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 ($45.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 44.8m as of 2025-08-25, 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 ≈ $545.60. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($820.9m notional), 32 hold puts ($949.6m).
Trends to Q3 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 976 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,003 |
| Q1 2025 | 957 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,036 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,067 |
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 2023 | 488 | 493 |
| Q1 2024 | 503 | 488 |
| Q2 2024 | 522 | 525 |
| Q3 2024 | 446 | 529 |
| Q4 2024 | 410 | 532 |
| Q1 2025 | 426 | 493 |
| Q2 2025 | 494 | 467 |
| Q3 2025 | 484 | 483 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $1.7bn | $1.6bn | 0.92 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4bn | $807.3m | 0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | $740.0m | $960.3m | 1.30 |
| Q3 2025 | $820.9m | $949.6m | 1.16 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +293.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +261.4k |
| Andra AP-fonden | Added | +228.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +211.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +211.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +195.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +148.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +146.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Added | +123.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -382.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -240.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -213.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -200.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -179.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -161.9k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -157.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -132.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -124.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -118.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $223.3m408.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $156.7m286.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $87.9m160.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $54.4m99.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $37.2m67.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $35.6m65.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $30.1m55.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $26.4m48.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $23.4m42.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $20.3m37.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $323.2m591.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $118.5m216.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $77.7m142.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $76.9m140.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $64.1m117.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $35.5m64.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $34.5m63.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $30.6m55.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $28.4m52.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $17.9m32.8k 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 Q3 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $12.9m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $407.2k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $39.0k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $499.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $333.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $264.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | Smith Mike C. Director | Sold | $264.2k500 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.9bn | Added +33.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.2bn | Reduced -87.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.3bn | Added +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Added +44.2k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.3m $691.0m | Added +103.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $687.5m | Reduced -79.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $663.5m | Added +15.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $581.4m | Reduced -44.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 971.8k $531.3m | Added +99.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 840.4k $459.5m | Added +211.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 742.5k $406.0m | Reduced -87.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 626.1k $342.3m | Added +43.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 591.5k $323.4m | Reduced -868 |
| Swedbank AB 0.32% of their portfolio | 581.5k $317.9m | Added +36.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 510.9k $279.4m | Added +1.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 493.6k $269.9m | Reduced -37.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 482.8k $264.0m | Reduced -80.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.76% of their portfolio | 456.6k $249.7m | Added +195.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 454.2k $248.3m | Reduced -200.4k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.10% of their portfolio | 450.5k $246.3m | Reduced -38.3k |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 444.8k $252.1m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 432.5k $236.5m | Reduced -65.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 415.1k $227.0m | Added +261.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 379.9k $207.7m | Added +293.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 369.4k $202.0m | Added +15.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 339.7k $185.7m | Reduced -132.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 339.6k $185.7m | Added +8.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.92% of their portfolio | 306.0k $167.3m | Reduced -51.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 298.3k $163.1m | Reduced -179.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.29% of their portfolio | 295.8k $161.7m | Added +211.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 283.4k $155.0m | Added +18.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 276.5k $151.2m | Added +146.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 253.6k $138.7m | Reduced -23.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.5k $133.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.12% of their portfolio | 229.6k $125.5m | Added +24.1k |
| Andra AP-fonden 1.60% of their portfolio | 228.8k $125.1m | Added +228.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.21% of their portfolio | 227.2k $124.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 223.2k $122.1m | Reduced -5.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 213.1k $116.6m | Added +113.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 213.0k $116.4m | Added +123.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.19% of their portfolio | 209.4k $115.3m | Unchanged |
| SUMMITRY LLC 4.66% of their portfolio | 201.5k $110.2m | Added +2.8k |
| Interval Partners, LP 2.13% of their portfolio | 182.3k $99.7m | Reduced -80.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 178.1k $97.4m | Added +45.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 177.2k $96.9m | Added +20.3k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 165.9k $90.7m | Reduced -3.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 163.2k $89.2m | Reduced -47.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.3k $88.7m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.17% of their portfolio | 158.1k $86.5m | Added +148.8k |
| Smead Capital Management, Inc. 1.62% of their portfolio | 153.4k $83.9m | Reduced -11.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 140.7k $76.9m | Added +17.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 139.5k $77.5m | Reduced -12.9k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.26% of their portfolio | 133.9k $73.2m | Added +2.1k |
| Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 131.7k $18.9m | First filing |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.76% of their portfolio | 130.1k $71.1m | Added +101.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 129.5k $70.8m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 128.9k $70.5m | Added +11.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 128.6k $70.3m | Added +58.9k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 127.8k $69.9m | Added +55.8k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 4.39% of their portfolio | 126.8k $69.3m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 122.9k $67.2m | Reduced -213.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 120.3k $65.8m | Reduced -382.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 118.8k $64.6m | Added +40.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 116.6k $63.8m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 116.0k $63.4m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 112.9k $61.7m | Reduced -649 |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 3.35% of their portfolio | 109.8k $60.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.8k $58.9m | Reduced -42.8k |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 5.32% of their portfolio | 105.1k $57.5m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 98.8k $54.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 97.2k $53.2m | Reduced -44.9k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 92.9k $50.8m | New |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.31% of their portfolio | 91.8k $50.2m | Added +91.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.9k $49.7m | Added +18.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 87.9k $48.1m | Added +5.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.9k $48.1m | Reduced -2.8k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.30% of their portfolio | 84.0k $45.9m | Added +1.5k |
| OSSIAM 0.58% of their portfolio | 81.9k $44.8m | Reduced -464 |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 80.9k $44.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 74.9k $41.0m | Added +72.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 74.2k $40.6m | Added +67.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 73.1k $40.0m | Added +5.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.8k $39.2m | Added +8.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.4k $39.0m | Reduced -20.8k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.21% of their portfolio | 71.1k $38.9m | Reduced -9.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 70.2k $38.4m | Reduced -53.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 70.1k $38.4m | Added +62.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 70.1k $38.3m | Added +514 |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.34% of their portfolio | 69.6k $38.1m | Added +28.8k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.72% of their portfolio | 66.9k $36.6m | Reduced -59.7k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 66.2k $36.2m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 65.9k $36.0m | Added +19.2k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.66% of their portfolio | 64.0k $35.0m | Added +428 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.8k $34.9m | Reduced -551 |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.9k $33.9m | Reduced -500 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 61.0k $33.3m | Added +22.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.6k $33.1m | Added +2.4k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.08% of their portfolio | 59.0k $32.2m | Added +36.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 57.4k $31.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.4k $30.3m | Reduced -19.9k |