PayPal
PYPL
1,095 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.8B invested in PayPal in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 369 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 82
39% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 62 → 86 (+24)
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.5B → $53.8B (+$11.3B)
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $608M | Put options by funds: $494M
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,068 → 1,095 (+27)
1.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.87% → 83.55% (+1.7%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 369 | Existing positions reduced: 457
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$381M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$278M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$228M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IC
Icahn Carl
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
-$1.06B |
| 2 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$204M |
| 3 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
-$176M |
| 4 |
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
Fairport,
New York
|
-$169M |
| 5 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$164M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,095 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $53.8B — up 27% from $42.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new PYPL positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 369 added to existing stakes and 457 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $1.07B. The largest seller was Icahn Carl, cutting an estimated $1.06B.
- 1,095 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q2 2017, up from 1,068 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $53.8B of PayPal stock for Q2 2017, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 119 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q2 2017 and 82 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q2 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.07B added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q2 2017 was Icahn Carl, an estimated $1.06B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.