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449 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.6B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 48

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $180M

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.47B → $10.6B (+$1.09B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 423 → 449 (+26)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 158

Holders
449
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+6.15%
% of All Funds
11.78%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
78
Increased
156
Reduced
158
Closed
48
Calls
$224M
Puts
$180M
Net Calls
+$44.3M
Net Calls Change
-$83.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$156M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$119M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$90.4M
4
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$51.9M
5
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$147M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$63M
3
T
TOBAM
France
-$52.7M
4
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
-$51.2M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$50.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WCBA
201
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$2.82M – – –
SCM
202
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.8M – – –
Twin Tree Management
203
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$2.79M +$663K +3,835 +34%
HSA
204
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$2.77M – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
205
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.77M +$2.59M +15,000 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
206
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$2.72M +$3.11K +18 +0.1%
EAM
207
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.52M -$7.54M -43,630 -76%
SB
208
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.51M -$121K -698 -5%
NIMI
209
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$2.5M +$1.1M +6,389 +90%
NI
210
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$2.44M +$1.81M +10,500 +389%
CI
211
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$2.44M +$2.28M +13,200 New
SI
212
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.41M +$935K +5,411 +71%
TCM
213
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.41M +$510K +2,950 +29%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
214
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.35M -$979K -5,664 -31%
Korea Investment Corp
215
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$2.27M -$1.76M -10,200 -45%
HCM
216
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$2.23M +$2.08M +12,028 New
URS
217
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$2.14M +$17.3K +100 +0.9%
QC
218
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$2.06M +$1.93M +11,156 New
ICRM
219
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$2.05M -$13.8K -80 -0.7%
AG
220
Aperio Group
California
$2.05M +$218K +1,260 +13%
Nomura Asset Management
221
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.04M +$108K +628 +6%
SC
222
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$2M -$51.8K -300 -3%
Creative Planning
223
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.97M +$525K +3,040 +40%
Citigroup
224
Citigroup
New York
$1.96M +$502K +2,903 +38%
Stifel Financial
225
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.96M +$123K +712 +7%
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

449 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $10.6B — up 11% from $9.47B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new ULTA positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $147M.

  • 449 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2015, up from 423 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $10.6B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $156M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2015 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.