PayPal
PYPL
1,068 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.5B invested in PayPal in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 431 increasing their positions, 396 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 73
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $385M | Put options by funds: $330M
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 55 → 62 (+7)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39.3B → $42.5B (+$3.23B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,055 → 1,068 (+13)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 431 | Existing positions reduced: 396
0.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.47% → 81.87% (-0.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.43B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$556M |
| 3 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
+$324M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$107M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$493M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$273M |
| 3 |
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
|
-$172M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$157M |
| 5 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$136M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
1,068 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $42.5B — up 8.2% from $39.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new PYPL positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 431 added to existing stakes and 396 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.43B. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $493M sold.
- 1,068 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,055 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $42.5B of PayPal stock for Q1 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 101 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2017 and 73 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.43B added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2017 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $493M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.