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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
423
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
11.81%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
62
Increased
151
Reduced
157
Closed
43
Calls
$245M
Puts
$117M
Net Calls
+$128M
Net Calls Change
+$191M

Top Buyers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$305M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$155M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$113M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$106M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$79.1M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$163M
2
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$76M
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$66.9M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$55.1M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$53.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QCMC
101
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$12.7M -$137K -830 -1%
EVM
102
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$12.2M +$1.32K +8 +0%
William Blair & Company
103
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$12.1M -$66.9M -406,607 -85%
MC
104
MIG Capital
California
$11.8M -$2.88M -17,500 -19%
BLM
105
Bennett Lawrence Management
New York
$11.5M -$170K -1,035 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
106
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.4M -$12.1M -73,745 -51%
Invesco
107
Invesco
Georgia
$10.9M +$299K +1,815 +3%
BCM
108
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$10.8M +$5.63M +34,200 +107%
APG Asset Management
109
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$10.8M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
110
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$10.5M +$1.21M +7,326 +13%
ZIG
111
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$10.4M +$10.5M +63,596 New
Select Equity Group
112
Select Equity Group
New York
$10.3M +$10.4M +63,208 New
IGIM
113
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$10.2M +$9.68M +58,794 +1,488%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
114
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$10.2M -$3.27M -19,837 -24%
PG
115
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$10.2M +$4.79M +29,080 +88%
CCA
116
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$10.1M +$3.21M +19,500 +46%
DBG
117
De Burlo Group
Massachusetts
$10.1M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
118
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$9.85M +$262K +1,593 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
119
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$9.75M -$114K -695 -1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
120
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$9.43M – – –
EAM
121
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$9.36M +$230K +1,398 +3%
BCM
122
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$9.22M -$2.34M -14,208 -20%
FAM
123
Fred Alger Management
New York
$9.16M -$3.32M -20,150 -26%
CPIM
124
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$9M -$2.71M -16,440 -23%
TWMP
125
Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Massachusetts
$8.82M +$2.1M +12,735 +31%
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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.