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423 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.47B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $245M | Put options by funds: $117M

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 43

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.66B → $9.47B (+$811M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 407 → 423 (+16)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 157

Holders
423
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
11.81%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
62
Increased
151
Reduced
157
Closed
43
Calls
$245M
Puts
$117M
Net Calls
+$128M
Net Calls Change
+$191M

Top Buyers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$305M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$155M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$113M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$106M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$79.1M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$163M
2
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$76M
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$66.9M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$55.1M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$53.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$660M +$13.2M +80,264 +2%
LPC
2
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$535M +$155M +938,738 +40%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$448M +$11.1M +67,403 +3%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$361M +$305M +1,849,900 +512%
Winslow Capital Management
5
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$327M -$8.13M -49,398 -2%
American Century Companies
6
American Century Companies
Missouri
$302M +$2.61M +15,839 +0.9%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$261M -$6.22M -37,777 -2%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$259M -$157K -954 -0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$258M -$3.81M -23,121 -1%
CCI
10
Columbus Circle Investors
$255M -$7.63M -46,343 -3%
Jennison Associates
11
Jennison Associates
New York
$228M -$17.9M -108,936 -7%
VOYA Investment Management
12
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$208M -$55.1M -334,605 -21%
Artisan Partners
13
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$203M -$4.99M -30,302 -2%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$196M +$20M +121,662 +11%
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$189M -$13.5M -82,058 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$186M -$7.9M -48,008 -4%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$180M +$106M +642,419 +140%
WRF
18
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$175M -$163M -989,247 -48%
BRC
19
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
$164M – – –
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$153M +$113M +683,912 +273%
BCPEM
21
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Massachusetts
$137M -$8M -48,615 -5%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$128M +$14.1M +85,936 +12%
Westfield Capital Management
23
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$116M +$1.72M +10,431 +1%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$104M -$4.08M -24,797 -4%
1832 Asset Management
25
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$102M -$27M -163,726 -20%
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

423 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.47B — up 9.4% from $8.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ULTA positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $305M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $163M.

  • 423 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2015, up from 407 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.47B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $305M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $163M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.