Ulta Beauty
ULTA
602 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.6B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 216 increasing their positions, 224 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 53
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 585 → 602 (+17)
1.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.72% → 87.64% (+1.9%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.2B → $15.6B (+$435M)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 216 | Existing positions reduced: 224
30% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 7 (-3)
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $346M | Put options by funds: $520M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$251M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$178M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$97.5M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$92.6M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$92.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
|
-$148M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$97.5M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$79.7M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$67.3M |
| 5 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$43.8M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
602 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $15.6B — up 2.9% from $15.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new ULTA positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 216 added to existing stakes and 224 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $251M. The largest seller was Blue Ridge Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $148M sold.
- 602 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q2 2017, up from 585 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $15.6B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q2 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q2 2017 and 53 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q2 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $251M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q2 2017 was Blue Ridge Capital, an estimated $148M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.