PayPal
PYPL
1,006 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.5B invested in PayPal in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 369 increasing their positions, 421 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
65% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $428M | Put options by funds: $260M
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 91
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.7B → $35.5B (-$1.27B)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,017 → 1,006 (-11)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 369 | Existing positions reduced: 421
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 62 → 52 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$291M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$202M |
| 4 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
+$178M |
| 5 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$149M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$238M |
| 2 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$157M |
| 3 |
IC
Icahn Carl
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
-$150M |
| 4 |
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
|
-$127M |
| 5 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$122M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
1,006 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $35.5B — down 3.4% from $36.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 91 funds closed out of PYPL and 89 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 421 trimmed existing stakes and 369 added.
The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $291M. The largest seller was Fidelity International, cutting an estimated $238M.
- 1,006 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q2 2016, down from 1,017 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $35.5B of PayPal stock for Q2 2016, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q2 2016 and 91 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $291M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q2 2016 was Fidelity International, an estimated $238M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.