PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) Ownership
PYPL ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 79.0% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.71% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 855.5M
- Float
- 853.5M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 3.91% 29.9M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.35 short interest up 2.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 79.04%
- Insiders 0.71%
- Other investors 20.25%
PYPL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.76% | 75.0M | $4.25B | +1.3M (+1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.27% | 53.6M | $3.04B | −2.4M (−4.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 4.82% | 41.2M | $2.34B | −754,751 (−1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Amvescap Plc. | 3.91% | 33.4M | $1.90B | +1.3M (+4.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.43% | 29.4M | $1.67B | +3.2M (+12.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Comprehensive Financial Management LLC | 2.80% | 24.0M | $1.36B | −2.0M (−7.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.65% | 22.7M | $1.28B | −2.7M (−10.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Bank of America Corp | 2.64% | 22.6M | $1.28B | −3.0M (−11.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.35% | 11.6M | $656.7M | −520,447 (−4.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | NORGES BANK | 1.33% | 11.4M | $645.2M | −4.9M (−30.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.21% | 10.3M | $585.4M | −1.1M (−9.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | PRIMECAP Management Company | 1.14% | 9.8M | $554.3M | −251,320 (−2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.10% | 9.4M | $533.3M | −424,682 (−4.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.00% | 8.6M | $487.0M | −591,103 (−6.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | First Trust Advisors L.P. | 0.90% | 7.7M | $437.4M | +2.6M (+50.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 0.81% | 7.0M | $395.0M | +2.8M (+66.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.78% | 6.7M | $379.2M | +241,265 (+3.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 0.77% | 6.6M | $373.8M | +128,426 (+2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.77% | 6.6M | $372.8M | −579,686 (−8.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.68% | 5.8M | $329.9M | −430,749 (−6.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 7 holders added 11.6M shares and 13 cut 19.6M.
PYPL top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.95% | 25.2M | $1.43B | −61,219 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.32% | 19.9M | $1.13B | −1.2M (−5.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 2.09% | 17.9M | $1.01B | −29,128 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.34% | 11.5M | $649.2M | +43,994 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 11.4M | $646.3M | −18,352 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 1.31% | 11.2M | $637.3M | −387,629 (−3.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.22% | 10.5M | $593.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF | 0.91% | 7.8M | $440.6M | +13,431 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street®FinSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.68% | 5.8M | $328.3M | −36,784 (−0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv | 0.62% | 5.3M | $302.7M | −181,500 (−3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.60% | 5.1M | $290.8M | −110,420 (−2.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.47% | 4.0M | $226.3M | −241,835 (−5.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 0.46% | 3.9M | $222.9M | +9,156 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.44% | 3.7M | $212.6M | −7,790 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.41% | 3.5M | $199.5M | +6,479 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Fidelity Mid Cap Index | 0.40% | 3.4M | $193.3M | +14,656 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.37% | 3.2M | $181.8M | −259,983 (−7.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Fidelity SAI US Quality Index | 0.37% | 3.2M | $181.6M | +13,658 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | DFA US Large Cap Value I | 0.28% | 2.4M | $136.2M | −141,086 (−5.5%) | April 30, 2026 |
| 20 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.26% | 2.2M | $127.5M | −1,508 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
PYPL insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $45.49 | — | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Mark Alford | Sell | $45.42 | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Byron Donalds | Buy | $44.90 | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $44.90 | — | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $45.02 | — | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Chris Natali | Sell | $44.73 | 2,208 | $98,764 |
| 2026-03-03 | Frank Keller | Sell | $46.02 | 29,581 | $1.4M |
| 2026-03-03 | Suzan Kereere | Sell | $46.02 | 13,515 | $621,960 |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $47.01 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Suzan Kereere | Sell | $41.49 | 37,613 | $1.6M |
| 2026-02-17 | Chris Natali | Sell | $40.49 | 1,213 | $49,114 |
| 2026-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $40.81 | — | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Angus S. King Jr. | Sell | $40.29 | — | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Byron Donalds | Sell | $41.49 | — | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Frank Keller | Sell | $40.20 | 3,478 | $139,816 |
| 2026-01-29 | John Boozman | Buy | $53.11 | — | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $53.11 | — | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $56.56 | — | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Nancy Pelosi | Sell | $59.10 | — | — |
| 2025-11-21 | John Boozman | Buy | $60.57 | — | — |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
PYPL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns PYPL
Institutional investors own 79.0% of PayPal's shares and insiders 0.71%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.76% of the shares (75.0M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 7 added shares and 13 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 3.91% of the float, or 2.35 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 22.8% since 2014.
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PYPL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most PayPal stock?
The largest shareholders of PayPal are BlackRock Inc (8.76%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.27%), State Street Corp (4.82%), Amvescap Plc. (3.91%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (3.43%).
What percentage of PayPal is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 79.0% of PayPal's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.71%.
Which funds own PayPal?
The largest fund holders of PayPal are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.95%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.32%), Invesco QQQ Trust (2.09%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.34%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%).
What is PayPal's short interest?
29.9M shares of PayPal were sold short, 3.91% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.35 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling PayPal?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in PayPal (since November 21, 2025), 8 were purchases and 12 were sales.
How many shares of PayPal are outstanding?
PayPal has 855.5M shares outstanding, of which 853.5M are in the public float.