PayPal
PYPL
1,504 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.1B invested in PayPal in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 158 funds opening new positions, 539 increasing their positions, 652 reducing their positions, and 374 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.14B | Put options by funds: $2.74B
6.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.5% → 72.31% (-6.2%)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,744 → 1,504 (-240)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 539 | Existing positions reduced: 652
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 19 (-6)
30% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.9B → $30.1B (-$12.8B)
58% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 158 | Existing positions closed: 374
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$500M |
| 2 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
+$463M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$220M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$187M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.31B |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$439M |
| 3 |
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
|
-$262M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$179M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$178M |
PYPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,504 of the 8,207 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PayPal (PYPL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $30.1B — down 30% from $42.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 374 funds closed out of PYPL and 158 opened new positions — a net loss of 216 holders — while 652 trimmed existing stakes and 539 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $500M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.31B.
- 1,504 institutional investors held PayPal (PYPL) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,744 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $30.1B of PayPal stock for Q1 2026, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 158 funds opened new PayPal positions in Q1 2026 and 374 closed out, a net change of -216 holders.
- The largest PayPal buyer in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $500M added.
- The largest PayPal seller in Q1 2026 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.31B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.