PPL Corp
PPL
694 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.7B invested in PPL Corp in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 259 increasing their positions, 222 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
146% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71.5M | Put options by funds: $29.1M
143% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 40
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 259 | Existing positions reduced: 222
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.2B → $16.7B (+$1.47B)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 649 → 694 (+45)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
0.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.09% → 74.4% (-0.69%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$205M |
| 2 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$90.1M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$70.3M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$69.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$307M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$194M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$174M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$144M |
| 5 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$72.5M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
694 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $16.7B — up 9.7% from $15.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new PPL positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 259 added to existing stakes and 222 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $205M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $307M.
- 694 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q4 2014, up from 649 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $16.7B of PPL Corp stock for Q4 2014, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q4 2014 and 40 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $205M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $307M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.