Ulta Beauty
ULTA
554 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 187 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $542M | Put options by funds: $428M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 95
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 534 → 554 (+20)
3.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.6% → 91.66% (+3.1%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $12.5B (+$198M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 187
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$275M |
| 3 |
CGI
CI Global Investments
Oakland,
California
|
+$146M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$139M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$107M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$457M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$219M |
| 3 |
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
|
-$188M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$171M |
| 5 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$145M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
554 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $12.5B — up 1.6% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new ULTA positions and 95 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 186 added to existing stakes and 187 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $306M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $457M sold.
- 554 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2017, up from 534 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $12.5B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2017, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 118 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2017 and 95 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $306M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $457M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.