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743 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.3B invested in PPG Industries in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 248 increasing their positions, 250 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $101M | Put options by funds: $65.1M

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.08% → 73.36% (+0.28%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 248 | Existing positions reduced: 250

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 92

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 756 → 743 (-13)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.8B → $17.3B (-$5.45B)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 11 (-4)

Holders
743
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-1.72%
% of All Funds
20.74%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
84
Increased
248
Reduced
250
Closed
92
Calls
$101M
Puts
$65.1M
Net Calls
+$36M
Net Calls Change
+$28.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$419M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$239M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$169M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$140M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$132M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$402M
2
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$336M
3
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$262M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$206M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$173M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Adage Capital Partners
26
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$124M +$16.4M +160,788 +13%
Two Sigma Investments
27
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$121M +$140M +1,378,170 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
28
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$118M +$132M +1,296,398 +2,522%
FPP
29
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$118M – – –
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$113M -$9.3M -91,366 -7%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$111M +$3.44M +33,837 +3%
T
32
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$106M +$4.96M +48,751 +4%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$103M +$37M +364,039 +45%
Legal & General Group
34
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$97.7M +$2.29M +22,532 +2%
BlackRock
35
BlackRock
New York
$96.2M +$21.1M +207,018 +23%
FAM
36
Fred Alger Management
New York
$94.5M -$159M -1,559,579 -59%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$87M +$15.3M +150,016 +18%
Point72 Asset Management
38
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$85.9M +$69.5M +682,525 +230%
HSBC Holdings
39
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$83.3M +$76.6M +752,734 +381%
O
40
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$82.2M +$30.3M +298,075 +47%
Allianz Asset Management
41
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$79.8M -$3.38M -33,242 -4%
Two Sigma Advisers
42
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$79.7M +$91.8M +902,350 +17,925%
American Century Companies
43
American Century Companies
Missouri
$78.6M +$4.82M +47,374 +6%
GFA
44
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$77.6M – – –
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$75.6M -$206M -2,027,109 -70%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$75.1M +$2.12M +20,803 +2%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$72.5M +$34.7M +341,380 +70%
UBS AM
48
UBS AM
Illinois
$71.1M -$10.3M -100,744 -11%
SO
49
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$67.9M +$1.14M +11,251 +1%
Renaissance Technologies
50
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$67.4M +$29.2M +287,200 +60%
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PPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

743 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPG Industries (PPG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $17.3B — down 24% from $22.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 92 funds closed out of PPG and 84 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 250 trimmed existing stakes and 248 added.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $419M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $402M.

  • 743 institutional investors held PPG Industries (PPG) as of Q3 2015, down from 756 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $17.3B of PPG Industries stock for Q3 2015, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new PPG Industries positions in Q3 2015 and 92 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest PPG Industries buyer in Q3 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $419M added.
  • The largest PPG Industries seller in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $402M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.