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1,568 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.7B invested in PayPal in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 247 funds opening new positions, 582 increasing their positions, 565 reducing their positions, and 112 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 247 | Existing positions closed: 112

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 108 → 149 (+41)

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.16B | Put options by funds: $1.71B

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,444 → 1,568 (+124)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.05% → 81.25% (+1.2%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 582 | Existing positions reduced: 565

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83.3B → $79.7B (-$3.6B)

Holders
1,568
Holders Change
+124
Holders Change %
+8.59%
% of All Funds
34.93%
Holding in Top 10
149
Holding in Top 10 Change
+41
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.96%
% of All Funds
3.32%
New
247
Increased
582
Reduced
565
Closed
112
Calls
$2.16B
Puts
$1.71B
Net Calls
+$441M
Net Calls Change
+$601M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$188M
2
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
+$184M
3
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
+$158M
4
DCP
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
+$155M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$150M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TP
Third Point
New York
-$419M
2
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$254M
3
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
-$186M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$186M
5
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$173M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AP
701
Advisor Partners
California
$2.67M +$495K +5,949 +23%
AIM
702
Allen Investment Management
New York
$2.65M +$501K +6,015 +24%
TCCM
703
Timber Creek Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.64M -$20.4K -245 -0.8%
SHGA
704
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$2.64M +$3.08K +37 +0.1%
CIC
705
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.62M +$2.6M +31,165 New
Two Sigma Investments
706
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.62M +$1.12M +13,400 +76%
PCM
707
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$2.58M +$451K +5,415 +21%
AWM
708
Avitas Wealth Management
California
$2.58M +$1M +12,059 +65%
SWM
709
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$2.56M +$350K +4,206 +16%
NEAM
710
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.56M – – –
FWIA
711
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$2.53M -$8.33K -100 -0.3%
PNAA
712
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$2.51M – – –
BBL
713
Beck Bode LLC
Massachusetts
$2.48M +$2.46M +29,550 New
BCB
714
Brian C. Broderick
$2.47M +$183K +2,202 +8%
OCA
715
Otter Creek Advisors
Florida
$2.44M +$2.42M +29,014 New
BHB
716
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$2.44M -$146K -1,748 -6%
SWK
717
Stephen W. Kidder
$2.43M +$387K +4,642 +19%
TCM
718
Telos Capital Management
California
$2.41M +$91.2K +1,095 +4%
SCM
719
Salem Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.41M -$13.3K -160 -0.6%
NCMW
720
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$2.4M – – –
KCM
721
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$2.39M – – –
GWM
722
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$2.38M +$40.4K +485 +2%
ATC
723
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$2.37M +$46.5K +558 +2%
PC
724
Port Capital
Illinois
$2.37M +$3.17K +38 +0.1%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
725
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$2.35M -$34.1K -409 -1%
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PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,568 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $79.7B — down 4.3% from $83.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 247 funds opened new PYPL positions and 112 closed out — a net gain of 135 holders — while 582 added to existing stakes and 565 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Third Point, cutting an estimated $419M.

  • 1,568 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,444 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $79.7B of PayPal stock for Q4 2018, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 247 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2018 and 112 closed out, a net change of +135 holders.
  • The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2018 was Third Point, an estimated $419M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.