PAYLOCITY HLDG CORP PCTY
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 70438V106 · ISIN US70438V1061
Paylocity is a provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM), Finance, and IT software solutions, offering a unified platform for HR, payroll, finance, and workforce management.
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersSchaumburg, IL
- Founded1997
- Websitepaylocity.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($8.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 53.1m as of 2026-07-29, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $104.56. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($7.9m notional), 6 hold puts ($5.4m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 386 |
| Q4 2022 | 439 |
| Q1 2023 | 444 |
| Q2 2023 | 440 |
| Q3 2023 | 446 |
| Q4 2023 | 435 |
| Q1 2024 | 416 |
| Q2 2024 | 459 |
| Q3 2024 | 434 |
| Q4 2024 | 458 |
| Q1 2025 | 470 |
| Q2 2025 | 492 |
| Q3 2025 | 485 |
| Q4 2025 | 466 |
| Q1 2026 | 447 |
| Q2 2026 | 468 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 191 | 277 |
| Q4 2024 | 220 | 195 |
| Q1 2025 | 272 | 197 |
| Q2 2025 | 262 | 216 |
| Q3 2025 | 241 | 242 |
| Q4 2025 | 226 | 261 |
| Q1 2026 | 251 | 231 |
| Q2 2026 | 267 | 214 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $3.8m | $2.6m | 0.67 |
| Q4 2025 | $15.0m | $4.6m | 0.31 |
| Q1 2026 | $17.9m | $7.1m | 0.39 |
| Q2 2026 | $7.9m | $5.4m | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +858.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +697.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +553.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +418.5k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +238.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +232.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +231.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +178.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +157.5k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -934.7k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -698.1k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | Reduced | -667.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | Sold out | -445.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -323.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | -302.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -271.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -226.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -223.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -208.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.8m36.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.7m16.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.1m10.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $616.7k5.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $407.7k3.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $115.0k1.1k shares |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC | New | $104.5k1.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.5m23.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.2m11.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $804.9k7.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $742.2k7.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $73.2k700 shares |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC | Added | $52.3k500 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Sarowitz Steven I 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-02-10 | 15.8% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-08-14 | 5.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (2.4%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $194.8m | $91.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $33.4m | $33.4m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $40.5m | $40.3m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $3.5m | $2.7m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $457.1k | $457.1k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $1.8m | $1.8m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $293.1k | $293.1k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 9 | $23.9m | $23.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Beauchamp Steven R Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m15.0k shares |
| 2026-09-04 | Cappotelli Andrew Sr Vice President Operations | Sold plan | $10.5k69 shares |
| 2026-08-28 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $808.6k5.1k shares |
| 2026-08-27 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $3.1m19.5k shares |
| 2026-08-27 | Conway Craig Director | Sold | $493.1k3.1k shares |
| 2026-08-27 | Robinson Kenneth B. Director | Sold | $126.7k800 shares |
| 2026-08-24 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $68.4k441 shares |
| 2026-08-20 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $1.0m6.7k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $1.3m8.5k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | Scutt Joshua SVP Chief Revenue Officer | Sold plan | $708.6k4.7k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | Glenn Ryan Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $500.9k3.3k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | Cappotelli Andrew Sr Vice President Operations | Sold plan | $382.1k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-18 | Rost Nicholas VP CAO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $77.0k520 shares |
| 2026-08-14 | Beauchamp Steven R Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m15.0k shares |
| 2026-08-14 | Williams Toby J. President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.8m12.0k shares |
| 2026-08-14 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $88.6k586 shares |
| 2026-08-13 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $2.3m15.1k shares |
| 2026-08-13 | Scutt Joshua SVP Chief Revenue Officer · Owned by father-in-law | Sold | $17.1k118 shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $5.0m33.0k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | Sarowitz Steven I Director | Sold plan | $1.7m11.1k shares |
| 2026-06-04 | Cappotelli Andrew Sr Vice President Operations | Sold plan | $8.1k70 shares |
