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763 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in PPG Industries in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 282 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 19 (+10)

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 59

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.3B → $22.9B (+$3.66B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 729 → 763 (+34)

2.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 142.32% → 144.89% (+2.6%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 282

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $127M | Put options by funds: $183M

Holders
763
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+4.66%
% of All Funds
20.35%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+111.11%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
103
Increased
220
Reduced
282
Closed
59
Calls
$127M
Puts
$183M
Net Calls
-$55.9M
Net Calls Change
-$11M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Winslow Capital Management
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
+$281M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$250M
3
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
+$213M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$149M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$142M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$208M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$169M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$156M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$98.9M
5
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$90.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
26
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$224M +$149M +1,436,240 +287%
Lord, Abbett & Co
27
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$213M +$26M +250,340 +16%
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$184M +$21.3M +205,856 +15%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$177M +$106M +1,021,410 +200%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$166M +$75.8M +731,228 +103%
Westfield Capital Management
31
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$151M -$86.7K -836 -0.1%
PAM
32
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$143M -$54.1M -521,886 -30%
UBS AM
33
UBS AM
Illinois
$142M +$1.43M +13,820 +1%
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$141M -$80.1M -772,606 -39%
PC
35
PointState Capital
New York
$140M +$72.9M +702,910 +139%
Allianz Asset Management
36
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$135M -$518K -4,996 -0.4%
T
37
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$125M +$6.3M +60,756 +6%
Legal & General Group
38
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$124M -$6.17M -59,526 -5%
BlackRock
39
BlackRock
New York
$124M -$22.5M -216,618 -17%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$109M +$3.28M +31,592 +3%
FAM
41
Fred Alger Management
New York
$105M +$94.2M +908,076 +77,481%
Millennium Management
42
Millennium Management
New York
$105M +$1.55M +14,916 +2%
GFA
43
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$102M – – –
BCPEM
44
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Massachusetts
$99.9M +$89.6M +864,208 New
TA
45
Teachers Advisors
New York
$98.3M +$6.09M +58,686 +7%
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$96.6M -$3.3M -31,800 -4%
Morgan Stanley
47
Morgan Stanley
New York
$95.6M -$40.3M -388,740 -32%
California Public Employees Retirement System
48
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$94.9M -$931K -8,974 -1%
RFC
49
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$92M +$11.9M +114,560 +17%
Marshall Wace
50
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$87.8M +$15.4M +148,776 +24%
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PPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

763 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPG Industries (PPG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $22.9B — up 19% from $19.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new PPG positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 282 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Winslow Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Sculptor Capital, cutting an estimated $208M.

  • 763 institutional investors held PPG Industries (PPG) as of Q4 2014, up from 729 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $22.9B of PPG Industries stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 103 funds opened new PPG Industries positions in Q4 2014 and 59 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest PPG Industries buyer in Q4 2014 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest PPG Industries seller in Q4 2014 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $208M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.