PayPal
PYPL
1,443 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.3B invested in PayPal in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 138 funds opening new positions, 579 increasing their positions, 516 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 78
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 579 | Existing positions reduced: 516
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,392 → 1,443 (+51)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $79.7B → $83.3B (+$3.63B)
0.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.75% → 80.05% (-0.69%)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 109 → 108 (-1)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.42B | Put options by funds: $1.58B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$684M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$352M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$335M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$289M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$269M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$433M |
| 2 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$401M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$165M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$163M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$157M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,443 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $83.3B — up 4.6% from $79.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 138 funds opened new PYPL positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 579 added to existing stakes and 516 trimmed.
The largest buyer was M&T Bank, adding an estimated $684M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $433M.
- 1,443 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,392 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $83.3B of PayPal stock for Q3 2018, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 138 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q3 2018 and 78 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q3 2018 was M&T Bank, an estimated $684M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $433M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.