Ulta Beauty
ULTA
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$90.4M |
| 4 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$51.9M |
| 5 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$147M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$63M |
| 3 |
T
TOBAM
Paris,
France
|
-$52.7M |
| 4 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$51.2M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$50.5M |
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.