Ulta Beauty
ULTA
674 hedge funds and large institutions have $13B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 261 increasing their positions, 218 reducing their positions, and 163 closing their positions.
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 261 | Existing positions reduced: 218
1.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.45% → 87.87% (-1.6%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 727 → 674 (-53)
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.1B → $13B (-$5.17B)
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 163
32% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $667M | Put options by funds: $981M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 6 (-12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$141M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$140M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$133M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$124M |
| 5 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$116M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$352M |
| 2 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$153M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$143M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$114M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$114M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
674 of the 4,574 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $13B — down 29% from $18.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 163 funds closed out of ULTA and 112 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 218 trimmed existing stakes and 261 added.
The largest buyer was Holocene Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $352M.
- 674 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2019, down from 727 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $13B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2019, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 112 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2019 and 163 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2019 was Holocene Advisors, an estimated $141M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $352M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.