Personal Investment Diary: October 2025
Units of coffee consumed while analyzing 13F filings: 7
Minutes spent Googling “CyberArk vs. traditional bank vaults”: 12
Heart palpitations upon seeing 41% stock surge: 3
Diary Entry: The Day Decagon Made a Move
November 14, 2025. The City of London was doing its usual “pretending to be normal while Brexit negotiations implode” dance when Decagon Asset Management decided to shake things up. With the precision of a Bond villain, they acquired 74,990 shares of CyberArk Software Ltd. (CYBR 0.48%) for $36.23 million. That’s roughly 18.29% of their U.S. equity portfolio, which feels like bringing a flamethrower to a knife fight.
Portfolio Panic Attack
Let me parse this like I parse my dating app matches: superficially confident but secretly terrified. Here’s what keeps me awake:
- Top Holding Status: CYBR now occupies 20.7% of their 13F portfolio. That’s not diversification – that’s a full-body tattoo.
- Comparison Shopping: Second-place GTLS holds at 15.7%. Poor AL at 12.7% probably feels like the middle child.
- Market Mating Dance: CYBR’s 41% surge vs. S&P’s 15%. They’re basically the Beyoncé of cybersecurity stocks.
Company Snapshot: Identity Security as a Romantic Drama
| Metric | Value (as of Wednesday) |
|---|---|
| Price | $451.86 (approx 12,000 cappuccinos) |
| Market Cap | $22.81 billion (smaller than Elon’s Twitter budget) |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.30 billion (real money!) |
| Net Income | ($226.92 million) (still learning the “profit” concept) |
Why This Isn’t My First Cybersecurity Rodeo
As a business historian who’s witnessed the dot-com crash, crypto mania, and WeWork’s implosion, this feels… different. CyberArk isn’t selling snake oil – they’re the bouncer at the club where everyone’s trying to get in. Their privileged access management solutions are basically the velvet rope of digital security.
Investment Epiphany: The Bridget Jones Guide to Portfolio Management
When a fund makes one stock nearly 20% of their portfolio, it’s either genius or madness. Let’s examine under the microscope:
- ARR Growth: 45% surge! Subscription ARR up 57%! (ARR = Annual Recurring Revenue, not my therapist’s contact number)
- Cash Position: $2 billion! They could buy Manhattan if they remember to haggle.
- Operating Loss: -$50.1 million. But who needs profits when you’ve got momentum?
Market Whisperer’s Warning
Dear Reader, while the numbers dance a merry jig, remember: CyberArk’s valuation already assumes they’ll conquer the digital world. In my 2003 diary entry about WorldCom, I wrote “This time it’s different.” Spoiler: It wasn’t. But with identity complexity rising faster than my student loans, maybe… just maybe.
Glossary for the Perpetually Confused
13F Filing: Wall Street’s version of oversharing on Instagram.
Privileged Access Management: The digital equivalent of a velvet rope and a clipboard.
Cloud Entitlement: Not a royal title, but the modern IT department’s nightmare.
Stake: Not just what vampires fear – also investment terminology.
Final thought: When Decagon’s portfolio manager wakes up at 3AM screaming, does he whisper “CYBR” like a prayer or a curse? Only time (and quarterly earnings) will tell. 💻
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