Ulta Beauty
ULTA
460 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 159 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $237M | Put options by funds: $156M
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 46
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 449 → 460 (+11)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.6B → $10.9B (+$319M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 176
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$502M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$240M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$94.8M |
| 4 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$71.1M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$214M |
| 2 |
BCPEM
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$111M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$89.7M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$75.6M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
460 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $10.9B — up 3% from $10.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ULTA positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 159 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $502M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $214M.
- 460 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q1 2016, up from 449 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $10.9B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q1 2016, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q1 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $502M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $214M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.