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407 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.66B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 153 increasing their positions, 143 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 29

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 386 → 407 (+21)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 153 | Existing positions reduced: 143

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.53B → $8.66B (+$130M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 11 (-5)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.5M | Put options by funds: $152M

Holders
407
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.44%
% of All Funds
10.97%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
52
Increased
153
Reduced
143
Closed
29
Calls
$88.5M
Puts
$152M
Net Calls
-$63.3M
Net Calls Change
-$169M

Top Buyers

1
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$117M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$67.9M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$59M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$55.5M
5
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$51.5M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$129M
2
Winslow Capital Management
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
-$88.6M
3
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$78.7M
4
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
-$56.6M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$37.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
51
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$34.9M -$1.39M -9,042 -4%
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$34M -$11.5M -74,680 -25%
AQR Capital Management
53
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$33.5M +$23.2M +151,143 +231%
Millennium Management
54
Millennium Management
New York
$33M -$1.38M -8,949 -4%
BG
55
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$32.7M -$155K -1,010 -0.5%
NFA
56
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$29.9M +$5.38M +35,018 +22%
Fidelity International
57
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$28.5M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$27.6M -$17.6M -114,223 -39%
JHIU
59
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$26.9M -$20.7M -134,848 -44%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
60
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$25.4M +$2.15M +13,995 +9%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
61
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$24.6M -$290K -1,889 -1%
SAM
62
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$23.4M -$56.6M -368,181 -71%
ED
63
Exane Derivatives
France
$22.8M -$1.41M -9,163 -6%
Charles Schwab
64
Charles Schwab
California
$22.4M +$1.42M +9,230 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
65
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.1M -$1.64M -10,695 -7%
SEI Investments
66
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$21.9M -$7.89M -51,304 -27%
Deutsche Bank
67
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$21.6M -$4.23M -27,551 -16%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
68
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$20.9M +$78.4K +510 +0.4%
UBS AM
69
UBS AM
Illinois
$20.7M +$138K +900 +0.7%
SO
70
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$19.7M +$19.5M +126,568 +10,902%
NAP
71
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$19.6M +$1.7M +11,080 +10%
O
72
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$19.4M +$1.48M +9,650 +8%
ACI
73
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$19.2M +$8.91M +57,975 +87%
SIMG
74
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$18.1M -$590K -3,840 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
75
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$18.1M -$85.3K -555 -0.5%
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

407 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $8.66B — up 1.5% from $8.53B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new ULTA positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 153 added to existing stakes and 143 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $129M.

  • 407 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q2 2015, up from 386 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.66B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q2 2015, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q2 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q2 2015 was American Century Companies, an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $129M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.