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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
MCM
426
Melvin Capital Management
New York
– -$46.3M -300,000 Closed
ACM
427
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
– -$9.64M -61,837 Closed
BIM
428
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$9.48M -61,358 Closed
FQ
429
First Quadrant
California
– -$9.38M -60,700 Closed
FPCM
430
Fox Point Capital Management
New York
– -$7.72M -50,000 Closed
TC
431
Tyvor Capital
Illinois
– -$7.7M -49,850 Closed
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
432
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
– -$5.3M -34,300 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
433
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$5.26M -34,071 Closed
BA
434
Broadview Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$4.71M -30,525 Closed
LOAMU
435
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA)
New York
– -$4.7M -30,426 Closed
SFP
436
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$2.62M -16,929 Closed
EGM
437
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$2.04M -13,216 Closed
PCM
438
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.6M -10,346 Closed
Wellington Management Group
439
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$1.55M -10,033 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
440
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$1.53M -9,287 Closed
QI
441
QS Investors
New York
– -$1.41M -9,100 Closed
GL
442
GLG LLC
New York
– -$1.14M -7,377 Closed
UOC
443
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
– -$1.11M -7,216 Closed
QSS
444
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$1.04M -6,800 Closed
UFF
445
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
– -$877K -5,681 Closed
JG
446
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$812K -5,255 Closed
MF
447
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$611K -3,956 Closed
CCM
448
CrestPoint Capital Management
Missouri
– -$587K -3,800 Closed
PAM
449
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$505K -3,268 Closed
BKBG
450
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
– -$479K -3,100 Closed
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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.