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.