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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.72B invested in Dropbox in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 28

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 57

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 187 (+19)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.69B → $1.72B (+$30.8M)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $84.3M | Put options by funds: $172M

51.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 125.44% → 73.61% (-52%)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+11.31%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
79
Increased
42
Reduced
28
Closed
57
Calls
$84.3M
Puts
$172M
Net Calls
-$87.6M
Net Calls Change
-$84.9M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$81.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$35.9M
3
PC
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
+$26.8M
4
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
California
+$26.5M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$17M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$54.7M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$31.3M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$31.3M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$29.1M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$25.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACPU
51
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$3.24M +$3.13M +100,000 New
RGI
52
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$3.23M +$3.11M +99,500 New
Northern Trust
53
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.21M +$3.1M +98,995 New
PCM
54
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$2.96M -$901K -28,816 -24%
Barclays
55
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.69M +$2.59M +82,947 New
SSA
56
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.65M +$2.26M +72,099 +748%
BWFA
57
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$2.54M +$2.45M +78,365 New
GLAM
58
Gardner Lewis Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.52M +$2.43M +77,695 New
TCIM
59
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.44M -$6.18M -197,644 -72%
AH
60
Allen Holding
New York
$2.39M – – –
AO
61
Allen Operations
New York
$2.39M – – –
PAA
62
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$2.18M +$2.1M +67,279 New
MC
63
Maplelane Capital
New York
$2.18M +$2.1M +67,242 New
FIA
64
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$1.97M +$1.9M +60,745 New
SG Americas Securities
65
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.44M +$1.39M +44,327 New
State Street
66
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$1.37M +43,700 New
PIM
67
Partner Investment Management
California
$1.32M +$712K +22,748 +127%
Millennium Management
68
Millennium Management
New York
$1.25M +$370K +11,812 +44%
Bank of New York Mellon
69
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.16M +$1.12M +35,777 New
Deutsche Bank
70
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.14M -$2.98M -95,148 -73%
WBC
71
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$1.12M +$1.09M +34,700 New
LPU
72
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.09M +$425K +13,600 +68%
SAMH
73
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
British Virgin Islands
$1.07M +$1.04M +33,149 New
LPL Financial
74
LPL Financial
California
$1.07M +$149K +4,775 +17%
RJA
75
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.07M +$764K +24,423 +289%
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DBX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

187 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dropbox (DBX) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.72B — up 1.8% from $1.69B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new DBX positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $81.8M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $54.7M sold.

  • 187 institutional investors held Dropbox (DBX) as of Q2 2018, up from 168 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.72B of Dropbox stock for Q2 2018, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new Dropbox positions in Q2 2018 and 57 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Dropbox buyer in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $81.8M added.
  • The largest Dropbox seller in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $54.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.