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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
AF
1001
Allworth Financial
California
$4K – – –
ARMC
1002
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
CA
1003
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$4K – – –
DAM
1004
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$4K – – –
SHJ
1005
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$4K – – –
AC
1006
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$4K +$2.46K +68 +194%
MIM
1007
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$3.82K +$452K +12,500 +14%
CCA
1008
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$3K – – –
AWM
1009
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$2K -$10.8K -300 -88%
SIG
1010
Stanford Investment Group
California
$2K – – –
TFA
1011
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K -$8.56K -237 -98%
GBBWRPM
1012
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$1K – – –
SA
1013
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$1K – – –
IIM
1014
Ipswich Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.26K +35 New
PCM
1015
Penserra Capital Management
California
$802 +$359K +9,946 +92%
EWM
1016
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$85 – – –
HCM
1017
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$129M -3,550,000 Closed
SI
1018
Scharf Investments
California
– -$108M -2,991,254 Closed
Stifel Financial
1019
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$71.7M -1,982,067 Closed
FTCM
1020
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
– -$70.6M -1,949,971 Closed
EC
1021
Eminence Capital
New York
– -$66.8M -1,846,508 Closed
NM
1022
Nokota Management
New York
– -$38.7M -1,070,000 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
1023
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
– -$32.6M -900,805 Closed
VSI
1024
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
– -$28.4M -869,181 Closed
SAM
1025
Sheffield Asset Management
Illinois
– -$25.6M -706,700 Closed
39 40
41
42 43

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.