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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $620M invested in AppFolio in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

2.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.37%64.96% (-2.4%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136120 (-16)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $827M → $620M (-$207M)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 45

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 41

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11K | Put options by funds: $324K

Holders
120
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
25
Increased
33
Reduced
45
Closed
41
Calls
$11K
Puts
$324K
Net Calls
-$313K
Net Calls Change
-$313K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$108M +$9.1M +149,961 +9%
ACM
2
Ashe Capital Management
New Jersey
$94.8M +$14M +230,264 +17%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$58.7M +$3.56M +58,572 +6%
WEO
4
William E. Oberndorf
$50.8M +$8.36M +137,800 +19%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$30.3M -$1.97M -32,484 -6%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$17M +$1.02M +16,738 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$15.9M +$3.18M +52,387 +24%
GCM
8
Glynn Capital Management
California
$15.8M -$33.6K -553 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$14.6M -$3.9M -64,312 -21%
GIP
10
Granite Investment Partners
California
$14.6M -$1.68M -27,693 -10%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$13.9M +$236K +3,882 +2%
CRCM
12
Cat Rock Capital Management
Connecticut
$13.7M +$14.1M +231,666 New
Brown Advisory
13
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$10.5M +$10.7M +176,802 New
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8.79M -$634K -10,452 -7%
TA
15
Teachers Advisors
New York
$8.68M +$7.1M +116,908 +395%
ESCM
16
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$7.72M +$7.91M +130,335 New
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.88M +$657K +10,822 +10%
SIM
18
Spark Investment Management
New York
$6.32M +$1.81M +29,900 +39%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.04M -$3.08M -50,700 -33%
William Blair & Company
20
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$5.84M -$176K -2,905 -3%
Lord, Abbett & Co
21
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$5.75M -$1.13M -18,625 -16%
PC
22
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$5.73M +$5.87M +96,684 New
Two Sigma Advisers
23
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$5.52M -$4.29M -70,600 -43%
American Century Companies
24
American Century Companies
Missouri
$5.48M +$3.14M +51,659 +127%
MC
25
Menta Capital
California
$5.28M +$5.41M +89,150 New

APPF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

120 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AppFolio (APPF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $620M — down 25% from $827M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of APPF and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was Cat Rock Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Dragoneer Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.5M sold.

  • 120 institutional investors held AppFolio (APPF) as of Q4 2018, down from 136 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $620M of AppFolio stock for Q4 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new AppFolio positions in Q4 2018 and 41 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest AppFolio buyer in Q4 2018 was Cat Rock Capital Management, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest AppFolio seller in Q4 2018 was Dragoneer Investment Group, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.