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618 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.1B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 14 (+6)

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 73

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $15.1B (+$2.35B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 606 → 618 (+12)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $354M | Put options by funds: $342M

1.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.72% → 89.48% (-1.2%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 234

Holders
618
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.98%
% of All Funds
14.13%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
94
Increased
205
Reduced
234
Closed
73
Calls
$354M
Puts
$342M
Net Calls
+$12.2M
Net Calls Change
+$72.8M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
+$98.2M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$91.3M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$85.9M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$83M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$72.3M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$339M
2
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
-$105M
3
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
-$80.2M
4
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
-$79M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$73.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BSAM
676
Blue Sky Asset Management
Colorado
– -$61K -260 Closed
FCMT
677
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
– -$35K -150 Closed
RWP
678
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
– -$30K -130 Closed
GFP
679
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
– -$26K -110 Closed
Group One Trading
680
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$19.4K -76 Closed
JFGIW
681
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$12K -50 Closed
NSIM
682
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
– -$12K -50 Closed
AOWM
683
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
– -$11K -45 Closed
OIA
684
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
– -$10K -44 Closed
KCPG
685
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
– -$8K -35 Closed
B
686
Bridgeworth
Alabama
– -$4K -19 Closed
CFC
687
Coyle Financial Counsel
Illinois
– -$2K -9 Closed
CA
688
Centerpoint Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$2K -8 Closed
IWP
689
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
– -$2K -7 Closed
PW
690
Price Wealth
Texas
– -$2K -7 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
691
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$765 -3 Closed
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

618 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $15.1B — up 18% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new ULTA positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hitchwood Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $98.2M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $339M.

  • 618 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2018, up from 606 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $15.1B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2018 was Hitchwood Capital Management, an estimated $98.2M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $339M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.