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Who Are the Largest Shareholders in Twilio

Twilio’s ownership structure features a mix of institutional and individual investors, with several holding sizeable stakes. Here are the top shareholders as of January 8, 2024:

Institutional Shareholders:

  • The Vanguard Group: With 9.595% ownership, Vanguard holds the largest institutional stake in Twilio. This translates to over 17.3 million shares.
  • BlackRock, Inc.: BlackRock comes in second with approximately 5% ownership, holding around 9 million shares.
  • Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.: This Japanese asset management firm owns around 3.5% of Twilio, which translates to roughly 6.3 million shares.
  • Baillie Gifford & Co.: This Scottish investment firm holds around 3% of Twilio, amounting to 5.4 million shares.
  • State Street Global Advisors, Inc.: This institutional investor owns around 2.5% of Twilio, representing 4.5 million shares.

Individual Shareholders:

  • Jeff Lawson (CEO): As co-founder and CEO, Jeff Lawson holds a significant individual stake, estimated to be around 10% of Twilio’s total shares. This translates to roughly 18 million shares.
  • Other individual investors: While not disclosed individually, other executives and early investors likely hold smaller stakes in Twilio.

5 MUST-read Books on Psychology and Decision-Making

Here are 5 MUST-read Books on Psychology and Decision-Making:

1. Rationality by Steven Pinker

2. Psychology and the Stock Market by David Dreman

A classic from 1977. One of the first books to explain the relationship between psychology and investing.

3. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

The bible of human decision-making covering all sorts of Biases, Heuristics, and Decision-Making Flaws.

4. The Art of Thinking Clearly by Ralf Dobelli

We lose track of the essential things and focus on unimportant shiny news all the time. Learn how to avoid that.

5. Think Again by Adam Grant

You’ll make mistakes in investing. It’s important to recognise them early. This book teaches you how to pursue reconsideration and question your existing beliefs.

Private Investing vs Public Investing = Tale of Failed IPOs

I posted this on Twitter, but thought I would also share on here as it really showed the difference between private investing and public investing.

Some companies that have market caps less than the total money they have raised:

• Bird ($120M mkt cap vs $1.2B raised)

• Wish ($810M mkt cap vs $2.9B raised)

• WeWork ($2.8B mkt cap vs $16.2B raised)

• Lyft ($5.1B mkt cap vs $7.3B raised)