Ulta Beauty
ULTA
727 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.1B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 291 increasing their positions, 252 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 291 | Existing positions reduced: 252
1.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.24% → 89.45% (+1.2%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.2B → $18.1B (-$116M)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 82
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 739 → 727 (-12)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $394M | Put options by funds: $467M
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 18 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$385M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$167M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$87.4M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$72.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$146M |
| 2 |
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$128M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$63.8M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$62.9M |
| 5 |
UH
Unigestion Holding
Geneva,
Switzerland
|
-$56.5M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
727 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $18.1B — down 0.64% from $18.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of ULTA and 79 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 252 trimmed existing stakes and 291 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $385M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $146M.
- 727 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q2 2019, down from 739 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $18.1B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q2 2019, down 0.64% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q2 2019 and 82 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $385M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q2 2019 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $146M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.