Ulta Beauty
ULTA
690 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 256 reducing their positions, and 113 closing their positions.
167% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 16 (+10)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 113
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 674 → 690 (+16)
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.87% → 87.96% (+0.09%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13B → $12.7B (-$230M)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 256
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $632M | Put options by funds: $785M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$135M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$134M |
| 4 |
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$425M |
| 2 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$93.9M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$74.9M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$73.9M |
ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
690 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $12.7B — down 1.8% from $13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 143 funds opened new ULTA positions and 113 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 210 added to existing stakes and 256 trimmed.
The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $425M sold.
- 690 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q4 2019, up from 674 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $12.7B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q4 2019, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 143 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q4 2019 and 113 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
- The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q4 2019 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $172M added.
- The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q4 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $425M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.