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795 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.6B invested in PPG Industries in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 241 increasing their positions, 311 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.7B → $19.6B (+$1.9B)

1.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.38% → 72.31% (+1.9%)

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $103M | Put options by funds: $94.5M

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 83

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 802 → 795 (-7)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 311

Holders
795
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.87%
% of All Funds
19.79%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
85
Increased
241
Reduced
311
Closed
83
Calls
$103M
Puts
$94.5M
Net Calls
+$8.61M
Net Calls Change
+$3.51M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.41B
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$435M
3
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
+$182M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$136M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$83.1M

Top Sellers

1
AC
Alleghany Corporation
New York
-$94.8M
2
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
-$84.4M
3
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$83.9M
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$79.9M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$67.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
826
Menta Capital
California
– -$1.44M -15,200 Closed
QC
827
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$1.38M -14,599 Closed
PAM
828
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$1.35M -14,214 Closed
SSA
829
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$1.23M -12,947 Closed
N
830
Natixis
France
– -$1.23M -12,936 Closed
Squarepoint
831
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.16M -12,212 Closed
GPC
832
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
– -$1.16M -12,200 Closed
RFCA
833
R&F Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.11M -11,689 Closed
AIM
834
Assured Investment Management
New York
– -$970K -10,233 Closed
KCM
835
Karp Capital Management
California
– -$966K -10,189 Closed
FAB
836
First American Bank
Illinois
– -$814K -8,591 Closed
SLAM
837
Swiss Life Asset Management
– -$750K -7,923 Closed
NJBEST
838
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
– -$663K -7,000 Closed
RAM
839
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
– -$550K -5,800 Closed
BAM
840
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$506K -5,344 Closed
TCM
841
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$489K -5,156 Closed
TC
842
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$472K -4,982 Closed
CG
843
Clinton Group
New York
– -$435K -4,593 Closed
HSA
844
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
– -$452K -4,463 Closed
GI
845
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
– -$423K -4,461 Closed
SM
846
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$415K -4,378 Closed
NI
847
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$351K -3,700 Closed
BO
848
Bach Option
Hong Kong
– -$291K -3,066 Closed
GP
849
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
– -$288K -3,042 Closed
SFS
850
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
– -$256K -2,703 Closed
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PPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

795 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPG Industries (PPG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $19.6B — up 11% from $17.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new PPG positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 241 added to existing stakes and 311 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.41B. The largest seller was Alleghany Corporation, exiting entirely with an estimated $94.8M sold.

  • 795 institutional investors held PPG Industries (PPG) as of Q1 2017, down from 802 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $19.6B of PPG Industries stock for Q1 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new PPG Industries positions in Q1 2017 and 83 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest PPG Industries buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.41B added.
  • The largest PPG Industries seller in Q1 2017 was Alleghany Corporation, an estimated $94.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.