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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
AG
451
Algert Global
California
– -$463K -3,000 Closed
GCP
452
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$445K -2,878 Closed
FAAS
453
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$348K -2,251 Closed
RCM
454
Reynolds Capital Management
Nevada
– -$340K -2,200 Closed
SW
455
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
– -$340K -2,200 Closed
JT
456
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$298K -1,931 Closed
BPC
457
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$257K -1,663 Closed
WAM
458
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$263K -1,600 Closed
SCP
459
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
– -$225 -1,463 Closed
DILH
460
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
– -$185K -1,196 Closed
SEC
461
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$151K -976 Closed
OA
462
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$50K -326 Closed
SFPIA
463
Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors
California
– -$31K -200 Closed
SAM
464
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
– -$15K -100 Closed
FNYS
465
First New York Securities
New York
– -$6.18K -40 Closed
FANJ
466
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$5K -34 Closed
RCG
467
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
– -$1K -9 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.