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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: 12 → 20 (+8)

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 56

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 228 → 268 (+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

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$114M
2
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
+$61.4M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$54.3M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$53.8M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$47.7M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$53.1M
2
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
-$37.2M
3
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
California
-$31M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$19.3M
5
VEPM
Vista Equity Partners Management
California
-$17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
76
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.13M +$190K +8,262 +6%
GIM
77
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.99M +$3.37M +146,342 New
Bank of America
78
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.9M +$2.33M +101,260 +250%
BOTOTLSJU
79
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$2.72M – – –
WBC
80
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$2.7M +$161K +7,000 +6%
PI
81
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$2.37M +$2.67M +116,009 New
Legal & General Group
82
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.29M +$2.58M +112,083 New
CI Investments Inc
83
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$2.2M – – –
Franklin Resources
84
Franklin Resources
California
$2.09M -$1.15M -50,000 -33%
Bank of New York Mellon
85
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.08M +$1.52M +66,146 +187%
California Public Employees Retirement System
86
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.06M -$210K -9,100 -8%
UOC
87
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$2.04M -$4.61M -200,000 -67%
ACPU
88
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$2.04M – – –
SAMH
89
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
British Virgin Islands
$2.04M – – –
AI
90
Atom Investors
Texas
$2.01M +$2.26M +98,239 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
91
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.92M +$2.17M +93,971 New
SIMG
92
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$1.88M +$238K +10,329 +13%
Walleye Trading
93
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.85M +$2.08M +90,375 New
Simplex Trading
94
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.67M +$1.57M +68,293 +501%
KCM
95
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$1.63M +$506K +21,958 +38%
JPC
96
Jabodon PT Co
Nevada
$1.58M +$1.78M +77,254 New
PA
97
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.51M -$297K -12,886 -15%
FWM
98
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.45M +$537K +23,314 +49%
CA
99
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.4M -$314K -13,622 -17%
HTC
100
Hershey Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$1.53M +66,576 New
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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.