PayPal
PYPL
1,384 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.7B invested in PayPal in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 503 increasing their positions, 563 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 90
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,337 → 1,384 (+47)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $71.4B → $71.7B (+$257M)
2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.78% → 78.78% (-2%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 108 → 101 (-7)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 503 | Existing positions reduced: 563
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.07B | Put options by funds: $1.47B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$387M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$154M |
| 3 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$134M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$114M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IC
Icahn Carl
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
-$589M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$414M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$370M |
| 4 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$358M |
| 5 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$263M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,384 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $71.7B — up 0.36% from $71.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new PYPL positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 503 added to existing stakes and 563 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $387M. The largest seller was Icahn Carl, exiting entirely with an estimated $589M sold.
- 1,384 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,337 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $71.7B of PayPal stock for Q1 2018, up 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 148 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2018 and 90 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $387M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2018 was Icahn Carl, an estimated $589M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.