APPLOVIN CORP APP
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 03831W108 · ISIN US03831W1080
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
- HeadquartersPalo Alto, CA
- Founded2012
- Websiteapplovin.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($49.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $83.22. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($743.4m notional), 29 hold puts ($366.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 227 |
| Q4 2022 | 231 |
| Q1 2023 | 221 |
| Q2 2023 | 246 |
| Q3 2023 | 321 |
| Q4 2023 | 369 |
| Q1 2024 | 513 |
| Q2 2024 | 608 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 130 | 130 |
| Q1 2023 | 119 | 120 |
| Q2 2023 | 133 | 98 |
| Q3 2023 | 188 | 128 |
| Q4 2023 | 209 | 134 |
| Q1 2024 | 355 | 168 |
| Q2 2024 | 400 | 207 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $134.3m | $122.8m | 0.91 |
| Q4 2023 | $260.5m | $130.5m | 0.50 |
| Q1 2024 | $575.3m | $337.1m | 0.59 |
| Q2 2024 | $743.4m | $366.6m | 0.49 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +4.4m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +3.5m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.2m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.2m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| GQG Partners LLC | Reduced | -9.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -5.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| NetEase, Inc. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| SPRUCE HOUSE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| No Street GP LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| SAPIENT CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | -559.5k |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -558.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -493.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $153.3m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $115.4m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $61.7m741.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $59.3m712.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $34.3m412.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $33.3m400.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $31.4m377.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $27.9m335.0k shares |
| HAP Trading, LLC | Reduced | $27.4m630.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $21.3m255.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $63.3m760.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $38.0m456.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $30.8m370.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $27.6m331.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $27.5m330.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $26.1m313.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.3m304.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $18.0m216.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $13.2m158.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $12.9m154.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Foroughi Arash Adam 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-02-07 | 10.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.2 pts · filed 2025-10-17 | 7.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.3% |
| Angel Pride Holdings Ltd 13G · passive investor filed 2025-01-30 | 5.8% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-06 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.2m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $59.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.5m | $794.0k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $40.6m | $36.6m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $67.8m | $12.9m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $13.7m | $13.2m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $80.1m | $78.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-18 | Vivas Eduardo Director | Sold plan | $27.7m344.8k shares |
| 2024-06-18 | Vivas Eduardo Director | Sold plan | $873.3k10.9k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Vivas Eduardo Director | Sold plan | $19.5m250.0k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Chen Herald Y President & CFO, director | Sold plan | $11.7m150.0k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Vivas Eduardo Director · See footnote | Sold plan | $615.7k7.9k shares |
| 2024-06-13 | Valenzuela Victoria CLO & Corp. Secretary | Sold plan | $853.6k11.3k shares |
| 2024-06-13 | Harvey Dawson Alyssa Director | Sold plan | $330.7k4.4k shares |
| 2024-06-05 | Georgiadis Mary Margaret Hastings Director | Sold | $142.0k1.7k shares |
| 2024-06-04 | Georgiadis Mary Margaret Hastings Director | Sold | $586.4k7.0k shares |
| 2024-05-23 | Jansen Katie Kihorany Chief Marketing Officer | Sold plan | $1.0m12.8k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | Valenzuela Victoria CLO & Corp. Secretary | Sold plan | $235.2k2.9k shares |
| 2024-05-13 | KKR Americas Fund XII L.P. +4 10% owner · See footnotes | Sold | $1.5bn17.5m shares |
| 2024-05-13 | KRAVIS HENRY R +6 10% owner · See footnotes | Sold | $1.5bn17.5m shares |
| 2024-05-13 | Billings Craig Scott Director · See footnote | Sold | $477.5k5.6k shares |
| 2024-05-09 | Jansen Katie Kihorany Chief Marketing Officer · See footnote | Sold plan | $12.2m148.0k shares |
| 2024-04-04 | Valenzuela Victoria CLO & Corp. Secretary | Sold plan | $3.8m50.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.1m $1.6bn | Added +4.4m |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -9.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.1bn | Added +2.2m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 9.8m $813.9m | Added +2.6m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 3.85% of their portfolio | 5.7m $474.6m | Added +382.8k |
| SVB WEALTH LLC 11.35% of their portfolio | 5.5m $458.7m | Reduced -241.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.0m $412.7m | Added +1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $336.2m | Added +569.9k |
| SPRUCE HOUSE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 19.73% of their portfolio | 3.6m $299.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $290.7m | Added +335.5k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.5m $290.7m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 3.4m $279.1m | Added +513.8k |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. 8.34% of their portfolio | 3.3m $277.3m | Reduced -558.8k |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 3.79% of their portfolio | 3.2m $267.2m | Added +391.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.0m $249.1m | Added +1.5m |