| 2026-06-01 | Glenn Ryan Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $121.5k1.0k shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Cappotelli Andrew Sr Vice President Operations | Sold plan | $103.4k899 shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Rost Nicholas VP CAO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $59.9k521 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $430.3m | Reduced -271.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.1m $324.6m | Reduced -934.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $246.0m | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $228.6m | Added +7.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $203.4m | Reduced -7.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $156.7m | Reduced -226.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $149.0m | Added +88.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $146.0m | Added +56.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $135.6m | Added +858.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $133.6m | Reduced -12.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $119.0m | Added +5.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $110.4m | Added +553.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 930.5k $97.3m | Added +697.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 904.7k $94.6m | Reduced -203.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 843.5k $88.2m | Added +178.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 829.3k $86.7m | Added +418.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 798.0k $83.4m | Added +155.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 743.8k $77.8m | Added +129.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 688.9k $72.0m | Reduced -32.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 681.4k $72.2m | Reduced -223.6k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 674.8k $70.5m | First filing |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 663.4k $69.4m | Added +57.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 640.4k $66.9m | Added +40.2k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 1.91% of their portfolio | 565.8k $59.1m | Reduced -667.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 561.4k $58.7m | Added +231.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 525.3k $54.9m | Added +157.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 524.9k $54.9m | Added +75.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 472.3k $49.4m | Not comparable |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 406.7k $42.5m | Added +34.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 353.0k $36.9m | Added +116.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.1k $35.7m | Reduced -64.7k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 331.1k $34.6m | Reduced -8.5k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 328.4k $34.3m | Reduced -133.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 325.8k $34.1m | Added +238.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.2k $32.7m | Reduced -31.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 298.7k $31.2m | Added +95.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.5k $28.8m | Reduced -916 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 248.1k $25.9m | Added +232.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.5k $25.6m | Added +106.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 218.7k $22.9m | Reduced -7.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 215.4k $22.5m | Added +44.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.0k $21.6m | Added +87.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 203.0k $21.2m | Reduced -54.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.7k $20.3m | Added +32.1k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 192.5k $20.1m | Added +113.8k |
| Gillson Capital LP 1.14% of their portfolio | 185.8k $19.4m | Reduced -156.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.0k $19.0m | Added +7.6k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 1.13% of their portfolio | 171.3k $17.9m | Reduced -11.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 152.9k $16.0m | Added +28.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 149.8k $15.7m | Added +41.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.2k $15.5m | Added +22.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 145.2k $15.2m | Added +60.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.9k $14.8m | Added +98.9k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 141.8k $14.8m | Reduced -80 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.4k $14.3m | Added +11.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.5k $14.2m | Added +25.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.6k $13.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 121.5k $12.7m | Added +70.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.5k $12.1m | Reduced -18.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.9k $11.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.7k $11.6m | Reduced -8.1k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 109.9k $11.5m | Reduced -698.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.9k $11.2m | Reduced -141.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.1k $11.0m | Added +21.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.3k $10.9m | Added +41.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.3k $10.6m | Added +51.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.5k $10.3m | Added +316 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.9k $10.2m | Added +19.4k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.8k $10.2m | Added +38.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.6k $10.1m | Reduced -138.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.5k $9.7m | Added +45.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.3k $9.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.5k $9.0m | Added +400 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 85.7k $9.0m | Reduced -63.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.6k $8.8m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.5k $8.5m | Added +8.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.9k $8.5m | Reduced -11.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.2k $8.2m | Added +1.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.7k $8.1m | Added +16.3k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.19% of their portfolio | 73.9k $7.7m | Added +48.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 68.5k $7.2m | Reduced -192.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.4k $6.8m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 64.2k $6.7m | Reduced -91.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.0k $6.6m | Added +6.7k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 62.6k $6.5m | Added +34.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.4k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $6.3m | Added +2.9k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.6k $6.2m | Added +32.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $6.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.4k $5.9m | Reduced -208.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.4k $5.9m | Added +26.3k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 53.0k $5.5m | Added +16.5k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.9k $5.4m | Added +26.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $5.2m | Added +577 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $5.2m | Reduced -45.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $5.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.2k $5.0m | Reduced -116.2k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 47.9k $5.0m | Added +574 |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 45.5k $4.8m | Added +32.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $4.6m | Added +3.1k |