Ulta Beauty
ULTA
288 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.73B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $167M | Put options by funds: $135M
12% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 49
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 283 → 288 (+5)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.35B → $5.73B (-$1.62B)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 112
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$126M |
| 3 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
+$99.3M |
| 4 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$74.9M |
| 5 |
TCM
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
|
+$73.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$109M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$107M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$86.3M |
| 5 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$82.1M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
288 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $5.73B — down 22% from $7.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new ULTA positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $129M. The largest seller was Winslow Capital Management, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 288 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2013, up from 283 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $5.73B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2013, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2013 and 49 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $129M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2013 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.