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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
AXA
1
Accel X Associates
California
$295M +$333M +14,461,493 New
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$260M +$54.3M +2,357,568 +23%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$258M +$53.8M +2,332,796 +23%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$233M +$114M +4,952,729 +77%
SI
5
Salesforce Inc
California
$101M – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$81.2M +$32M +1,388,792 +54%
First Trust Advisors
7
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$79.9M +$14.7M +639,476 +20%
IVMX
8
Institutional Venture Management XIII
California
$73.2M – – –
HLC
9
Hunt Lane Capital
New York
$72.5M +$15M +650,000 +22%
IVGAI
10
Index Venture Growth Associates II
Jersey
$70.7M +$79.8M +3,460,726 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$59.6M +$45.9M +1,991,607 +216%
IVGAI
12
Index Venture Growth Associates I
Jersey
$57.2M +$64.6M +2,801,404 New
Holocene Advisors
13
Holocene Advisors
New York
$54.4M +$61.4M +2,663,788 New
Two Sigma Investments
14
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$49.8M +$47.7M +2,069,639 +562%
Baillie Gifford & Co
15
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$44.7M – – –
Victory Capital Management
16
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$42.7M +$3.51M +152,263 +8%
PC
17
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$33.3M +$8.32M +360,970 +28%
VCM
18
Valiant Capital Management
California
$32.3M -$14M -606,450 -28%
Federated Hermes
19
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$31.7M -$381K -16,545 -1%
PHS
20
PFM Health Sciences
California
$31.1M -$31M -1,346,570 -47%
SIM
21
Spark Investment Management
New York
$27M +$30.5M +1,323,400 New
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$25.1M +$28.3M +1,229,300 New
IC
23
Iconiq Capital
California
$24.3M – – –
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$23.3M -$19.3M -839,095 -42%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$20.9M -$15.6M -678,912 -40%
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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.