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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
QSS
601
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$522K -1,824 Closed
RCAMU
602
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
– -$501K -1,743 Closed
CIC
603
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
– -$483K -1,683 Closed
TI
604
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$425K -1,480 Closed
IRF
605
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
– -$463K -1,443 Closed
PFPT
606
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
– -$412K -1,433 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
607
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$398K -1,401 Closed
AIMCA
608
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
– -$402K -1,400 Closed
JGC
609
J. Goldman & Co
New York
– -$374K -1,300 Closed
SC
610
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
– -$358K -1,245 Closed
GC
611
Gratry & Company
Ohio
– -$356K -1,240 Closed
SPC
612
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$329K -1,145 Closed
W
613
Wealthfront
California
– -$325K -1,132 Closed
PC
614
Palo Capital
California
– -$317K -1,103 Closed
IFWM
615
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$309K -1,084 Closed
SSWM
616
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$301K -1,047 Closed
IR
617
Invictus RG
Bermuda
– -$266K -926 Closed
MAM
618
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$261K -905 Closed
CG
619
Caprock Group
Idaho
– -$254K -884 Closed
AP
620
Advisor Partners
California
– -$249K -867 Closed
QC
621
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$248K -862 Closed
FWCM
622
First Western Capital Management
California
– -$243K -845 Closed
CONA
623
Capital One National Association
New York
– -$236K -820 Closed
BCM
624
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
– -$234K -816 Closed
FA
625
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$226K -785 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.