PayPal
PYPL
2,442 hedge funds and large institutions have $230B invested in PayPal in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 402 funds opening new positions, 1,010 increasing their positions, 794 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
352% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 402 | Existing positions closed: 89
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,010 | Existing positions reduced: 794
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 262 → 328 (+66)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $193B → $230B (+$37B)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,157 → 2,442 (+285)
0.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.77% → 83.16% (-0.61%)
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.03B | Put options by funds: $6.31B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM
SB Management
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
|
+$1.01B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$679M |
| 3 |
AIM
ARK Investment Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$489M |
| 4 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$442M |
| 5 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$369M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.18B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$732M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$719M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$609M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$529M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
2,442 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $230B — up 19% from $193B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 402 funds opened new PYPL positions and 89 closed out — a net gain of 313 holders — while 1,010 added to existing stakes and 794 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SB Management, adding an estimated $1.01B. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.18B sold.
- 2,442 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2020, up from 2,157 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $230B of PayPal stock for Q4 2020, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 402 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2020 and 89 closed out, a net change of +313 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2020 was SB Management, an estimated $1.01B added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2020 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $1.18B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.