DRAFTKINGS INC NEW DKNG
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 26142V105 · ISIN US26142V1052
Daily fantasy sports content provider
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryServices-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
- HeadquartersBoston, MA
- Founded2011
- Websitedraftkings.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 ($34.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $45.38. Options: 48 managers hold calls ($1.4bn notional), 48 hold puts ($1.4bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 507 |
| Q4 2022 | 485 |
| Q1 2023 | 513 |
| Q2 2023 | 591 |
| Q3 2023 | 651 |
| Q4 2023 | 750 |
| Q1 2024 | 818 |
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 | 209 | 244 |
| Q1 2023 | 207 | 228 |
| Q2 2023 | 310 | 217 |
| Q3 2023 | 333 | 257 |
| Q4 2023 | 346 | 306 |
| Q1 2024 | 403 | 361 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $494.9m | $570.6m | 1.15 |
| Q3 2023 | $728.8m | $928.2m | 1.27 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.1bn | 0.95 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.4bn | $1.4bn | 0.99 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +12.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +6.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +5.3m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +3.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | New | +2.9m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +2.3m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +2.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.1m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +1.8m |
Biggest sellers
| SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO /KS/ | Sold out | -4.6m |
| Raine Capital LLC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -3.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -2.6m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Sold out | -2.5m |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP | Reduced | -926.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $253.1m5.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $229.0m5.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $118.4m2.6m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $91.7m2.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $72.3m1.6m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $70.8m1.6m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $66.1m1.5m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $57.2m1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $51.7m1.1m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $42.8m943.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $247.3m5.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $207.9m4.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $98.5m2.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $80.6m2.2m shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $74.4m1.6m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $66.8m1.5m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $53.7m1.2m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $52.8m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $51.8m1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $44.6m983.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 7.3% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 6.0% |
| DART KENNETH BRYAN 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.8% |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (4.4%, 2026-07-28), FMR LLC (1.9%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (4.4%, 2026-03-05)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $45.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $45.9m | $26.6m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $63.2m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $136.8m | $28.7m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $87.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | Robins Jason Officer, director | Sold | $8.2m200.0k shares |
| 2024-02-08 | Dodge R Stanton Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $29.5m686.1k shares |
| 2024-02-08 | Robins Jason Officer, director | Sold | $19.4m450.0k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | Liberman Paul Officer, director · Held by the Paul Liberman 2015 Revocable Trust | Sold | $20.4m510.0k shares |
| 2024-01-22 | Robins Jason Officer, director | Sold | $7.6m200.0k shares |
| 2024-01-22 | Dodge R Stanton Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $2.0m52.8k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.0m $1.8bn | Added +747.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 23.1m $1.1bn | Added +12.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.3m $968.7m | Added +6.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.3m $968.7m | Added +89.3k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 2.74% of their portfolio | 8.7m $395.7m | Reduced -3.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.7m $395.2m | Reduced -83.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 7.8m $352.8m | Added +1.3m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.7m $347.9m | Reduced -730.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.3m $332.3m | Added +260.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.0m $316.8m | Reduced -156.4k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 3.04% of their portfolio | 6.7m $305.8m | Reduced -736.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.7m $304.5m | Added +2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.6m $297.9m | Reduced -601.9k |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 4.17% of their portfolio | 6.2m $280.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. 53.26% of their portfolio | 5.9m $267.7m | Reduced -661.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.7m $258.7m | Added +5.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.3m $242.3m | Added +910.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 5.3m $240.7m | Reduced -353.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2m $238.1m | Reduced -206.8k |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. 6.05% of their portfolio | 5.0m $226.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $197.6m | Added +3.4m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.3m $194.6m | Added +49.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $169.1m | Added +151.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.5m $159.7m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $155.1m | Reduced -351.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.76% of their portfolio | 3.3m $148.4m | Added +810.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.0m $136.5m | Added +2.5m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $133.6m | Added +51.5k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.9m $133.0m | Added +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $132.8m | Reduced -423.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $130.5m | New |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $123.5m | Added +543.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.6m $118.1m | Reduced -2.6m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $117.0m | Added +553.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.4m $109.3m | Reduced -356.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $108.7m | Reduced -4.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $105.0m | Added +321.0k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.3m $104.3m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.3m $103.4m | Reduced -12.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.3m $103.2m | Reduced -682.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $99.4m | Added +2.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $99.0m | Reduced -105.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $97.3m | Added +1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.1m $95.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 3.13% of their portfolio | 2.1m $95.4m | Added +900.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.0m $91.2m | Added +320.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $89.2m | Reduced -81.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $85.7m | Added +1.7m |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $82.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.1m | Added +111.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.0m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $77.6m | Added +422.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $71.6m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $65.6m | Added +692.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $69.3m | Added +1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.2m | Added +910.1k |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 3.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.6m | Reduced -614.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.1m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.2m | Added +888.9k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.9m | Reduced -2.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.9m | Added +180.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.4m | Reduced -195.4k |
| Raine Capital LLC 20.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.9m | Reduced -3.6m |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.5m | Reduced -16.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 999.6k $45.4m | Reduced -302.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 970.5k $44.1m | Added +38.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 960.1k $43.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 935.0k $42.5m | Reduced -3.5m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 916.2k $41.6m | Added +15.9k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 909.0k $41.3m | New |
| NATIXIS 0.22% of their portfolio | 856.6k $38.9m | New |
| TREMBLANT CAPITAL GROUP 4.27% of their portfolio | 836.1k $38.0m | Reduced -158.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 824.0k $37.4m | Added +747.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 811.9k $36.9m | Added +5.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 793.3k $36.0m | Reduced -613.7k |
| Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC 8.07% of their portfolio | 772.0k $35.1m | Added +631.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 750.4k $34.1m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.69% of their portfolio | 746.7k $33.9m | Added +274.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 746.4k $33.9m | Reduced -50.3k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 1.19% of their portfolio | 723.1k $32.8m | New |
| Delta Global Management LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 690.3k $31.3m | New |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 685.4k $31.1m | Reduced -57.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 674.3k $30.6m | Added +8.6k |
| Granger Management LLC 5.91% of their portfolio | 651.2k $29.6m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 1.98% of their portfolio | 650.0k $29.5m | Added +325.0k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 1.89% of their portfolio | 642.9k $29.2m | Reduced -252.2k |
| WT Asset Management Ltd 2.92% of their portfolio | 638.0k $29.0m | Reduced -116.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 580.1k $26.3m | Reduced -54.7k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 580.0k $26.3m | Added +80.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 570.8k $25.9m | Added +500.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 548.0k $24.9m | Added +2.9k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.06% of their portfolio | 542.8k $24.6m | Added +370.8k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 2.79% of their portfolio | 539.6k $24.5m | New |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.73% of their portfolio | 519.3k $23.6m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 500.0k $22.7m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.5k $22.4m | Added +33.9k |
| ATWOOD & PALMER INC 1.69% of their portfolio | 489.5k $22.2m | Added +12.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 481.7k $21.9m | Reduced -30.6k |
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP 2.80% of their portfolio | 464.6k $21.1m | Reduced -926.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 464.3k $21.1m | Added +146.1k |