UPWORK INC UPWK
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 91688F104 · ISIN US91688F1049
American freelancing platform
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- HeadquartersPalo Alto, CA
- Founded2015
- Websiteupwork.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 ($1.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 132.0m as of 2024-06-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.75. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($20.3m notional), 15 hold puts ($19.2m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 228 |
| Q4 2022 | 219 |
| Q1 2023 | 230 |
| Q2 2023 | 215 |
| Q3 2023 | 233 |
| Q4 2023 | 258 |
| Q1 2024 | 250 |
| Q2 2024 | 251 |
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 | 108 | 102 |
| Q1 2023 | 127 | 84 |
| Q2 2023 | 109 | 115 |
| Q3 2023 | 126 | 96 |
| Q4 2023 | 136 | 113 |
| Q1 2024 | 133 | 130 |
| Q2 2024 | 136 | 122 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $18.9m | $23.2m | 1.23 |
| Q4 2023 | $35.3m | $38.6m | 1.09 |
| Q1 2024 | $22.9m | $25.2m | 1.10 |
| Q2 2024 | $20.3m | $19.2m | 0.95 |
Biggest buyers
| Ancient Art, L.P. | Added | +2.1m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | New | +2.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.9m |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | Added | +1.1m |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | Added | +822.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +679.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +501.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +389.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | New | +383.3k |
| Tenzing Global Management, LLC | New | +375.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Sold out | -1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -935.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -831.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -764.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -609.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Sold out | -585.8k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -524.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.7m435.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.0m373.6k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $3.3m306.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m154.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.3m120.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.0m96.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $947.1k88.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $883.6k82.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $853.5k79.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $531.0k49.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $8.1m750.0k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $2.8m268.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $2.0m184.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m140.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.3m120.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.0m95.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $539.6k50.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $462.2k43.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $438.6k40.8k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $376.2k35.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-30 | 15.2% |
| Ancient Art, L.P. 13G · institution +2.1 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-05 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (0.2%, 2026-06-05), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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 | — | 4 | $1.9m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $759.3k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $704.7k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $493.7k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $935.0k | $225.4k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.1m | $109.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $853.1k | $260.8k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.6m | $437.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-20 | Brown Hayden President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $97.5k9.5k shares |
| 2024-06-18 | Bottoms Dave GM VP II, Marketplace | Sold | $58.1k5.7k shares |
| 2024-06-18 | Gessert Erica Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $46.4k4.5k shares |
| 2024-06-18 | Marie Olivier Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $15.7k1.5k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Brown Hayden President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $204.6k20.0k shares |
| 2024-05-29 | Bottoms Dave GM VP II, Marketplace | Sold | $12.5k1.2k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | Marie Olivier Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $18.8k1.6k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Bottoms Dave GM VP II, Marketplace | Sold plan | $13.5k1.2k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | NELSON ELIZABETH A Director | Sold | $825.3k70.0k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Gessert Erica Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $812.0k69.9k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Brown Hayden President & CEO, director | Sold | $363.4k31.3k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Bottoms Dave GM VP II, Marketplace | Sold plan | $27.9k2.4k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Marie Olivier Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $11.6k998 shares |
| 2024-05-16 | Marie Olivier Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $37.7k3.1k shares |
| 2024-05-03 | Bottoms Dave GM VP II, Marketplace | Sold plan | $37.6k2.8k shares |
| 2024-04-18 | Marie Olivier Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $2.5k223 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 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3m $175.6m | Added +334.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9m $106.7m | Added +501.0k |
| Ancient Art, L.P. 20.21% of their portfolio | 7.3m $78.9m | Added +2.1m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $38.9m | Reduced -831.6k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 5.83% of their portfolio | 3.3m $35.7m | Added +822.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $35.3m | Added +304.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $31.1m | Added +48.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $29.4m | Added +285.8k |
| Dorsey Asset Management, LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 2.7m $29.3m | Reduced -35.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $25.6m | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $22.4m | New |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 1.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $22.3m | Added +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $22.0m | Added +1.9m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $19.8m | Reduced -29.9k |
