Ulta Beauty
ULTA
386 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.53B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 125 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
172% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 29
118% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $194M | Put options by funds: $88.9M
45% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.44B → $8.53B (+$1.09B)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 338 → 386 (+48)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 125
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$73.6M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$65.5M |
| 3 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
+$62.6M |
| 4 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$42.9M |
| 5 |
GA
Geneva Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$42M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$121M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
|
-$89.5M |
| 4 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$59M |
| 5 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$57.7M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
386 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $8.53B — up 15% from $7.44B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new ULTA positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 125 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $73.6M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, cutting an estimated $121M.
- 386 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q1 2015, up from 338 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $8.53B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q1 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $73.6M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q1 2015 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $121M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.