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1,017 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.7B invested in PayPal in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 384 increasing their positions, 401 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 91

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 62 (+11)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,002 → 1,017 (+15)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.6B → $36.7B (+$161M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 384 | Existing positions reduced: 401

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $441M | Put options by funds: $462M

Holders
1,017
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+1.5%
% of All Funds
27.1%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.57%
% of All Funds
1.65%
New
115
Increased
384
Reduced
401
Closed
91
Calls
$441M
Puts
$462M
Net Calls
-$21.7M
Net Calls Change
-$78.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Edgewood Management
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
+$529M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$377M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$215M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$201M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$195M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$345M
2
IC
Icahn Carl
Florida
-$305M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$195M
4
BG
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
-$146M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$134M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWCFA
826
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$311K – – –
WSFS
827
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$309K -$131K -3,625 -31%
CONA
828
Capital One National Association
New York
$308K +$288K +7,976 New
ARMT
829
Amica Retiree Medical Trust
Rhode Island
$305K – – –
AW
830
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$299K -$7.7K -213 -3%
RCAG
831
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$298K +$3.04K +84 +1%
TWI
832
Thomas White International
Illinois
$297K – – –
SSWM
833
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$295K +$434 +12 +0.2%
VF
834
Virtu Financial
New York
$293K +$274K +7,594 New
PAM
835
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$291K +$3.61K +100 +1%
HIH
836
HRS Investment Holdings
New York
$290K +$271K +7,500 New
MAM
837
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$281K -$40.9K -1,132 -13%
SNT
838
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$281K – – –
SIG
839
Sky Investment Group
Connecticut
$280K – – –
CIA
840
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$279K -$289 -8 -0.1%
ACM
841
Arrow Capital Management
New York
$278K -$3.2M -88,680 -92%
CAN
842
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$276K +$14.6K +403 +6%
OMCS
843
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$274K – – –
EDRE
844
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$270K -$9.39K -260 -4%
PAIA
845
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers
New York
$270K -$7.12K -197 -3%
GF
846
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$265K +$20.3K +563 +9%
BAM
847
Boyar Asset Management
New York
$264K -$361 -10 -0.1%
RCA
848
Rex Capital Advisors
Rhode Island
$261K – – –
ST
849
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$260K – – –
ACM
850
Alta Capital Management
Utah
$259K – – –
32 33
34
35 36

PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,017 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $36.7B — up 0.44% from $36.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new PYPL positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 384 added to existing stakes and 401 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Edgewood Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $529M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $345M.

  • 1,017 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,002 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $36.7B of PayPal stock for Q1 2016, up 0.44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 115 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2016 and 91 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2016 was Edgewood Management, an estimated $529M added.
  • The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2016 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $345M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.