PayPal
PYPL
1,689 hedge funds and large institutions have $110B invested in PayPal in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 594 increasing their positions, 747 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
88% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 72
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $99.8B → $110B (+$9.85B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,643 → 1,689 (+46)
0.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.23% → 81.81% (-0.42%)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 158 → 156 (-2)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.62B | Put options by funds: $1.9B
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 594 | Existing positions reduced: 747
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.06B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.64B |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$627M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$145M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$488M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$333M |
| 3 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$263M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$145M |
| 5 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$133M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,689 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $110B — up 9.9% from $99.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new PYPL positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 63 holders — while 594 added to existing stakes and 747 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $2.06B. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $488M.
- 1,689 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,643 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $110B of PayPal stock for Q2 2019, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 135 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q2 2019 and 72 closed out, a net change of +63 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $2.06B added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q2 2019 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $488M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.