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979 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.7B invested in PayPal in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 365 increasing their positions, 395 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 65 (+13)

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $375M | Put options by funds: $301M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.5B → $39.7B (+$4.19B)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 365 | Existing positions reduced: 395

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,006 → 979 (-27)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 96

Holders
979
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-2.68%
% of All Funds
26.12%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.73%
New
75
Increased
365
Reduced
395
Closed
96
Calls
$375M
Puts
$301M
Net Calls
+$74.2M
Net Calls Change
-$94.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$1.64B
2
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$270M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$238M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$206M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$143M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$405M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$298M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$289M
4
GE
General Electric
Ohio
-$169M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$123M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IGM
176
Incline Global Management
New York
$22.7M -$6.6M -171,781 -24%
Nomura Holdings
177
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$22.7M +$3.87M +100,803 +22%
JGC
178
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$22.4M +$3.54M +92,200 +20%
SDIC
179
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$22M – – –
KBC Group
180
KBC Group
Belgium
$21.9M +$1.24M +32,370 +6%
AIG
181
American International Group
New York
$21.1M +$208K +5,413 +1%
Millennium Management
182
Millennium Management
New York
$21.1M -$34M -885,717 -63%
OCA
183
Otter Creek Advisors
Florida
$20.5M +$2.7M +70,344 +16%
GPCM
184
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management
Texas
$20.5M +$3.84M +100,000 +25%
DLA
185
Douglas Lane & Associates
New York
$20.4M +$975K +25,362 +5%
GF
186
Gabelli Funds
New York
$20.2M +$192K +5,000 +1%
AG
187
Aperio Group
California
$19.8M +$823K +21,405 +5%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
188
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$19.7M -$1.94M -50,420 -9%
MCM
189
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$19.5M -$278K -7,240 -2%
ACA
190
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$19.2M -$4.7M -122,315 -21%
TRSOTSOK
191
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$19.2M -$2.12M -55,100 -11%
AAM
192
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$19.1M -$248K -6,455 -1%
GPSPJS
193
General Pension Society PZU Joint Stock
Poland
$18.6M +$3.84M +100,000 +28%
BCIM
194
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$18.6M -$2.72M -70,779 -13%
MFWM
195
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$18.5M -$68K -1,770 -0.4%
Schroder Investment Management Group
196
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$18.5M +$2.47M +64,273 +17%
CCMH
197
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$18.5M +$1.26M +32,773 +8%
DCM
198
Decatur Capital Management
Georgia
$18.4M +$391K +10,175 +2%
NC
199
Nitorum Capital
New York
$18.2M +$916K +23,826 +6%
Mawer Investment Management
200
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$18.2M -$6.94M -180,590 -29%
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PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

979 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $39.7B — up 12% from $35.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 96 funds closed out of PYPL and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 395 trimmed existing stakes and 365 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $1.64B. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $405M sold.

  • 979 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,006 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $39.7B of PayPal stock for Q3 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q3 2016 and 96 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest PayPal buyer in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.64B added.
  • The largest PayPal seller in Q3 2016 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $405M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.