Twilio
TWLO
524 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Twilio in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 178 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
218% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 178 | Existing positions closed: 56
77% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.21B → $11B (+$4.8B)
57% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 36 (+13)
51% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 119
30% more funds holding
Funds holding: 403 → 524 (+121)
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $625M | Put options by funds: $574M
5.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.33% → 81.71% (-5.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$281M |
| 2 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$232M |
| 3 |
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
DVC
Deer VIII & Co
Larchmont,
New York
|
+$173M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$135M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$151M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$90.4M |
| 3 |
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$86.4M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$84.9M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$84.4M |
TWLO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
524 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Twilio (TWLO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $11B — up 77% from $6.21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 178 funds opened new TWLO positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 122 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, exiting entirely with an estimated $151M sold.
- 524 institutional investors held Twilio (TWLO) as of Q1 2019, up from 403 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $11B of Twilio stock for Q1 2019, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 178 funds opened new Twilio positions in Q1 2019 and 56 closed out, a net change of +122 holders.
- The largest Twilio buyer in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $281M added.
- The largest Twilio seller in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $151M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.