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618 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.1B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 814 (+6)

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 73

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $15.1B (+$2.35B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 606618 (+12)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $354M | Put options by funds: $342M

1.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.72%89.48% (-1.2%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 234

Holders
618
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.98%
% of All Funds
14.13%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
94
Increased
205
Reduced
234
Closed
73
Calls
$354M
Puts
$342M
Net Calls
+$12.2M
Net Calls Change
+$72.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.63B +$778K +3,049 +0.1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.47B -$4.72M -18,508 -0.4%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$808M
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$758M +$28M +109,978 +4%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$709M +$58M +227,541 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$410M -$29M -113,763 -7%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$384M -$339M -1,329,258 -49%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$363M +$85.9M +336,985 +36%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$251M +$31.7M +124,340 +16%
WRF
10
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$244M +$83M +325,423 +60%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$239M +$5.17M +20,257 +2%
TCIM
12
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$226M -$9.49M -37,220 -4%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$219M +$4.27M +16,726 +2%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$198M -$10.5M -41,242 -6%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$180M -$1.24M -4,871 -0.8%
NIPH
16
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$177M -$13M -50,947 -7%
Jennison Associates
17
Jennison Associates
New York
$156M -$31.6M -123,722 -18%
HMP
18
HS Management Partners
New York
$147M -$5.58M -21,870 -4%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$144M +$2.72M +10,679 +2%
William Blair Investment Management
20
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$140M +$4.9M +19,211 +4%
O
21
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$138M +$91.3M +357,832 +276%
ATO
22
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$137M +$15.3M +60,000 +14%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$136M -$25.1M -98,488 -17%
Renaissance Technologies
24
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$131M +$5.46M +21,419 +5%
SGA
25
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$127M -$105M -409,767 -48%

ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

618 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $15.1B — up 18% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new ULTA positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hitchwood Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $98.2M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $339M.

  • 618 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2018, up from 606 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $15.1B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2018 was Hitchwood Capital Management, an estimated $98.2M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $339M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.