PAYPAL HLDGS INC PYPL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 70450Y103 · ISIN US70450Y1038
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersSan Jose, CA
- Founded2015
- 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 ($535.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2023-02-03, 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 ≈ $71.59. Options: 88 managers hold calls ($3.5bn notional), 54 hold puts ($2.3bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,123 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,014 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $4.4bn | $4.8bn | 1.08 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.5bn | $2.3bn | 0.66 |
Biggest buyers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +5.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +5.4m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +4.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +3.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +3.0m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +2.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.0m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +1.7m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +1.7m |
Biggest sellers
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Sold out | -8.3m |
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -5.7m |
| Fundsmith LLP | Sold out | -5.6m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -3.1m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -2.7m |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. | Sold out | -2.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -2.2m |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -2.0m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $556.2m7.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $421.9m5.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $247.3m3.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $224.0m3.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $219.6m3.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $151.2m2.1m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $147.3m2.1m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $125.6m1.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $110.1m1.5m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $107.5m1.5m shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $675.6m9.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $376.9m5.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $208.5m2.9m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $204.6m2.9m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $116.2m1.6m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $100.4m1.4m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $95.3m1.3m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $65.0m913.2k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | New | $56.6m795.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $54.8m7.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-29 | 8.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 3 | $2.8m | 3 | $9.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 3 | $3.0m | 2 | $4.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $694.2k | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 95.7m $6.8bn | Reduced -134.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 76.3m $5.4bn | Added +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 44.2m $3.1bn | Reduced -469.8k |
| Comprehensive Financial Management LLC 68.26% of their portfolio | 29.8m $2.1bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 20.7m $1.5bn | Added +27.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.15% of their portfolio | 18.6m $1.3bn | Added +2.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 17.1m $1.2bn | Added +5.8m |
| NORGES BANK 0.25% of their portfolio | 14.4m $1.0bn | Added +1.1m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 13.6m $968.5m | Reduced -4.1m |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 12.2m $872.1m | Reduced -497.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.1m $861.9m | Reduced -433.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.5m $746.3m | Reduced -989.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 9.7m $694.3m | Added +1.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.40% of their portfolio | 9.7m $690.2m | Added +1.7m |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 3.96% of their portfolio | 9.5m $676.8m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.2m $654.2m | Reduced -333.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.2m $586.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 7.7m $547.1m | Added +526.9k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.5m $536.0m | Reduced -119.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 7.3m $517.9m | Reduced -715.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.1m $503.1m | Reduced -614.5k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.62% of their portfolio | 7.1m $502.7m | Unchanged |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 1.00% of their portfolio | 7.0m $501.1m | Added +296.4k |
| Amundi 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.8m $535.3m | Added +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 6.8m $481.1m | Added +5.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 6.6m $471.9m | Added +231.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.4m $458.5m | Added +786.9k |
| Lindsell Train Ltd 7.16% of their portfolio | 5.3m $376.8m | Reduced -62.1k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 7.05% of their portfolio | 5.1m $366.6m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.50% of their portfolio | 5.1m $359.7m | Added +1.6m |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.51% of their portfolio | 5.0m $356.0m | Reduced -940.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 4.9m $351.9m | Added +3.1m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 4.7m $335.4m | Reduced -172.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.6m $327.1m | Reduced -533.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 4.5m $319.7m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.5m $318.0m | Reduced -302.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.4m $312.7m | Reduced -1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.4m $310.1m | Reduced -821.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.3m $307.8m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.2m $296.1m | Added +3.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $283.2m | Reduced -736.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $266.1m | Added +847.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.5m $247.8m | Added +174.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.4m $244.6m | Reduced -2.7m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.4m $240.0m | Added +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $239.9m | Added +722.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 3.4m $239.2m | Added +3.0m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.65% of their portfolio | 3.2m $237.0m | Added +1.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.1m $221.8m | Reduced -485.6k |
| Black Creek Investment Management Inc. 9.36% of their portfolio | 3.1m $219.5m | Added +790.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.0m $216.6m | Added +374.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $207.1m | Added +2.7m |
| UBS Group AG 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $205.6m | Reduced -56.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $201.2m | Reduced -757.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.8m $200.1m | Added +1.3m |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 2.7m $194.8m | Reduced -30.8k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.7m $190.4m | Added +1.7m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.6m $187.5m | Added +860.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.5m $179.4m | Reduced -92.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.4m $173.4m | Reduced -3.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $163.5m | Added +288.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $158.3m | Added +162.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 2.2m $156.6m | Reduced -23.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.2m $154.8m | Added +74.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.2m $154.4m | Added +24.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $152.4m | Added +96.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.83% of their portfolio | 2.1m $151.7m | Added +35.6k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.1m $151.2m | Added +220.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $150.1m | Reduced -443.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $148.2m | Reduced -224.3k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.0m $141.0m | Added +877.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.0m $139.8m | Reduced -283.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.7m | Reduced -115.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $137.8m | Reduced -10.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.9m | Added +18.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.8m $125.3m | Added +904.9k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.63% of their portfolio | 1.7m $124.3m | Added +352.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $121.5m | Added +237.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $120.6m | Added +47.1k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.7m $117.7m | Added +32.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.3m | Added +69.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.6m $115.4m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.6m | Added +25.4k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.3m | Reduced -3.1m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.8m | Reduced -102.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.7m | Added +233.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.5m | Reduced -208.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $101.6m | Added +1.2m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $101.2m | Reduced -203.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.8m | Reduced -89.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $96.7m | Reduced -7.1k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC 5.92% of their portfolio | 1.4m $96.4m | Added +175.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.5m | Reduced -354.9k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 1.65% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.3m | Reduced -153.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.4m | Reduced -19.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.7m | Reduced -32.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.2m | Reduced -508.8k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.2m | Reduced -153.3k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 2.62% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.7m | Added +434.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.6m | Reduced -1.6m |