First Trust Advisors’s Paychex PAYX Stock Holding History

Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake
Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1
$216M Buy
2,344,056
+278,507
+13% +$27.6M 0.15% 167
2025
Q4
$232M Buy
2,065,549
+252,418
+14% +$29.5M 0.17% 147
2025
Q3
$230M Sell
1,813,131
-46,347
-2% -$6.43M 0.17% 141
2025
Q2
$270M Buy
1,859,478
+92,179
+5% +$13.9M 0.22% 103
2025
Q1
$273M Sell
1,767,299
-226,273
-11% -$33.3M 0.24% 91
2024
Q4
$280M Sell
1,993,572
-108,272
-5% -$15.4M 0.25% 100
2024
Q3
$282M Buy
2,101,844
+85,716
+4% +$10.9M 0.27% 90
2024
Q2
$239M Sell
2,016,128
-121,768
-6% -$14.9M 0.24% 116
2024
Q1
$263M Sell
2,137,896
-65,953
-3% -$8M 0.27% 97
2023
Q4
$263M Sell
2,203,849
-40,926
-2% -$4.85M 0.29% 77
2023
Q3
$259M Sell
2,244,775
-200,139
-8% -$24.1M 0.31% 66
2023
Q2
$274M Buy
2,444,914
+65,457
+3% +$7.16M 0.31% 61
2023
Q1
$273M Buy
2,379,457
+46,922
+2% +$5.34M 0.31% 59
2022
Q4
$270M Buy
2,332,535
+155,205
+7% +$18.2M 0.32% 58
2022
Q3
$244M Buy
2,177,330
+64,452
+3% +$7.99M 0.32% 53
2022
Q2
$241M Sell
2,112,878
-238,460
-10% -$29.9M 0.3% 74
2022
Q1
$321M Buy
2,351,338
+69,881
+3% +$8.58M 0.33% 52
2021
Q4
$311M Sell
2,281,457
-62,795
-3% -$7.76M 0.3% 67
2021
Q3
$264M Buy
2,344,252
+1,444,857
+161% +$162M 0.28% 76
2021
Q2
$96.5M Buy
899,395
+45,830
+5% +$4.61M 0.1% 246
2021
Q1
$83.7M Buy
853,565
+56,667
+7% +$5.22M 0.1% 256
2020
Q4
$74.3M Sell
796,898
-120,499
-13% -$10.7M 0.1% 266
2020
Q3
$73.2M Buy
917,397
+91,914
+11% +$6.9M 0.12% 218
2020
Q2
$62.5M Sell
825,483
-84,167
-9% -$5.83M 0.11% 234
2020
Q1
$57.2M Buy
909,650
+61,320
+7% +$4.9M 0.13% 220
2019
Q4
$72.2M Buy
848,330
+23,873
+3% +$2.01M 0.12% 218
2019
Q3
$68.2M Buy
824,457
+33,833
+4% +$2.81M 0.13% 202
2019
Q2
$65.1M Buy
790,624
+57,047
+8% +$4.81M 0.12% 214
2019
Q1
$58.8M Buy
733,577
+18,038
+3% +$1.33M 0.12% 214
2018
Q4
$46.6M Sell
715,539
-43,396
-6% -$2.94M 0.11% 230
2018
Q3
$55.9M Buy
758,935
+120,500
+19% +$8.66M 0.1% 218
2018
Q2
$43.6M Sell
638,435
-153,582
-19% -$9.91M 0.09% 255
2018
Q1
$48.8M Buy
792,017
+191,011
+32% +$12.6M 0.11% 196
2017
Q4
$40.9M Sell
601,006
-31,444
-5% -$2.06M 0.1% 250
2017
Q3
$37.9M Sell
632,450
-20,655
-3% -$1.18M 0.1% 239
2017
Q2
$37.2M Buy
653,105
+13,138
+2% +$771K 0.1% 230
2017
Q1
$37.7M Buy
639,967
+250,119
+64% +$15.2M 0.1% 215
2016
Q4
$23.7M Sell
389,848
-146,414
-27% -$8.44M 0.07% 380
2016
Q3
$31M Buy
536,262
+94,715
+21% +$5.68M 0.09% 261
2016
Q2
$26.3M Sell
441,547
-53,506
-11% -$2.87M 0.08% 313
2016
Q1
$26.7M Buy
495,053
+43,642
+10% +$2.2M 0.09% 294
2015
Q4
$23.9M Buy
451,411
+112,382
+33% +$5.87M 0.06% 346
2015
Q3
$16.1M Sell
339,029
-88,903
-21% -$4.15M 0.05% 450
2015
Q2
$20.1M Sell
427,932
-20,450
-5% -$1,000K 0.05% 434
2015
Q1
$22.2M Sell
448,382
-116,980
-21% -$5.68M 0.07% 364
2014
Q4
$26.1M Buy
565,362
+158,214
+39% +$7.31M 0.09% 298
2014
Q3
$18M Buy
407,148
+38,694
+11% +$1.63M 0.07% 406
2014
Q2
$15.3M Sell
368,454
-71,823
-16% -$2.95M 0.06% 489
2014
Q1
$18.8M Buy
440,277
+77,030
+21% +$3.27M 0.08% 349
2013
Q4
$16.5M Sell
363,247
-29,883
-8% -$1.28M 0.08% 368
2013
Q3
$16M Buy
393,130
+104,827
+36% +$4.14M 0.09% 340
2013
Q2
$10.5M Buy
+288,303
New +$10.6M 0.07% 424

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First Trust Advisors's PAYX Position: Q1 2026 in Review

First Trust Advisors increased its Paychex (PAYX) stake by 13% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $27.6M and bringing the position to 2,344,056 shares worth $216M. The position accounts for 0.15% of the portfolio, ranked #167.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in PAYX in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $321M in Q1 2022. 1,504 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold PAYX as of Q1 2026.

  • First Trust Advisors held 2,344,056 shares of Paychex worth $216M as of Q1 2026.
  • First Trust Advisors bought 278,507 Paychex shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $27.6M.
  • Paychex made up 0.15% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #167 holding.
  • First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Paychex in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • First Trust Advisors's Paychex position peaked at $321M in Q1 2022.
  • 1,504 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Paychex as of Q1 2026.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.