Ulta Beauty
ULTA
548 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 219 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
118% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 40
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 508 → 548 (+40)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $342M | Put options by funds: $356M
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.4B → $12.8B (-$550M)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 219
35% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 13 (-7)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$234M |
| 2 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
+$68.2M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$42.5M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$30.2M |
| 5 |
HI
HBK Investments
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$28.2M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$123M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$96.6M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$70.2M |
| 4 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$70M |
| 5 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
-$64.2M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
548 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $12.8B — down 4.1% from $13.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new ULTA positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 219 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jennison Associates, adding an estimated $234M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $123M.
- 548 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2016, up from 508 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $12.8B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2016, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 87 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2016 and 40 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2016 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $234M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $123M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.