Dropbox
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$61.4M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$54.3M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$53.8M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$47.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$53.1M |
| 2 |
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$37.2M |
| 3 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
-$31M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$19.3M |
| 5 |
VEPM
Vista Equity Partners Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$17M |
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.