Global Payments
799 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.7B invested in Global Payments in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 343 increasing their positions, 245 reducing their positions, and 125 closing their positions.
161% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $407M | Put options by funds: $156M
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 343 | Existing positions reduced: 245
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.4B → $17.7B (+$328M)
0.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.67% → 95.5% (+0.83%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 838 → 799 (-39)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 125
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GL
GTCR LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.19B |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$217M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$97.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$623M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$144M |
| 3 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$103M |
| 4 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$90M |
| 5 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$74.2M |
GPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
799 of the 8,180 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Payments (GPN) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $17.7B — up 1.9% from $17.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 125 funds closed out of GPN and 101 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 245 trimmed existing stakes and 343 added.
The largest buyer was GTCR LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.19B. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $623M.
- 799 institutional investors held Global Payments (GPN) as of Q1 2026, down from 838 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $17.7B of Global Payments stock for Q1 2026, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 101 funds opened new Global Payments positions in Q1 2026 and 125 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Global Payments buyer in Q1 2026 was GTCR LLC, an estimated $3.19B added.
- The largest Global Payments seller in Q1 2026 was Barclays, an estimated $623M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.