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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$612M +$14.9M +97,154 +3%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$413M +$26.3M +170,973 +7%
LPC
3
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$361M -$20.9M -136,272 -6%
WRF
4
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$319M -$78.7M -512,255 -20%
Winslow Capital Management
5
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$316M -$88.6M -576,456 -22%
American Century Companies
6
American Century Companies
Missouri
$283M +$117M +761,612 +71%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$253M -$19M -123,330 -7%
CCI
8
Columbus Circle Investors
$249M -$15.9M -103,282 -6%
VOYA Investment Management
9
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$248M -$37.6M -244,667 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$248M -$23.8M -155,020 -9%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$245M +$2.88M +18,707 +1%
Jennison Associates
12
Jennison Associates
New York
$232M -$523K -3,403 -0.2%
Artisan Partners
13
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$197M -$7.56M -49,210 -4%
AllianceBernstein
14
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$191M +$959K +6,242 +0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$183M -$10.7M -69,934 -6%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$166M -$4.16M -27,098 -2%
BRC
17
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
$155M -$30.7M -200,000 -17%
BCPEM
18
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Massachusetts
$137M -$25.4M -165,386 -16%
1832 Asset Management
19
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$121M +$35.8M +232,924 +41%
D.E. Shaw & Co
20
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$115M +$1.02M +6,627 +0.9%
Arrowstreet Capital
21
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$108M +$59M +383,749 +122%
Westfield Capital Management
22
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$108M -$5.1M -33,162 -5%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$108M -$12.2M -79,448 -10%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$102M -$1.9M -12,368 -2%
T
25
TOBAM
France
$90.9M -$13.7M -89,114 -13%
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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.