PayPal
PYPL
1,824 hedge funds and large institutions have $106B invested in PayPal in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 268 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 632 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.
208% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 268 | Existing positions closed: 87
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 107 → 123 (+16)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 715 | Existing positions reduced: 632
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,669 → 1,824 (+155)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $99.1B → $106B (+$6.77B)
1.93% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.46% → 83.39% (+1.9%)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.73B | Put options by funds: $2.9B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$452M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$351M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$345M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$317M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$278M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.26B |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.21B |
| 3 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$396M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$375M |
| 5 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
-$280M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
1,824 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $106B — up 6.8% from $99.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 268 funds opened new PYPL positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 181 holders — while 715 added to existing stakes and 632 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $452M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.26B.
- 1,824 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,669 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $106B of PayPal stock for Q4 2019, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 268 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2019 and 87 closed out, a net change of +181 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $452M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.26B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.