PayPal
PYPL
1,962 hedge funds and large institutions have $62B invested in PayPal in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 168 funds opening new positions, 795 increasing their positions, 786 reducing their positions, and 169 closing their positions.
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.82% → 73.84% (+1%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.7B → $62B (+$2.3B)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 795 | Existing positions reduced: 786
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 169
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,009 → 1,962 (-47)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 54 → 50 (-4)
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.81B | Put options by funds: $3.45B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$281M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$230M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$198M |
| 4 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$130M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$126M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$575M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$426M |
| 3 |
Aristotle Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$352M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$327M |
| 5 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$229M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
1,962 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $62B — up 3.8% from $59.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 169 funds closed out of PYPL and 168 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 786 trimmed existing stakes and 795 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Dodge & Cox, cutting an estimated $575M.
- 1,962 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2023, down from 2,009 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $62B of PayPal stock for Q1 2023, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 168 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2023 and 169 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $281M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2023 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $575M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.