PayPal
PYPL
2,010 hedge funds and large institutions have $59.7B invested in PayPal in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 214 funds opening new positions, 571 increasing their positions, 1,038 reducing their positions, and 281 closing their positions.
0.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.76% → 72.82% (+0.06%)
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.56B | Put options by funds: $3.59B
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,119 → 2,010 (-109)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $72.2B → $59.7B (-$12.5B)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 214 | Existing positions closed: 281
32% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 79 → 54 (-25)
45% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 571 | Existing positions reduced: 1,038
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$464M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$435M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$250M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$714M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$490M |
| 3 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$483M |
| 4 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$326M |
| 5 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$247M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
2,010 of the 6,222 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $59.7B — down 17% from $72.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 281 funds closed out of PYPL and 214 opened new positions — a net loss of 67 holders — while 1,038 trimmed existing stakes and 571 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $464M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $714M sold.
- 2,010 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2022, down from 2,119 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $59.7B of PayPal stock for Q4 2022, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 214 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2022 and 281 closed out, a net change of -67 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2022 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $464M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2022 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $714M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.