Spotify
SPOT
319 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.17B invested in Spotify in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.
208% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $544M | Put options by funds: $177M
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 104
0.77% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.4% → 44.63% (-0.77%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 367 → 319 (-48)
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 23 (-7)
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.8B → $9.17B (-$5.59B)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 104
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$334M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$224M |
| 3 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
+$214M |
| 4 |
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
|
+$137M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$85.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$186M |
| 2 |
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
-$186M |
| 3 |
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
|
-$104M |
| 4 |
PCM
Palestra Capital Management
New York
|
-$99.1M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$94.8M |
SPOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
319 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Spotify (SPOT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.17B — down 38% from $14.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 104 funds closed out of SPOT and 59 opened new positions — a net loss of 45 holders — while 104 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $334M. The largest seller was Lansdowne Partners (UK), exiting entirely with an estimated $186M sold.
- 319 institutional investors held Spotify (SPOT) as of Q4 2018, down from 367 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $9.17B of Spotify stock for Q4 2018, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Spotify positions in Q4 2018 and 104 closed out, a net change of -45 holders.
- The largest Spotify buyer in Q4 2018 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $334M added.
- The largest Spotify seller in Q4 2018 was Lansdowne Partners (UK), an estimated $186M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.