Spotify
SPOT
325 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Spotify in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 106 closing their positions.
208% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $544M | Put options by funds: $177M
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 106
1.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 51.11% → 49.96% (-1.2%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 375 → 325 (-50)
23% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.89B | Capital outflows: $2.46B
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 25 (-8)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 106
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 |
Cadian Capital Management
New York
|
+$137M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$85.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$186M |
| 2 |
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
|
-$186M |
| 3 |
KPCB DGF Associates
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
Highline Capital Management
New York
|
-$104M |
| 5 |
PCM
Palestra Capital Management
New York
|
-$99.1M |
SPOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
325 of the 4,506 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Spotify (SPOT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $10.3B — down 38% from $16.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 106 funds closed out of SPOT and 59 opened new positions — a net loss of 47 holders — while 106 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.
- 325 institutional investors held Spotify (SPOT) as of Q4 2018, down from 375 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $10.3B of Spotify stock for Q4 2018, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Spotify positions in Q4 2018 and 106 closed out, a net change of -47 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.