PayPal
PYPL
2,608 hedge funds and large institutions have $168B invested in PayPal in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 396 funds opening new positions, 1,195 increasing their positions, 814 reducing their positions, and 279 closing their positions.
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,195 | Existing positions reduced: 814
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 396 | Existing positions closed: 279
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,527 → 2,608 (+81)
4.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.86% → 75.8% (-4.1%)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.96B | Put options by funds: $10.3B
41% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $287B → $168B (-$119B)
53% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 260 → 121 (-139)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Edgewood Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$982M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$888M |
| 3 |
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$633M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$610M |
| 5 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$572M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.95B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.87B |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$2B |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.16B |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.11B |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
2,608 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $168B — down 41% from $287B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 396 funds opened new PYPL positions and 279 closed out — a net gain of 117 holders — while 1,195 added to existing stakes and 814 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Edgewood Management, adding an estimated $982M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $2.95B.
- 2,608 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2021, up from 2,527 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $168B of PayPal stock for Q4 2021, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 396 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2021 and 279 closed out, a net change of +117 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2021 was Edgewood Management, an estimated $982M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2021 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $2.95B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.