Paycom Software

PAYC • NYSE

Paycom Software is a software - application company in the technology sector on NYSE, led by Chad R. Richison, with a market cap of $8.4B. As of Q3 2025, 89% of shares are held by 709 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 10.31%.

CEOChad R. Richison

Market Cap$8.4B

Software - Application

Technology

Employees7.3K

Websitepaycom.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in PAYC as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $11.7B

All Institutions

Institutions: 709
Value Held: $10.4B
Shares Held: 50.2M
Avg Position: $14.7M
Median Position: $655.8K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 44
Value Held: $809.2M
Shares Held: 3.9M
Avg Position: $18.4M
Median Position: $1.4M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

82.2%

$9.6B

Hedge Funds

6.91%

$809.2M

Retail & Other

10.89%

$1.3B

Based on market cap of $11.7B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in PAYC as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$1.2B 0.02% of portfolio	10.31% 5.8M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 3m	$6.69T
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	Laurence D. Fink CEO	$834.9M 0.01% of portfolio	7.13% 4.0M shares	Q2 2015 Held for 10y 6m	$5.67T
POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Stanley Charles Moss CEO	$548.7M 1.78% of portfolio	4.69% 2.6M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 6m	$30.8B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$498.7M 0.03% of portfolio	4.26% 2.4M shares	Q1 2015 Held for 10y 9m	$1.92T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$449.0M 0.02% of portfolio	3.83% 2.2M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 3m	$2.88T
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P Long Only Manager	David Gregory Herro Chairman	$396.4M 0.64% of portfolio	3.39% 1.9M shares	Q4 2023 Held for 2 years	$62.4B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$358.4M 0.02% of portfolio	3.07% 1.7M shares	Q2 2014 Held for 11y 6m	$1.57T
B BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO Institution	-	$355.6M 0.26% of portfolio	3.04% 1.7M shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 6m	$134.80B
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	James Allen Bowen CEO	$289.2M 0.22% of portfolio	2.47% 1.4M shares	Q3 2015 Held for 10y 3m	$134.15B
S SYLEBRA CAPITAL LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Daniel Patrick Gibson Owner	$281.5M 15.54% of portfolio	2.40% 1.4M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$1.8B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for PAYC in Q3 2025

Traded: +$31.7M
Buyers: 320
Sellers: 358
Total Bought: +$867.9M
Total Sold: −$836.2M
Avg Position: $13.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
A Allianz Asset Management AG Institution	+$100.4M +482.2K shares	$101.4M 487.0K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$77.1M +370.2K shares	$110.8M 532.1K shares
Woodline Partners LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$58.5M +280.8K shares	$58.5M 280.8K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$47.7M +229.2K shares	$68.2M 327.7K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$42.4M +203.8K shares	$42.4M 203.8K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$37.3M +179.2K shares	$1.2B 5.8M shares
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$33.1M +159.1K shares	$33.1M 159.1K shares
B BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO Institution	+$33.1M +159.0K shares	$355.6M 1.7M shares
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long Only Manager	+$32.4M +155.8K shares	$44.3M 212.6K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$26.2M +126.0K shares	$29.8M 143.2K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$83.1M −399.4K shares	$289.2M 1.4M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$58.2M −279.7K shares	$35.8M 172.1K shares
POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$54.1M −260.1K shares	$548.7M 2.6M shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	−$51.9M −249.3K shares	$80.0M 384.4K shares
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P Long Only Manager	−$36.9M −177.3K shares	$396.4M 1.9M shares
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB Institution	−$31.3M −150.7K shares	$13.0M 62.8K shares
BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$30.9M −148.6K shares	$67.9M 326.0K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$29.9M −143.5K shares	$109.4M 525.4K shares
N NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND Institution	−$29.6M −142.3K shares	$5.9M 28.1K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$27.3M −130.9K shares	$197.7M 949.8K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited PAYC in Q3 2025

New Positions: 27
New Value: $76.2M
Exited Positions: 80
Exited Value: $123.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$42.4M 203.8K shares
TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	$21.3M 102.2K shares
S Sienna Gestion Institution	$4.5M 23.8K shares
E Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Institution	$3.4M 16.3K shares
GDS Wealth Management RIA/Wealth	$1.6M 7.8K shares
SUMMIT WEALTH GROUP LLC / CO RIA/Wealth	$652.4K 2.5K shares
SILVER OAK SECURITIES, Inc RIA/Wealth	$496.1K 2.4K shares
C Citizens Business Bank Pension/Endowment	$380.1K 1.8K shares
F Fieldview Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$336.8K 1.6K shares
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$327.4K 1.6K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
T TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$23.2M 100.2K shares
B BARLOW WEALTH PARTNERS, INC. RIA/Wealth	$18.3M 80.3K shares
Candlestick Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$13.9M 60.1K shares
A AXA Institution	$13.3M 57.4K shares
A ADAMS EXPRESS CO Long Only Manager	$9.6M 41.5K shares
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.8M 20.6K shares
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$3.0M 13.2K shares
H Horizon Investment Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.7M 11.8K shares
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.6M 11.2K shares
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.2M 9.6K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in PAYC as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 18
Call Value: $74.0M
Put Positions: 18
Put Value: $86.6M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$21.4M 1.0K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$14.4M 693.0 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$8.8M 425.0 contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$8.1M 390.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$7.7M 351.0 contracts
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	$4.2M 2.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$3.7M 176.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.6M 77.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$1.1M 54.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$749.3K 36.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$28.5M 1.4K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$17.0M 819.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$16.1M 773.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$7.0M 337.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$6.0M 275.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$5.3M 257.0 contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$1.6M 75.0 contracts
P Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$1.5M 70.0 contracts
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.3M 61.0 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.2M 60.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with PAYC as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
S SYLEBRA CAPITAL LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Daniel Patrick Gibson Owner	15.54% $281.5M	2.40% 1.4M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$1.8B
A AMIRAL GESTION Institution	-	6.18% $17.0M	0.15% 81.8K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$275.2M
Avory & Company, LLC RIA/Wealth	Sean Nmn Emory Managing Partner	4.92% $8.2M	0.07% 39.2K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 6m	$166.0M
M Montanaro Asset Management Ltd Institution	-	3.30% $13.2M	0.11% 63.5K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 5 years	$400.4M
Sather Financial Group Inc RIA/Wealth	David Scott Sather CEO	2.83% $52.0M	0.44% 250.0K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 6m	$1.8B
BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Keith Allison Lee CEO	2.80% $67.9M	0.58% 326.0K shares	Q4 2016 Held for 9 years	$2.4B
A Aureus Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Thaddeus Hallock Davis CEO	2.04% $31.3M	0.27% 150.6K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$1.5B
Berkeley, Inc RIA/Wealth	Megan Parrish President	1.95% $5.8M	0.05% 27.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$295.1M
Ararat Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Raffi Charles Tokatlian Managing Partner	1.91% $3.8M	0.03% 18.1K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 2 years	$197.8M
D DILLON & ASSOCIATES INC RIA/Wealth	Jeffrey Phillip Dillon President	1.87% $14.2M	0.12% 68.2K shares	Q3 2016 Held for 9y 3m	$756.6M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in PAYC

CITADEL ADVISORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerKenneth Cordele Griffin

Portfolio Value: $122.10B
Positions: 5,533
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Paycom Software

Market Value: $13.2M
Shares Held: 63.6K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2014-Q2

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