PayPal
PYPL
1,338 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.5B invested in PayPal in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 248 funds opening new positions, 428 increasing their positions, 519 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
351% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 248 | Existing positions closed: 55
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 90 → 108 (+18)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,152 → 1,338 (+186)
0.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.78% → 80.81% (-0.97%)
11% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $6.21B | Capital outflows: $6.98B
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 428 | Existing positions reduced: 519
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11B | Put options by funds: $1.38B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.05B |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$638M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$463M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$275M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.66B |
| 2 |
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$598M |
| 3 |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
-$271M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$270M |
| 5 |
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$217M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
1,338 of the 4,420 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $71.5B — up 14% from $63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 248 funds opened new PYPL positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 193 holders — while 428 added to existing stakes and 519 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.05B. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $1.66B.
- 1,338 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q4 2017, up from 1,152 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $71.5B of PayPal stock for Q4 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 248 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q4 2017 and 55 closed out, a net change of +193 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q4 2017 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $1.05B added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.66B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.