Ulta Beauty
ULTA
423 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.47B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
110% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $245M | Put options by funds: $117M
45% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 43
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.66B → $9.47B (+$811M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 407 → 423 (+16)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 157
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$305M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$113M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$79.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$163M |
| 2 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$76M |
| 3 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$66.9M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$55.1M |
| 5 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$53.2M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
423 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.47B — up 9.4% from $8.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ULTA positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $305M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $163M.
- 423 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2015, up from 407 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $9.47B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $305M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $163M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.