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277 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Upwork in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 46

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 253277 (+24)

4.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.32%86.53% (+4.2%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 86

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.8B → $1.53B (-$269M)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $22.8M

56% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 94 (-5)

Holders
277
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+9.49%
% of All Funds
3.71%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-55.56%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
72
Increased
78
Reduced
86
Closed
46
Calls
$14.8M
Puts
$22.8M
Net Calls
-$7.95M
Net Calls Change
-$18.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
B
101
Bailard
California
$1.18M
Amundi
102
Amundi
France
$1.17M -$2.59K -170 -0.2%
IIM
103
INTECH Investment Management
Florida
$1.09M +$400K +26,245 +46%
CA
104
Cache Advisors
California
$1.06M
BPC
105
Bryce Point Capital
New York
$1M +$1.01M +66,499 New
MIM
106
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$977K -$16.1K -1,058 -1%
EGM
107
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$973K -$604K -39,635 -35%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
108
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$972K +$54.8K +3,599 +5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
109
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$909K +$29.1K +1,909 +3%
AQR Capital Management
110
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$897K -$1.63M -107,273 -61%
First Trust Advisors
111
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$895K -$2.67M -175,184 -72%
Cerity Partners
112
Cerity Partners
New York
$892K +$77.2K +5,068 +8%
NCFG
113
New Century Financial Group
New Jersey
$886K +$1.03M +67,869 New
Citadel Advisors
114
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$850K +$968K +63,522 +3,960%
DFCM
115
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$835K +$975K +63,976 New
BA
116
Bristlecone Advisors
Washington
$814K -$41.3K -2,708 -4%
CF
117
Corebridge Financial
Texas
$796K -$13.8K -904 -1%
Man Group
118
Man Group
United Kingdom
$784K +$916K +60,096 New
II
119
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$750K +$875K +57,456 New
Simplex Trading
120
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$740K -$711K -46,670 -45%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
121
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$709K +$526K +34,534 +174%
IQI
122
Integrated Quantitative Investments
Washington
$686K -$1.46K -96 -0.2%
Osaic Holdings
123
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$681K +$742K +48,676 +1,389%
Jennison Associates
124
Jennison Associates
New York
$656K +$766K +50,252 New
GAM
125
Groupama Asset Management
France
$655K

UPWK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

277 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Upwork (UPWK) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.53B — down 15% from $1.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new UPWK positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $64M. The largest seller was Dorsey Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $49.8M sold.

  • 277 institutional investors held Upwork (UPWK) as of Q1 2025, up from 253 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.53B of Upwork stock for Q1 2025, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new Upwork positions in Q1 2025 and 46 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Upwork buyer in Q1 2025 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $64M added.
  • The largest Upwork seller in Q1 2025 was Dorsey Asset Management, an estimated $49.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.