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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
SW
826
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$1.6M +$1.59M +19,090 New
FI
827
Fosun International
China
$1.6M +$1.58M +19,020 New
LAIC
828
Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel
California
$1.6M -$4.58K -55 -0.3%
BRWA
829
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.59M -$87.3K -1,048 -5%
OCM
830
Orser Capital Management
Texas
$1.58M – – –
HT
831
HAP Trading
New York
$1.57M -$637K -7,651 -29%
MTCM
832
Mint Tower Capital Management
Netherlands
$1.57M – – –
MHS
833
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$1.57M -$205K -2,464 -12%
TRCT
834
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.55M -$1.55M -18,562 -50%
BCM
835
Brasada Capital Management
Texas
$1.55M +$360K +4,320 +31%
LFDLE
836
La Financiere de L'Echiquier
France
$1.54M +$1.53M +18,375 New
SRAM
837
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.54M +$265K +3,176 +21%
ZAM
838
Zevin Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M – – –
CAAS
839
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.52M -$149K -1,793 -9%
WI
840
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.51M -$165K -1,977 -10%
CCA
841
Covey Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1.5M +$675K +8,110 +83%
SCP
842
Stamos Capital Partners
California
$1.5M +$1.48M +17,800 New
WIM
843
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.49M +$28.4K +341 +2%
MCM
844
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.49M +$150K +1,800 +11%
ACM
845
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$1.48M +$22.2K +267 +2%
VAM
846
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$1.46M -$103K -1,242 -7%
WB
847
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.46M -$410K -4,924 -22%
SWM
848
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$1.46M +$137K +1,650 +10%
VF
849
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.46M -$983K -11,803 -41%
AG
850
AlphaSimPlex Group
Massachusetts
$1.43M – – –
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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.