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979 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.7B invested in PayPal in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 365 increasing their positions, 395 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 65 (+13)

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $375M | Put options by funds: $301M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.5B → $39.7B (+$4.19B)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 365 | Existing positions reduced: 395

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,006 → 979 (-27)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 96

Holders
979
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-2.68%
% of All Funds
26.12%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.73%
New
75
Increased
365
Reduced
395
Closed
96
Calls
$375M
Puts
$301M
Net Calls
+$74.2M
Net Calls Change
-$94.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$1.64B
2
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$270M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$238M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$206M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$143M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$405M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$298M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$289M
4
GE
General Electric
Ohio
-$169M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$123M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCT
1051
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
– -$379K -10,387 Closed
QAM
1052
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
– -$365K -10,000 Closed
Hudson Bay Capital Management
1053
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$377K -9,804 Closed
SMH
1054
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
– -$349K -9,540 Closed
Verition Fund Management
1055
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$328K -8,989 Closed
MC
1056
Miles Capital
Iowa
– -$288K -7,876 Closed
PG
1057
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$295K -7,686 Closed
PAIA
1058
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers
New York
– -$256K -7,016 Closed
FMBTD
1059
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
– -$227K -6,220 Closed
IIM
1060
Intact Investment Management
Quebec, Canada
– -$223K -6,100 Closed
CL
1061
Choreo LLC
Illinois
– -$217K -5,933 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
1062
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$209K -5,713 Closed
BFM
1063
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$203K -5,566 Closed
LSV Asset Management
1064
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
– -$202K -5,550 Closed
SCM
1065
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$132K -3,619 Closed
LNB
1066
Ledyard National Bank
– -$117K -3,200 Closed
RBC
1067
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
– -$18K -500 Closed
WRM
1068
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
– -$14K -375 Closed
TF
1069
Tompkins Financial
New York
– -$11K -295 Closed
JSAM
1070
J. Safra Asset Management
New York
– -$10K -287 Closed
MMG
1071
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
– -$10K -286 Closed
GBBWRPM
1072
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
– -$1K -40 Closed
SEC
1073
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$1K -18 Closed
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PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

979 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $39.7B — up 12% from $35.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 96 funds closed out of PYPL and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 395 trimmed existing stakes and 365 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.64B. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $405M sold.

  • 979 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,006 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $39.7B of PayPal stock for Q3 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q3 2016 and 96 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest PayPal buyer in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.64B added.
  • The largest PayPal seller in Q3 2016 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $405M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.