PayPal
PYPL
1,007 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.2B invested in PayPal in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 368 increasing their positions, 423 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
65% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $428M | Put options by funds: $260M
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 91
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,019 → 1,007 (-12)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $37.2B → $35.2B (-$1.96B)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 368 | Existing positions reduced: 423
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 52 (-11)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$206M |
| 2 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$202M |
| 3 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
+$178M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$149M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$122M |
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
1,007 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $35.2B — down 5.3% from $37.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 91 funds closed out of PYPL and 88 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 423 trimmed existing stakes and 368 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was Fidelity International, cutting an estimated $238M.
- 1,007 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q2 2016, down from 1,019 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $35.2B of PayPal stock for Q2 2016, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q2 2016 and 91 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $206M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q2 2016 was Fidelity International, an estimated $238M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.