Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in PYPL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 73.7M | $3.33B | +1.0% | 8.353% | 0.06% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 56.0M | $2.53B | β | 6.348% | 0.06% |
| 3 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co | 18K | $1.95B | β | 0.002% | 0.04% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 42.0M | $1.90B | -1.8% | 4.760% | 0.07% |
| 5 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 35.1M | $1.59B | +20.7% | 3.983% | 0.18% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 26.1M | $1.19B | +21.8% | 2.964% | 0.07% |
| 7 | Comprehensive Financial Management LLC | 26.0M | $1.18B | -0.9% | 2.947% | 39.00% |
| 8 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 25.6M | $1.16B | +67.9% | 2.904% | 0.08% |
| 9 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 25.3M | $1.15B | β | 2.870% | 0.06% |
| 10 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 15.7M | $709.8M | +38.0% | 1.779% | 0.08% |
| 11 | Amundi | 13.8M | $624.4M | +227.6% | 1.565% | 0.17% |
| 12 | Invesco Ltd. | 12.8M | $578.5M | +4.7% | 1.450% | 0.09% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 11.4M | $516.5M | -21.1% | 1.295% | 0.03% |
| 14 | PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 10.0M | $453.5M | +22.8% | 1.137% | 0.36% |
| 15 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 9.8M | $444.6M | +1.5% | 1.115% | 0.06% |
| 16 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 9.2M | $415.2M | +4.3% | 1.041% | 0.09% |
| 17 | BARCLAYS PLC | 7.5M | $340.3M | -6.1% | 0.853% | 0.14% |
| 18 | Legal & General Group Plc | 7.2M | $323.6M | +2.1% | 0.811% | 0.07% |
| 19 | FMR LLC | 6.9M | $311.1M | -14.1% | 0.780% | 0.02% |
| 20 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 6.5M | $292.4M | +3.2% | 0.733% | 0.06% |
| 21 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 6.4M | $291.5M | +5.5% | 0.731% | 0.04% |
| 22 | LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | 6.3M | $286.2M | -1.5% | 0.717% | 0.39% |
| 23 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 6.2M | $282.6M | -7.8% | 0.708% | 0.05% |
| 24 | UBS Group AG | 6.2M | $281.3M | -27.9% | 0.705% | 0.04% |
| 25 | BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA | 4.2M | $259.6M | +35.4% | 0.477% | 0.13% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in PYPL β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in PYPL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new PYPL position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their PYPL position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 1,454 | 13% | 86.91% | 29.87 pp | $31.84B | 26% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,675 | 2.1% | 116.78% | 27.81 pp | $42.78B | 19% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,711 | 5.8% | 144.59% | 10.53 pp | $52.97B | 6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,817 | +0.5% | 155.12% | 1.28 pp | $56.82B | 0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,808 | 5.5% | 156.40% | 19.37 pp | $57.30B | 11% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,913 | +7.3% | 175.77% | +25.06 pp | $64.39B | +17% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,783 | +7.6% | 150.71% | 49.28 pp | $55.21B | 38% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,657 | β | 199.99% | β | $89.18B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PYPL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of PayPal Holdings, Inc. stands at 86.9%, held across 1,454 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of PYPL, with approximately 73,680,955 shares worth $3.33B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of PYPL, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for PYPL is 21 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
185 institutions opened new positions in PYPL during Q1 2026, while 406 fully exited. 234 added to existing positions and 1,027 trimmed.
PYPL institutional ownership fell by 29.87 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -221 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 52.4% of all reported 13F value in PYPL, and the top 25 account for 70.3%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) Institutional Ownership