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

Other funds holding PYPL

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.