PayPal
PYPL
1,643 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.8B invested in PayPal in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 185 funds opening new positions, 657 increasing their positions, 604 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.
101% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 185 | Existing positions closed: 92
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $79.7B → $99.8B (+$20.1B)
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 149 → 158 (+9)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,568 → 1,643 (+75)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 657 | Existing positions reduced: 604
0.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.25% → 82.23% (+0.97%)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $1.7B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Polen Capital Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$658M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$426M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$413M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$284M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$485M |
| 2 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
-$264M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$257M |
| 4 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$216M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$184M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,643 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $99.8B — up 25% from $79.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 185 funds opened new PYPL positions and 92 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 657 added to existing stakes and 604 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Polen Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $658M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $485M sold.
- 1,643 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,568 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $99.8B of PayPal stock for Q1 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 185 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2019 and 92 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2019 was Polen Capital Management, an estimated $658M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2019 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $485M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.