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1,180 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.1B invested in Paychex in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 147 funds opening new positions, 446 increasing their positions, 383 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

194% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 147 | Existing positions closed: 50

86% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $225M | Put options by funds: $121M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 446 | Existing positions reduced: 383

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,103 → 1,180 (+77)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.7B → $21.1B (+$375M)

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.31% → 69.32% (-0.99%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 17 (-2)

Holders
1,180
Holders Change
+77
Holders Change %
+6.98%
% of All Funds
23.25%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
147
Increased
446
Reduced
383
Closed
50
Calls
$225M
Puts
$121M
Net Calls
+$104M
Net Calls Change
-$15.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$63.4M
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$35.9M
3
PI
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
+$33M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$32.1M
5
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
+$30.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$282M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$90M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$57.8M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$50.1M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$45.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FCH
1176
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$563 -$37.5K -445 -6%
LS
1177
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$158 +$156K +1,850 New
PGAM
1178
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$84 +$83.8K +993 New
Renaissance Technologies
1179
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$50.1M -605,401 Closed
CIM
1180
Cambria Investment Management
California
– -$4.58M -55,310 Closed
CC
1181
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$3.12M -37,706 Closed
QC
1182
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$3.11M -37,591 Closed
WMSA
1183
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$2.48M -30,000 Closed
ECM
1184
Element Capital Management
New York
– -$2.14M -25,803 Closed
SCP
1185
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
– -$919K -11,108 Closed
RG
1186
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
– -$770K -9,301 Closed
TA
1187
Thor Advisors
New York
– -$741K -8,947 Closed
ACM
1188
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
– -$716K -8,655 Closed
FMC
1189
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
– -$525K -6,338 Closed
IA
1190
IFG Advisory
Georgia
– -$485K -5,870 Closed
TRCT
1191
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$445K -5,375 Closed
LCM
1192
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$425K -5,132 Closed
JT
1193
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$405K -4,898 Closed
KIM
1194
Karpus Investment Management
New York
– -$384K -4,644 Closed
CCIA
1195
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$336K -4,065 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
1196
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$325K -3,937 Closed
HIIFS
1197
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
– -$286K -3,450 Closed
HCM
1198
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
– -$248K -3,000 Closed
JWM
1199
JFG Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$248K -3,000 Closed
SSG
1200
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$240K -2,900 Closed
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48
49 50

PAYX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

1,180 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Paychex (PAYX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $21.1B — up 1.8% from $20.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 147 funds opened new PAYX positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 97 holders — while 446 added to existing stakes and 383 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $63.4M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $282M.

  • 1,180 institutional investors held Paychex (PAYX) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,103 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $21.1B of Paychex stock for Q4 2019, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 147 funds opened new Paychex positions in Q4 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of +97 holders.
  • The largest Paychex buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $63.4M added.
  • The largest Paychex seller in Q4 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $282M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.