Ulta Beauty
ULTA
461 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $237M | Put options by funds: $156M
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 47
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 450 → 461 (+11)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.6B → $11B (+$395M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 177
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$240M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$94.8M |
| 3 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$71.1M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$59M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$56.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$214M |
| 2 |
BCPEM
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$111M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$89.7M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$75.6M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
461 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $11B — up 3.7% from $10.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new ULTA positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 158 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $240M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $214M.
- 461 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q1 2016, up from 450 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $11B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q1 2016, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q1 2016 and 47 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q1 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $240M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $214M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.