Ranked by reported Q2 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. | 75.0M | $3.24B | +1.7% | 8.498% | 0.05% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 53.6M | $2.32B | -4.2% | 6.079% | 0.05% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 41.2M | $1.78B | -1.8% | 4.674% | 0.03% |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 33.4M | $1.44B | +73.1% | 3.791% | 0.11% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 29.4M | $1.30B | +12.3% | 3.330% | 0.07% |
| 6 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 29.6M | $1.28B | -15.7% | 3.357% | 0.10% |
| 7 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 28.1M | $1.21B | +3.3% | 3.181% | 0.07% |
| 8 | Comprehensive Financial Management LLC | 24.0M | $1.03B | -7.9% | 2.715% | 33.94% |
| 9 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 22.7M | $978.3M | -10.5% | 2.568% | 0.04% |
| 10 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 22.6M | $975.6M | -11.8% | 2.561% | 0.06% |
| 11 | Great Hill Capital LLC | 14.0M | $965.1M | +48.7% | 1.593% | 22.47% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 12.4M | $534.2M | -21.2% | 1.402% | 0.05% |
| 13 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 12.3M | $533.1M | -35.6% | 1.400% | 0.04% |
| 14 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | 7.0M | $497.2M | +66.5% | 0.795% | 0.17% |
| 15 | NORGES BANK | 11.4M | $491.3M | — | 1.290% | 0.05% |
| 16 | MORGAN STANLEY | 10.3M | $445.8M | -9.6% | 1.171% | 0.02% |
| 17 | PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 9.8M | $422.1M | -2.5% | 1.108% | 0.25% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 9.4M | $406.2M | -4.3% | 1.066% | 0.05% |
| 19 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 8.6M | $370.9M | -6.4% | 0.974% | 0.07% |
| 20 | UBS Group AG | 8.1M | $348.5M | +29.8% | 0.915% | 0.04% |
| 21 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 7.7M | $333.1M | +50.5% | 0.874% | 0.20% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 6.7M | $288.8M | +3.7% | 0.758% | 0.04% |
| 23 | UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME | 6.6M | $284.7M | +2.0% | 0.747% | 0.05% |
| 24 | Legal & General Group Plc | 6.6M | $283.9M | -8.1% | 0.745% | 0.06% |
| 25 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 5.8M | $251.2M | -6.9% | 0.659% | 0.04% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in PYPL — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in PYPL during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new PYPL position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their PYPL position in Q2 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,400 | 6.9% | 85.56% | +1.87 pp | $32.29B | 10% |
| Q1 2026 | 1,504 | 12% | 83.69% | 2.26 pp | $36.00B | 22% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,711 | 1.9% | 85.95% | +4.09 pp | $46.06B | 17% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,744 | 4.0% | 81.86% | +3.18 pp | $55.56B | 2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,817 | +0.5% | 78.68% | +3.83 pp | $56.82B | 0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,808 | 5.5% | 74.85% | 1.76 pp | $57.30B | 11% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,913 | +7.3% | 76.61% | +3.57 pp | $64.39B | +17% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,783 | — | 73.04% | — | $55.21B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PYPL stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of PayPal Holdings, Inc. stands at 85.6%, held across 1,400 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of PYPL, with approximately 74,965,012 shares worth $3.24B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of PYPL, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, JANE STREET GROUP, LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for PYPL is 53 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
86 institutions opened new positions in PYPL during Q2 2026, while 205 fully exited. 303 added to existing positions and 952 trimmed.
PYPL institutional ownership rose by 1.87 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -104 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 48.2% of all reported 13F value in PYPL, and the top 25 account for 68.2%.
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