Ulta Beauty
ULTA
547 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.2B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 185 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.
85% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $695M | Put options by funds: $376M
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 185
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 93
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 555 → 547 (-8)
1.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.66% → 90.02% (-1.6%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.5B → $11.2B (-$1.25B)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$89M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$81.7M |
| 4 |
OCAM
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
|
+$59.3M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$55.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$347M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$284M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
CGI
CI Global Investments
Oakland,
California
|
-$98.8M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$74.6M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
547 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $11.2B — down 10% from $12.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 93 funds closed out of ULTA and 89 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 185 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.
The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Investment Management, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $347M.
- 547 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q1 2018, down from 555 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $11.2B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q1 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q1 2018 and 93 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q1 2018 was TIAA CREF Investment Management, an estimated $114M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $347M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.