PayPal
PYPL
1,494 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.1B invested in PayPal in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 155 funds opening new positions, 534 increasing their positions, 651 reducing their positions, and 370 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.14B | Put options by funds: $2.74B
6.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.53% → 72.27% (-6.3%)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,739 → 1,494 (-245)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 534 | Existing positions reduced: 651
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 19 (-6)
30% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.9B → $30.1B (-$12.8B)
58% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 155 | Existing positions closed: 370
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$500M |
| 2 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
+$463M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$220M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$187M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.31B |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$439M |
| 3 |
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
|
-$262M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$179M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$178M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,494 of the 8,133 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $30.1B — down 30% from $42.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 370 funds closed out of PYPL and 155 opened new positions — a net loss of 215 holders — while 651 trimmed existing stakes and 534 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $500M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.31B.
- 1,494 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,739 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $30.1B of PayPal stock for Q1 2026, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 155 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2026 and 370 closed out, a net change of -215 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $500M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2026 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.31B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.