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554 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 187 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $542M | Put options by funds: $428M

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 95

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 534 → 554 (+20)

3.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.6% → 91.66% (+3.1%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $12.5B (+$198M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 187

Holders
554
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+3.75%
% of All Funds
12.57%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
118
Increased
186
Reduced
187
Closed
95
Calls
$542M
Puts
$428M
Net Calls
+$114M
Net Calls Change
+$139M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$306M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$275M
3
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
+$146M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$139M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$107M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$457M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$219M
3
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
-$188M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$171M
5
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
-$145M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWMG
551
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
$1K +$1.06K +5 New
FFG
552
Ford Financial Group
California
$1K +$1.27K +6 New
DAM
553
Diamant Asset Management
Connecticut
$840 +$795K +3,755 New
Wellington Management Group
554
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$457M -2,023,568 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
555
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$171M -755,661 Closed
SAM
556
Scopus Asset Management
New York
– -$145M -684,700 Closed
Artisan Partners
557
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
– -$134M -591,172 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
558
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$76.1M -336,600 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
559
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$40.7M -179,964 Closed
CCI
560
Columbus Circle Investors
– -$30.5M -135,032 Closed
AII
561
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$29.3M -129,529 Closed
AI
562
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
– -$22.9M -101,395 Closed
Capital Research Global Investors
563
Capital Research Global Investors
California
– -$21.5M -95,000 Closed
JCM
564
Junto Capital Management
New York
– -$15.7M -69,360 Closed
HI
565
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$15.3M -67,902 Closed
PG
566
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$12.7M -59,995 Closed
CM
567
Castleark Management
Illinois
– -$11.1M -49,027 Closed
GCC
568
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
– -$8.83M -39,076 Closed
NFA
569
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$7.67M -33,913 Closed
Twin Tree Management
570
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$5.25M -24,835 Closed
MC
571
Maverick Capital
Texas
– -$5.14M -22,750 Closed
LOAMS
572
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
– -$4.52M -20,000 Closed
SC
573
Shellback Capital
Massachusetts
– -$4.07M -18,000 Closed
Credit Agricole
574
Credit Agricole
France
– -$3.57M -15,801 Closed
VFA
575
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
– -$3.47M -15,349 Closed
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

554 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $12.5B — up 1.6% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new ULTA positions and 95 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 186 added to existing stakes and 187 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $306M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $457M sold.

  • 554 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2017, up from 534 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $12.5B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2017, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 118 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2017 and 95 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $306M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $457M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.