ULTA BEAUTY INC ULTA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 90384S303 · ISIN US90384S3031
American chain of beauty stores
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($120.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.3m as of 2024-03-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $517.40. Options: 36 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 40 hold puts ($1.4bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 928 |
| Q4 2022 | 970 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,039 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,031 |
| Q3 2023 | 992 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,049 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,069 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 412 | 454 |
| Q1 2023 | 466 | 465 |
| Q2 2023 | 482 | 532 |
| Q3 2023 | 457 | 503 |
| Q4 2023 | 488 | 493 |
| Q1 2024 | 503 | 488 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.5bn | 1.35 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.0bn | $1.2bn | 1.16 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.5bn | $1.6bn | 1.06 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1bn | $1.4bn | 1.28 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +428.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +363.7k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC | New | +338.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +291.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +219.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +206.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +203.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +186.8k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +184.1k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -704.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -380.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -267.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -227.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -159.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -152.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -148.5k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -126.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -124.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -113.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $333.9m638.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $168.9m323.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $115.3m220.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $58.2m111.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $49.2m94.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $41.6m79.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $39.2m74.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $33.1m63.3k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $29.2m55.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $26.7m51.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $315.7m603.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $154.9m296.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $139.5m266.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $122.7m234.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $94.5m180.8k shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $52.3m100.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $48.4m92.5k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $37.1m71.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $34.8m66.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $34.5m65.9k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-17 | 8.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.6% |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-04 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $19.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.0m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $12.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Steelman Kecia President and COO | Sold | $11.0m20.9k shares |
| 2024-03-19 | Ryan Anita Jane Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $1.6m3.1k shares |
| 2024-03-19 | Halligan Catherine Ann Director | Sold | $263.1k500 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.5m $2.9bn | Reduced -42.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.6bn | Added +428.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Added +186.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $607.0m | Added +21.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.0m $537.3m | Added +291.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 876.0k $458.1m | Reduced -704.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 778.0k $406.8m | Added +206.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 659.5k $344.8m | Added +28.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 651.8k $340.8m | Added +26.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 604.9k $316.3m | Added +67.8k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 582.5k $247.6m | Reduced -126.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.26% of their portfolio | 544.1k $284.5m | Added +136.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 513.0k $268.2m | Reduced -32.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 508.3k $265.8m | Added +131.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.29% of their portfolio | 476.0k $246.9m | Added +153.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 1.51% of their portfolio | 464.8k $243.0m | Added +134.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 462.6k $241.9m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.35% of their portfolio | 451.4k $236.0m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 420.9k $220.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 406.9k $212.8m | Added +105.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 398.0k $208.1m | Added +1.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 397.4k $207.8m | Reduced -152.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.22% of their portfolio | 370.4k $193.7m | Added +363.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 357.5k $186.9m | Added +4.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 355.0k $185.6m | Reduced -67.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 349.3k $182.7m | Added +219.6k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 338.0k $639 | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 334.3k $174.8m | Added +14.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 327.4k $171.2m | Reduced -23.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.28% of their portfolio | 321.2k $168.0m | Added +164.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 320.5k $167.6m | Reduced -12.8k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 302.1k $158.0m | Reduced -62.1k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 301.1k $159.3m | Added +203.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 296.5k $155.0m | Added +7.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.16% of their portfolio | 285.2k $149.0m | Reduced -40.6k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 281.8k $147.4m | Added +55.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 271.6k $142.0m | Added +184.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.95% of their portfolio | 254.1k $132.8m | Reduced -959 |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 253.7k $134.2m | Added +9.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 245.7k $128.5m | Reduced -113.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.30% of their portfolio | 236.2k $123.5m | Reduced -71.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.6k $120.6m | Added +25.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.20% of their portfolio | 214.7k $109.9m | Added +32.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 211.6k $110.6m | Reduced -37.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 180.4k $94.3m | Added +24.9k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 4.47% of their portfolio | 162.8k $85.1m | Added +1.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 161.5k $84.4m | Reduced -7.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.6k $83.0m | Added +14.0k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 151.1k $79.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 150.1k $78.5m | Added +15.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.0k $78.5m | Added +41.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 145.5k $76.1m | Reduced -8.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.9k $75.2m | Reduced -34.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 141.6k $74.1m | Added +58.6k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 1.68% of their portfolio | 137.1k $71.5m | Reduced -200 |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.33% of their portfolio | 135.9k $71.1m | New |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 135.0k $70.6m | Reduced -16.2k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 1.15% of their portfolio | 133.6k $69.8m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 132.8k $69.4m | Reduced -227.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 131.2k $68.7m | Added +8.3k |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD 3.95% of their portfolio | 131.0k $68.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 121.0k $63.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 118.8k $62.1m | Added +28.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 117.3k $61.3m | Added +1.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 116.0k $60.7m | Added +932 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.5k $62.9m | Reduced -11.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 113.3k $59.2m | Added +79.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 112.7k $58.9m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Varenne Capital Partners 10.22% of their portfolio | 112.6k $58.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.09% of their portfolio | 110.4k $53.5m | Added +947 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 109.4k $57.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 108.6k $56.8m | Added +321 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 108.6k $56.8m | Reduced -159.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 107.5k $56.2m | Added +16.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 105.9k $55.4m | Reduced -20.4k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 2.78% of their portfolio | 104.2k $54.5m | Added +3.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 103.6k $54.2m | Added +88.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.1k $53.9m | Added +16.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 101.0k $52.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 99.3k $51.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.5k $51.0m | Added +16.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.7k $50.5m | Added +17.1k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.25% of their portfolio | 94.7k $49.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.4k $47.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 91.3k $47.7m | Added +37.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 89.8k $47.0m | Added +8.3k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 89.4k $46.7m | New |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.50% of their portfolio | 87.0k $45.5m | Unchanged |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 86.2k $45.1m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.32% of their portfolio | 83.4k $43.6m | Added +82.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 83.3k $43.6m | Added +395 |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.39% of their portfolio | 82.2k $43.0m | Added +33.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 81.7k $42.7m | Reduced -79.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 80.6k $42.1m | Added +54.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.8k $40.0m | Added +5.3k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.71% of their portfolio | 76.7k $40.1m | Added +40.4k |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 4.19% of their portfolio | 76.5k $40.0m | Reduced -11.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 75.4k $39.4m | Reduced -465 |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 4.34% of their portfolio | 73.2k $38.3m | Added +2.0k |