PayPal
PYPL
1,055 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.3B invested in PayPal in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 161 funds opening new positions, 377 increasing their positions, 385 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 161 | Existing positions closed: 69
82.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 82.48% (+82%)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 981 → 1,055 (+74)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $349M | Put options by funds: $325M
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 377 | Existing positions reduced: 385
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.2B → $39.3B (-$932M)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 65 → 55 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$502M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$214M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$182M |
| 4 |
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
|
+$175M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$136M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$308M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$265M |
| 3 |
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
|
-$241M |
| 4 |
BG
Baupost Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$205M |
| 5 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$122M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
1,055 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $39.3B — down 2.3% from $40.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 161 funds opened new PYPL positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 92 holders — while 377 added to existing stakes and 385 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lone Pine Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $502M. The largest seller was Orbis Allan Gray, cutting an estimated $308M.
- 1,055 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2016, up from 981 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $39.3B of PayPal stock for Q4 2016, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 161 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2016 and 69 closed out, a net change of +92 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2016 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $502M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2016 was Orbis Allan Gray, an estimated $308M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.