,300 -100%
BC
361
Banced Corp
Illinois
$211K -$108K -659 -34%
NCM
362
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$209K -$423K -2,569 -67%
Nordea Investment Management
363
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$206K – – –
DADC
364
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$205K -$4.77K -29 -2%
WAM
365
World Asset Management
Michigan
$201K -$21.9K -133 -10%
UB
366
UMB Bank
Missouri
$200K -$78.2K -475 -28%
FIB
367
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$173K +$174K +1,060 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
368
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$159K +$9.55K +58 +6%
LIA
369
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$154K -$29.3K -178 -16%
OMCS
370
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$147K – – –
AIM
371
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$118K – – –
MAM
372
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$99K +$26.5K +161 +36%
LWM
373
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$98K +$98.8K +600 New
MAM
374
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$97K +$97.3K +591 New
CCS
375
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$85K -$171K -1,038 -66%
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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.