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268 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.62B invested in Dropbox in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 49

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1220 (+8)

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 56

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 228268 (+40)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.62B (+$251M)

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.76%78.23% (-0.53%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70.8M | Put options by funds: $119M

Holders
268
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+17.54%
% of All Funds
5.97%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
90
Increased
71
Reduced
56
Closed
49
Calls
$70.8M
Puts
$119M
Net Calls
-$48.3M
Net Calls Change
+$54.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OAM
51
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$6.8M +$7.67M +332,733 New
Charles Schwab
52
Charles Schwab
California
$6.64M +$3.7M +160,401 +98%
EGM
53
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$6.09M +$466K +20,219 +7%
CS
54
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.07M +$6.05M +262,399 +752%
GH
55
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.07M +$784K +34,032 +13%
PCM
56
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$6.03M +$2.62M +113,816 +63%
PCR
57
Potrero Capital Research
California
$6.02M +$2.06M +89,500 +44%
Wellington Management Group
58
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.99M +$2.61M +113,286 +63%
UBS Group
59
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.37M -$6.41M -278,363 -51%
SG Americas Securities
60
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.31M +$2.61M +113,445 +77%
N
61
Nuveen
North Carolina
$5.18M -$1.04M -45,093 -15%
PM
62
Precept Management
Texas
$5.15M +$5.81M +252,000 New
Tudor Investment Corp
63
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$5.01M -$3.46M -150,111 -38%
Royal Bank of Canada
64
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.75M -$2.3M -99,884 -30%
Jane Street
65
Jane Street
New York
$4.35M +$1.01M +43,918 +26%
Tiger Global Management
66
Tiger Global Management
New York
$4.09M
Northern Trust
67
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.86M +$2.19M +95,185 +101%
TI
68
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$3.84M +$4.33M +187,887 New
State Street
69
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.84M +$2.63M +114,125 +155%
Group One Trading
70
Group One Trading
Illinois
$3.83M +$4.31M +187,218 New
HSBC Holdings
71
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.67M +$3.43M +148,922 +482%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
72
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.57M +$2.55M +110,531 +172%
JMPWA
73
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$3.36M +$3.35M +145,309 +763%
SIC
74
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$3.34M +$168K +7,287 +5%
USAA
75
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$3.29M +$3.53M +153,164 +1,975%

DBX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

268 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dropbox (DBX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.62B — up 11% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new DBX positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $53.1M sold.

  • 268 institutional investors held Dropbox (DBX) as of Q4 2018, up from 228 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.62B of Dropbox stock for Q4 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new Dropbox positions in Q4 2018 and 49 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Dropbox buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $114M added.
  • The largest Dropbox seller in Q4 2018 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $53.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.