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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
EGM
201
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.04M +$763K +4,966 +60%
Baird Financial Group
202
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.97M +$1.96M +12,727 New
IPC
203
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$1.96M +$59.9K +390 +3%
Walleye Trading
204
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.95M -$400K -2,603 -17%
BCIM
205
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.9M – – –
SC
206
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.88M -$108K -700 -5%
Canada Life
207
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.88M +$125K +813 +7%
LPL Financial
208
LPL Financial
California
$1.82M +$117K +762 +7%
AAM
209
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.78M +$610K +3,971 +52%
URS
210
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$1.76M -$15.4K -100 -0.9%
LH
211
Lebenthal Holdings
New York
$1.75M -$293K -1,908 -14%
Stifel Financial
212
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.75M +$586K +3,814 +50%
ICRM
213
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$1.72M +$1.71M +11,147 New
WMC
214
Westwood Management Corporation
Illinois
$1.67M +$1.09M +7,100 +192%
MYLI
215
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$1.65M – – –
Citigroup
216
Citigroup
New York
$1.63M +$86.2K +561 +6%
GC
217
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.63M +$596K +3,880 +58%
PCM
218
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.6M -$294K -1,910 -16%
Jane Street
219
Jane Street
New York
$1.59M +$194K +1,263 +14%
AWCI
220
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$1.58M – – –
Nomura Asset Management
221
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.55M -$154K -1,000 -9%
Wellington Management Group
222
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.55M +$256K +1,668 +20%
TCM
223
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.51M +$84.5K +550 +6%
BA
224
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.49M -$331K -2,151 -18%
GCC
225
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$1.47M +$127K +824 +10%
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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.