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 ($51.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 47.7m as of 2024-05-24, 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 ≈ $385.91. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($861.3m notional), 36 hold puts ($1.0bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,015 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 522 | 525 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.0bn | $1.2bn | 1.16 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.5bn | $1.6bn | 1.06 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1bn | $1.4bn | 1.28 |
| Q2 2024 | $861.3m | $1.0bn | 1.19 |
Biggest buyers
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | New | +690.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +382.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +293.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +276.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +157.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +154.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +145.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +137.1k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +136.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +136.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.8m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -625.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -432.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -369.2k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC | Sold out | -338.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -264.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -257.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Sold out | -253.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -231.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -173.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $193.3m500.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $169.7m439.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $103.4m267.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $84.9m220.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $54.9m142.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $30.6m79.2k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $29.7m77.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $25.0m64.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $22.9m59.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $22.0m57.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $217.2m562.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $200.3m519.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $72.1m186.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $60.0m155.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $56.6m146.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $42.4m110.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $40.9m105.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $37.2m96.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $36.3m94.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $31.1m80.5k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $407.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-25 | Caro Jodi J GC, Chief Risk & Compl. Ofc. | Sold | $252.6k650 shares |
| 2024-06-04 | MRKONIC GEORGE R JR Director | Sold | $154.6k397 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $2.1bn | Added +21.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.7bn | Reduced -432.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $905.8m | Added +136.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $544.2m | Added +382.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $459.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $453.6m | Added +14.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 777.1k $299.9m | Reduced -99.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 775.0k $299.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 756.1k $291.7m | Added +293.4k |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 690.1k $266.3m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 678.4k $261.8m | Added +26.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.22% of their portfolio | 620.8k $239.5m | Added +76.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 1.38% of their portfolio | 619.5k $239.0m | Added +154.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 578.9k $223.4m | Added +276.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 557.1k $215.0m | Reduced -47.9k |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 551.0k $214.7m | Reduced -31.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.25% of their portfolio | 517.7k $200.4m | Added +41.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 512.1k $197.6m | Reduced -882 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 505.9k $195.2m | Added +99.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 500.9k $193.3m | Added +145.9k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.97% of their portfolio | 451.4k $174.2m | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 437.8k $173.3m | Added +136.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 435.3k $168.0m | Added +77.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 425.4k $164.2m | Added +4.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 422.8k $163.1m | Added +24.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 416.5k $160.7m | Added +82.2k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.63% of their portfolio | 356.1k $137.4m | Added +74.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 341.0k $131.6m | Added +110.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 340.1k $131.2m | Added +12.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 337.9k $130.4m | Added +157.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 308.0k $118.8m | Reduced -12.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 300.8k $116.1m | Added +4.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 260.6k $100.6m | Reduced -136.8k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.68% of their portfolio | 246.9k $95.3m | Reduced -7.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 243.5k $94.0m | Reduced -264.8k |
| Swedbank AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 240.2k $92.7m | Added +124.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.7k $90.2m | Added +137.1k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 4.15% of their portfolio | 208.2k $80.4m | Added +45.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 204.4k $78.9m | Added +62.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 193.5k $74.7m | Reduced -52.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.13% of their portfolio | 190.8k $73.5m | Reduced -23.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.13% of their portfolio | 177.1k $68.3m | Added +63.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.16% of their portfolio | 168.7k $65.1m | Reduced -67.5k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 163.2k $63.0m | Reduced -108.4k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 159.5k $61.5m | Added +8.4k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 154.1k $59.5m | Added +45.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 151.3k $58.4m | Added +18.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.8k $58.2m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.9k $55.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.4k $54.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 1.28% of their portfolio | 134.8k $52.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 134.7k $52.0m | Added +80.9k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.86% of their portfolio | 133.6k $51.5m | Reduced -25 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.8k $51.3m | Added +16.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 131.7k $50.8m | Added +95.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 131.0k $50.6m | Reduced -19.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 127.4k $49.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 121.2k $46.4m | Added +12.6k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 119.8k $46.2m | Added +113.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 118.2k $45.6m | Reduced -231.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 118.1k $45.6m | Reduced -710 |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 113.5k $43.8m | Reduced -21.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.2k $43.3m | Added +6.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 112.2k $43.3m | Reduced -173.0k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.41% of their portfolio | 112.0k $43.2m | Added +25.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.2k $42.5m | Reduced -10.8k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.24% of their portfolio | 108.9k $42.0m | Added +61.2k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.68% of their portfolio | 104.6k $40.4m | Added +27.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.0k $40.1m | Reduced -107.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 103.9k $37.4m | Reduced -6.5k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 2.12% of their portfolio | 102.1k $39.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $38.6m | Reduced -58.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.9k $38.5m | Added +545 |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 4.38% of their portfolio | 98.1k $37.9m | Added +24.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.8k $37.7m | Added +8.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 96.1k $37.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 92.9k $35.9m | Reduced -24.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 92.1k $35.6m | Added +764 |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 0.34% of their portfolio | 91.5k $35.3m | Added +57.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 91.5k $35.3m | Reduced -16.1k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.18% of their portfolio | 90.3k $34.8m | Reduced -4.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.0k $34.7m | Reduced -13.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 89.1k $34.4m | Added +12.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 87.0k $33.6m | Added +52.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.21% of their portfolio | 86.6k $33.4m | Added +3.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.6k $33.4m | Reduced -63.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 83.6k $32.2m | Added +3.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 83.0k $32.0m | Reduced -320 |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 82.2k $31.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 79.6k $30.7m | Added +8.6k |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 78.6k $30.3m | Added +44.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 76.0k $29.3m | Added +587 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 75.6k $29.2m | Added +15.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.6k $28.4m | Added +4.4k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 73.0k $28.2m | Added +8.2k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.12% of their portfolio | 71.5k $27.6m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 68.1k $26.3m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 68.0k $26.2m | Added +9.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.08% of their portfolio | 67.8k $26.2m | Added +4.5k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.17% of their portfolio | 67.5k $26.0m | Added +3.3k |