| SAPIENT CAPITAL LLC 5.09% of their portfolio | 2.9m $244.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.5m $210.4m | Added +334.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $209.3m | Added +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $205.1m | Reduced -5.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $197.3m | Added +606.3k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.3m $190.4m | Added +1.1m |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 5.45% of their portfolio | 2.1m $174.9m | Reduced -47.9k |
| NetEase, Inc. 93.44% of their portfolio | 1.9m $161.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $149.0m | Added +1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $138.7m | Reduced -140.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $124.5m | Added +1.4m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $124.4m | Added +322.6k |
| Panview Asian Equity Master Fund 30.97% of their portfolio | 1.5m $122.7m | Added +85.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $110.5m | Reduced -120.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $110.3m | Added +25.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $105.1m | Added +65.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $104.9m | Added +724.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $103.8m | Reduced -90.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.9m | Added +442.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.2m | Reduced -462.0k |
| Spyglass Capital Management LLC 6.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $87.2m | Reduced -406.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 974.5k $81.1m | Reduced -141.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 964.1k $80.2m | Added +111.7k |
| Palestra Capital Management LLC 3.02% of their portfolio | 918.3k $76.4m | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 893.3k $74.3m | Added +376.8k |
| No Street GP LP 5.98% of their portfolio | 850.0k $70.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 813.0k $67.7m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Greenstone Partners & Co., LLC 27.70% of their portfolio | 796.8k $66.3m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 793.9k $66.1m | Added +178.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 766.3k $63.8m | Reduced -65.2k |
| Keenan Capital, LLC 15.45% of their portfolio | 758.3k $63.1m | Reduced -164.7k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.68% of their portfolio | 751.6k $62.5m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 744.9k $62.0m | Added +235.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 736.9k $61.3m | Reduced -48.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 727.9k $60.6m | Added +348.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 672.1k $55.9m | Added +13.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 621.0k $51.7m | Added +406.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 601.1k $50.0m | Added +596.1k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 596.8k $51.9m | Reduced -35.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 593.6k $49.4m | Added +84.1k |
| Jackson Square Partners, LLC 2.85% of their portfolio | 560.9k $46.7m | Reduced -229.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 549.5k $45.7m | Added +480.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.14% of their portfolio | 538.7k $44.8m | Added +529.6k |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 2.34% of their portfolio | 537.5k $44.7m | Reduced -53.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 532.1k $44.3m | Reduced -4.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 515.7k $42.9m | Added +224.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 497.3k $41.4m | Added +193.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 492.6k $41.0m | Added +202.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 491.7k $40.9m | Added +357.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 479.9k $39.9m | Added +89.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.10% of their portfolio | 473.1k $39.4m | Added +285.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 462.9k $38.5m | Reduced -153.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.42% of their portfolio | 449.8k $37.4m | Added +328.3k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.97% of their portfolio | 435.2k $36.2m | Reduced -126.2k |
| Delta Global Management LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 429.5k $35.7m | Added +132.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 409.9k $34.1m | New |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 382.8k $31.9m | Added +16.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 382.4k $31.8m | Reduced -283.8k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 376.4k $31.3m | New |
| AUGUSTINE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 11.97% of their portfolio | 372.5k $31.0m | Reduced -21.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 367.3k $30.6m | Reduced -269.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.9k $30.3m | Reduced -27.3k |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC 11.08% of their portfolio | 349.1k $29.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 347.9k $29.0m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 327.8k $27.3m | Added +85.9k |
| Steadview Capital Management LLC 9.11% of their portfolio | 326.1k $27.1m | Added +23.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 324.2k $27.0m | New |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 322.3k $26.8m | Added +251.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.14% of their portfolio | 296.6k $24.7m | Added +33.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 296.1k $24.6m | Added +54.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 283.8k $23.6m | Reduced -57.0k |
| Munro Partners 0.85% of their portfolio | 276.4k $23.0m | Reduced -175.3k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 276.1k $23.0m | Reduced -94.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 272.0k $22.6m | Added +92.1k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.86% of their portfolio | 266.4k $22.2m | Added +2.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 257.7k $21.4m | Reduced -79.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 253.0k $21.1m | Added +2.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 251.8k $21.0m | Reduced -493.9k |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC 4.21% of their portfolio | 251.8k $21.0m | Reduced -174.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.4k $20.3m | Added +105.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.0k $20.2m | Added +53.3k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 241.2k $20.1m | Added +160.9k |
| 3G Capital Partners LP 7.52% of their portfolio | 235.0k $19.6m | Reduced -90.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.4k $19.3m | Added +103.3k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 2.54% of their portfolio | 230.5k $19.2m | Added +158.0k |