Nikola Corporation Common Stock
NKLA
NKLA was delisted on the 25th of February, 2025.
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in Nikola Corporation Common Stock in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
800% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 1
35% more funds holding
Funds holding: 23 → 31 (+8)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $114M → $129M (+$15.7M)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
Valhalla,
New York
|
+$8.84M |
| 2 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$6.48M |
| 3 |
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.54M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.85M |
| 5 |
BCM
Basso Capital Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$2.16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$15.7M |
| 2 |
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.72M |
| 4 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.44M |
| 5 |
HIM
HGC Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$356K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KC
26
Kepos Capital
New York
| $194K | +$193K | +667 | New |
|
|
DWM
27
Dakota Wealth Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
| $157K | -$143K | -494 | -48% |
|
|
CI
28
Cowen Inc
New York
| $123K | -$3.8M | -13,151 | -25% |
|
|
GI
29
GAMCO Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| $105K | +$104K | +360 | New |
|
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $8K | -$4.04K | -14 | -33% |
|
|
HIM
31
HGC Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $5K | -$356K | -1,233 | -99% |
|
|
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2.72M | -9,477 | Closed |
|
NKLA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
31 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nikola Corporation Common Stock (NKLA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $129M — up 14% from $114M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new NKLA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Westchester Capital Management (New York), opening a new position worth an estimated $8.84M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $15.7M.
- 31 institutional investors held Nikola Corporation Common Stock (NKLA) as of Q4 2018, up from 23 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $129M of Nikola Corporation Common Stock stock for Q4 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Nikola Corporation Common Stock positions in Q4 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Nikola Corporation Common Stock buyer in Q4 2018 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $8.84M added.
- The largest Nikola Corporation Common Stock seller in Q4 2018 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $15.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.