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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
RCM
126
RB Capital Management
Nevada
$615K – – –
GC
127
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$612K +$690K +29,960 New
Lazard Asset Management
128
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$608K +$8.87K +385 +1%
Wolverine Trading
129
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$581K -$235K -10,190 -27%
CSS
130
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$573K +$64.1K +2,783 +11%
Stifel Financial
131
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$562K -$888K -38,545 -58%
TEE
132
Tibra Equities Europe
United Kingdom
$550K +$620K +26,900 New
VF
133
Virtu Financial
New York
$549K +$620K +26,884 New
IG
134
ING Group
Netherlands
$535K – – –
GCA
135
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
$504K +$569K +24,679 New
RJA
136
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$502K -$2.6M -112,761 -82%
QT
137
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$499K +$564K +24,464 New
Credit Agricole
138
Credit Agricole
France
$468K +$507K +22,000 +2,420%
BT
139
Brandywine Trust
Delaware
$463K +$523K +22,676 New
SCM
140
Stonebridge Capital Management
California
$432K +$488K +21,163 New
BLA
141
Balter Liquid Alternatives
Massachusetts
$426K +$480K +20,844 New
GCP
142
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$413K -$1.77M -76,740 -79%
MCC
143
Malaga Cove Capital
California
$405K -$54.3K -2,356 -11%
Balyasny Asset Management
144
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$403K -$737 -32 -0.2%
BRA
145
Biechele Royce Advisors
Indiana
$391K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
146
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$382K -$66.6K -2,891 -13%
D.E. Shaw & Co
147
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$378K +$426K +18,500 New
CG
148
Cutler Group
California
$369K -$328K -14,248 -44%
TAM
149
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$366K -$402K -17,450 -49%
SUT
150
SC US (TTGP)
California
$360K – – –
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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.