| ATOMVEST Ltd 31.72% of their portfolio | 1.8m $19.7m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $19.4m | Added +389.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.4m | Reduced -764.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $17.6m | Added +679.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.7m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.4m $15.3m | Added +355.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.7m | Reduced -609.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $13.0m | Reduced -31.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.3m | Reduced -29.1k |
| GREENOAKS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.4m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 996.8k $10.7m | Added +8.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 911.4k $9.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 849.1k $9.1m | Reduced -1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 813.3k $8.7m | Reduced -85.0k |
| RedJay Asset Management Inc. 5.76% of their portfolio | 800.0k $8.6m | Added +150.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 761.5k $8.2m | Reduced -58.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 761.0k $8.2m | Reduced -152.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 705.9k $7.6m | Reduced -60.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 669.3k $7.2m | Added +226.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 606.0k $6.5m | Added +309.2k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 565.5k $6.1m | Reduced -45.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 505.3k $5.4m | Reduced -38.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 474.4k $5.1m | Added +40.1k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.31% of their portfolio | 469.2k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| Horrell Capital Management, Inc. 1.45% of their portfolio | 465.0k $5.0m | Added +85.0k |
| Circumference Group LLC 5.34% of their portfolio | 465.0k $5.0m | Added +85.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 459.7k $4.9m | Reduced -188.9k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 383.3k $4.1m | New |
| Tenzing Global Management, LLC 3.72% of their portfolio | 375.0k $4.0m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 357.2k $3.8m | Added +61.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 345.9k $3.7m | Added +48.6k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 344.2k $3.7m | Added +52.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.2k $3.6m | Reduced -72.5k |
| Financial Gravity Asset Management, Inc. 0.89% of their portfolio | 330.9k $3.6m | Reduced -269.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.7k $3.4m | Added +2.0k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.73% of their portfolio | 311.6k $3.3m | Reduced -53 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.5k $3.3m | Reduced -495.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.9k $3.3m | Added +199.9k |
| Kent Lake Capital LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 300.0k $3.2m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 296.2k $3.2m | Added +94.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 289.4k $3.1m | Added +65.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.2k $2.9m | Added +16.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.5k $2.7m | Added +48.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.7k $2.8m | Added +14.8k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 235.0k $2.5m | New |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 233.8k $2.5m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.5k $2.5m | Added +52.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 211.3k $2.3m | Added +47.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.6k $2.2m | Reduced -88.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 200.0k $2.1m | Added +152.7k |
| SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 198.7k $2.1m | Added +12.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.3k $2.1m | New |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.3k $2.1m | Added +55.2k |
| SHAKER INVESTMENTS LLC/OH 0.91% of their portfolio | 193.9k $2.1m | Reduced -344 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 189.6k $2.0m | Reduced -31.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.1k $2.0m | Added +76.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.7k $2.0m | Added +6.1k |
| OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.7k $2.0m | Added +56.8k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.21% of their portfolio | 182.9k $2.0m | Added +182.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.6k $1.9m | Reduced -41.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.6k $1.9m | Reduced -124.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.7k $1.9m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 174.4k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.5k $1.8m | Added +22.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.9k $1.8m | Reduced -84.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.7k $1.8m | Added +37.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.6k $1.7m | Reduced -524.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.0k $1.7m | Reduced -75.2k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 156.2k $1.7m | Added +151.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 152.3k $1.6m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.3k $1.6m | Added +25.5k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 137.8k $1.5m | Added +28.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.7k $1.4m | Reduced -77.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.6k $1.4m | Added +9.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.9k $1.4m | Added +4.1k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.6k $1.3m | Reduced -5.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $1.3m | New |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.20% of their portfolio | 117.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.6k $1.3m | Added +686 |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 114.4k $1.2m | Added +24.3k |
| TRANSCEND CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 108.9k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.9k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 104.7k $1.1m | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.5k $1.1m | Added +35.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.7k $1.1m | Reduced -28.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.7k $1.1m | Added +2.0k |