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534 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.3B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 217 reducing their positions, and 119 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.64% → 88.6% (+0.96%)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $437M | Put options by funds: $462M

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 217

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 602 → 534 (-68)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $12.3B (-$3.32B)

49% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 119

Holders
534
Holders Change
-68
Holders Change %
-11.3%
% of All Funds
13.31%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
61
Increased
199
Reduced
217
Closed
119
Calls
$437M
Puts
$462M
Net Calls
-$24.8M
Net Calls Change
+$150M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
+$260M
2
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
+$199M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$172M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$160M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$148M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$439M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$413M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$122M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$121M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
551
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$7.18M -25,000 Closed
TAM
552
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$7.08M -24,651 Closed
SIM
553
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$6.92M -24,100 Closed
HHC
554
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$6.03M -21,000 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
555
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$6M -20,900 Closed
GF
556
Gabelli Funds
New York
– -$5.86M -20,400 Closed
MIP
557
Marietta Investment Partners
Wisconsin
– -$5.76M -20,047 Closed
CPC
558
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
– -$5.16M -17,968 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
559
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
– -$4.84M -16,939 Closed
KWILP
560
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
– -$4.8M -16,691 Closed
SI
561
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
– -$4.34M -15,100 Closed
OSAM
562
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$4.24M -14,749 Closed
ACPU
563
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
– -$4.23M -14,735 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
564
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$3.44M -14,297 Closed
HFS
565
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$3.29M -11,459 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
566
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$2.74M -11,400 Closed
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
567
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$3.11M -10,816 Closed
MME
568
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
– -$3.02M -10,565 Closed
CIBC World Market
569
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.87M -9,994 Closed
NIP
570
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
– -$2.82M -9,809 Closed
SAM
571
Strategy Asset Managers
California
– -$2.77M -9,631 Closed
NCGI
572
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
– -$2.74M -9,541 Closed
CI
573
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$2.31M -8,100 Closed
SSG
574
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$1.89M -7,856 Closed
HMS
575
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
– -$2.22M -7,727 Closed
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

534 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $12.3B — down 21% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 119 funds closed out of ULTA and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 58 holders — while 217 trimmed existing stakes and 199 added.

The largest buyer was Blue Ridge Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $260M. The largest seller was Jennison Associates, cutting an estimated $439M.

  • 534 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2017, down from 602 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $12.3B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2017, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2017 and 119 closed out, a net change of -58 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2017 was Blue Ridge Capital, an estimated $260M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2017 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $439M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.