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PayPal Ownership Summary

PayPal is owned by 72.20% institutional investors, 0.16% insiders, and 27.64% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.76% of PYPL shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.27% of its assets in PayPal shares.

PYPL Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	PayPal	72.20%	0.16%	27.64%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	36.95%	15.48%	47.58%
Industry	Credit Services Stocks	45.07%	10.14%	44.79%
Idea	SaaS Stocks List	55.75%	6.52%	37.73%
Idea	Blockchain Stocks List	45.10%	7.52%	47.37%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	84.84M	8.76%	$5.69B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	74.54M	7.69%	$5.00B
Blackrock	72.84M	6.85%	$4.23B
State street	43.22M	4.46%	$2.90B
Capital research global investors	27.95M	2.88%	$1.87B
Comprehensive financial management	27.12M	2.80%	$1.82B
Geode capital management	21.77M	2.25%	$1.45B
Morgan stanley	14.94M	1.54%	$1.00B
Norges bank	12.73M	1.25%	$1.09B
Invesco	11.13M	1.15%	$746.51M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Comprehensive financial management	27.12M	50.30%	$1.82B
Punch card management	650.45K	13.53%	$43.62M
Blue door asset management	331.02K	11.68%	$22.20M
Amiral gestion	419.63K	10.22%	$28.14M
Black creek investment management	2.75M	8.71%	$184.63M
Mayar capital	73.37K	7.70%	$4.92M
Lindsell train	4.48M	7.38%	$300.67M
Nixon capital	358.00K	7.30%	$24.01M
Bastion asset management	170.76K	6.71%	$11.65M
Yong rong (hk) asset management	478.00K	6.56%	$32.05M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	12.73M	0.14%	12.73M
Lombard odier asset management (europe)	5.94M	0.97%	5.75M
Goldman sachs group	8.21M	0.07%	3.38M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	8.18M	0.12%	2.16M
Lazard asset management	2.11M	0.22%	1.93M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Temasek (private)	-	-	-2.95M
Citadel advisors	5.82M	0.07%	-2.89M
Ubs asset management americas	7.05M	0.10%	-2.21M
Greenvale capital llp	-	-	-2.20M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	1.70M	0.07%	-1.87M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	12.73M	0.14%	12.73M	$1.09B
Contour asset management	1.85M	3.11%	1.85M	$124.16M
Point72 asset management	876.31K	0.10%	876.31K	$58.77M
Yong rong (hk) asset management	478.00K	6.56%	478.00K	$32.05M
Cubist systematic strategies	279.81K	0.09%	279.81K	$18.76M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Flaharty asset management	-2.00
Ruedi wealth management	-2.00
Raelipskie partnership	-2.00
Lifesteps financial	-2.00
Legend financial advisors	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Sep 30, 2025	1,813	-7.59%	699,616,570	0.45%	72	1.40%	724	-13.60%	727	-7.15%
Jun 30, 2025	1,958	-0.61%	723,484,822	0.83%	74	1.41%	834	-6.29%	783	4.68%
Mar 31, 2025	1,941	-6.91%	715,772,507	-1.93%	72	1.44%	878	-7.38%	738	-4.53%
Dec 31, 2024	1,323	-32.40%	381,046,757	-45.47%	37	0.79%	619	-32.57%	498	-29.56%
Sep 30, 2024	1,933	5.69%	702,504,944	-1.50%	69	1.48%	909	22.18%	698	-5.68%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	32.39M	3.27%	-701.38K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	30.57M	3.20%	-723.10K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	24.07M	2.52%	-3.53M
Invesco QQQ Trust	20.05M	2.10%	139.11K
Capital Group Investment Co of Amer Comp	12.94M	1.33%	1.15M
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A	12.94M	1.33%	1.15M
Fidelity 500 Index	12.33M	1.29%	5.29K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	12.30M	1.24%	-355.30K
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp	11.99M	1.23%	280.13K
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A	11.99M	1.23%	280.13K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 19, 2025	Kereere Suzan	President, Global Markets	Sell	$12.11K
Nov 19, 2025	Kereere Suzan	President, Global Markets	Sell	$236.94K
Nov 10, 2025	Webster Aaron	EVP, Global Chief Risk Officer	Sell	$61.91K
Nov 10, 2025	Webster Aaron	EVP, Global Chief Risk Officer	Sell	$477.16K
Nov 10, 2025	Webster Aaron	EVP, Global Chief Risk Officer	Sell	$76.24K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	12
2025 Q3	-	5
2025 Q2	-	3
2025 Q1	-	1
2024 Q4	-	-

PYPL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns PayPal?

PayPal shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 72.20%, followed by 0.16% insiders and 27.64% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in PayPal's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 45.07%, which PayPal exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of PayPal?

PayPal’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (84.84M shares, 8.76%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (74.54M shares, 7.69%), and Blackrock (72.84M shares, 6.85%). Together, they hold 23.29% of PayPal’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own PayPal?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.85% of PayPal, totaling 72.84M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.10% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 4.23B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.558M shares, a -2.09% change.

Who is PayPal’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Comprehensive financial management is PayPal’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 50.30% of its assets in 27.12M PayPal shares, valued at 1.82B$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of PayPal shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of PayPal shares, with 3.27% of its total shares outstanding invested in 32.39M PayPal shares.

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