First Trust Advisors’s PayPal PYPL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $232M | Buy |
5,123,978
+2,035,268
| +66% | +$98.2M | 0.17% | 153 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $180M | Sell |
3,088,710
-811,004
| -21% | -$52.7M | 0.13% | 189 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $262M | Buy |
3,899,714
+139,247
| +4% | +$9.82M | 0.19% | 119 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $279M | Buy |
3,760,467
+107,231
| +3% | +$7.34M | 0.22% | 97 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $238M | Sell |
3,653,236
-623,147
| -15% | -$48.5M | 0.21% | 111 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $365M | Buy |
4,276,383
+393,974
| +10% | +$33.1M | 0.32% | 58 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $303M | Sell |
3,882,409
-801,634
| -17% | -$53.6M | 0.29% | 79 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $272M | Buy |
4,684,043
+782,084
| +20% | +$49.7M | 0.28% | 83 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $261M | Buy |
3,901,959
+233,454
| +6% | +$14.3M | 0.27% | 100 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $225M | Buy |
3,668,505
+61,384
| +2% | +$3.52M | 0.25% | 118 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $211M | Buy |
3,607,121
+429,505
| +14% | +$28M | 0.25% | 105 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $212M | Buy |
3,177,616
+993,274
| +45% | +$67.7M | 0.24% | 106 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $166M | Buy |
2,184,342
+44,705
| +2% | +$3.44M | 0.19% | 145 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $152M | Buy |
2,139,637
+95,972
| +5% | +$7.68M | 0.18% | 153 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $176M | Sell |
2,043,665
-294,150
| -13% | -$26.1M | 0.23% | 120 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $163M | Sell |
2,337,815
-299,851
| -11% | -$26M | 0.2% | 142 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $305M | Buy |
2,637,666
+176,091
| +7% | +$23.4M | 0.31% | 59 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $464M | Buy |
2,461,575
+237,752
| +11% | +$51.4M | 0.45% | 29 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $579M | Buy |
2,223,823
+9,593
| +0.4% | +$2.72M | 0.62% | 13 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $645M | Sell |
2,214,230
-111,355
| -5% | -$29.4M | 0.7% | 6 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $565M | Sell |
2,325,585
-456,232
| -16% | -$115M | 0.68% | 9 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $652M | Sell |
2,781,817
-239,059
| -8% | -$49.5M | 0.86% | 6 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $595M | Sell |
3,020,876
-405,071
| -12% | -$76.3M | 0.95% | 7 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $597M | Sell |
3,425,947
-254,128
| -7% | -$35.1M | 1.03% | 6 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $352M | Sell |
3,680,075
-299,937
| -8% | -$33.1M | 0.8% | 11 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $431M | Sell |
3,980,012
-752,963
| -16% | -$78.5M | 0.74% | 12 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $490M | Sell |
4,732,975
-607,052
| -11% | -$66.9M | 0.92% | 10 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $611M | Sell |
5,340,027
-335,745
| -6% | -$37.2M | 1.15% | 3 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $589M | Buy |
5,675,772
+30,184
| +0.5% | +$2.86M | 1.17% | 6 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $475M | Sell |
5,645,588
-916,733
| -14% | -$76.4M | 1.13% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $576M | Sell |
6,562,321
-175,657
| -3% | -$15.5M | 1.07% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $561M | Buy |
6,737,978
+405,030
| +6% | +$32.3M | 1.16% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $480M | Buy |
6,332,948
+883,183
| +16% | +$70M | 1.1% | 9 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $401M | Buy |
5,449,765
+6,010
| +0.1% | +$435K | 0.96% | 8 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $349M | Buy |
5,443,755
+54,958
| +1% | +$3.29M | 0.9% | 9 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $289M | Sell |
5,388,797
-23,136
| -0.4% | -$1.14M | 0.77% | 10 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $233M | Sell |
5,411,933
-50,804
| -0.9% | -$2.13M | 0.65% | 13 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $216M | Buy |
5,462,737
+351,107
| +7% | +$14.1M | 0.64% | 13 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $209M | Buy |
5,111,630
+484,122
| +10% | +$18.6M | 0.63% | 12 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $169M | Buy |
4,627,508
+68,132
| +1% | +$2.6M | 0.53% | 13 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $176M | Sell |
4,559,376
-2,527,507
| -36% | -$91.3M | 0.57% | 12 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $257M | Buy |
7,086,883
+1,827,901
| +35% | +$64.5M | 0.67% | 12 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $163M | Buy |
+5,258,982
| New | +$188M | 0.47% | 17 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's PYPL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors increased its PayPal (PYPL) stake by 66% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $98.2M and bringing the position to 5,123,978 shares worth $232M. The position accounts for 0.17% of the portfolio, ranked #153.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in PYPL in Q3 2015 and has held it in 43 quarters since. The position peaked at $652M in Q4 2020. 1,492 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold PYPL as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 5,123,978 shares of PayPal worth $232M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors bought 2,035,268 PayPal shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $98.2M.
- PayPal made up 0.17% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #153 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in PayPal in Q3 2015 and has held it in 43 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's PayPal position peaked at $652M in Q4 2020.
- 1,492 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held PayPal as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.