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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
ASP
101
Adams Street Partners
Illinois
$1.29M -$74.7K -3,243 -5%
SCM
102
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$1.43M +62,232 New
DTL
103
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$1.24M +$1.39M +60,495 New
William Blair & Company
104
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.23M +$1.38M +60,065 New
ARTA
105
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.2M -$1.7M -73,900 -56%
LSC
106
Lyon Street Capital
California
$1.17M +$1.31M +57,000 New
Citigroup
107
Citigroup
New York
$1.14M -$2.29M -99,482 -64%
BWFA
108
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$1.12M -$523K -22,685 -29%
LCM
109
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.08M +$1.22M +52,974 New
LPU
110
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.01M – – –
AG
111
Advisor Group
Arizona
$979K +$129K +5,576 +13%
LPL Financial
112
LPL Financial
California
$930K -$128K -5,542 -11%
NAH
113
Neumann Advisory (HK)
Hong Kong
$889K – – –
AG
114
Algert Global
California
$866K +$976K +42,365 New
Aberdeen Group
115
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$839K +$947K +41,089 New
PIM
116
Partner Investment Management
California
$795K -$839K -36,388 -48%
EA
117
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$781K +$120K +5,193 +16%
JIM
118
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$753K +$850K +36,901 New
JIC
119
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$742K -$53.8K -2,336 -7%
N
120
Natixis
France
$727K +$820K +35,580 New
LFM
121
Lumina Fund Management
New York
$672K +$749K +32,500 New
IVAV
122
Index Venture Associates V
Jersey
$660K – – –
OTPPB
123
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$646K +$728K +31,607 New
SOMRS
124
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$646K +$728K +31,607 New
HF
125
HRT Financial
New York
$623K +$703K +30,499 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.