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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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%)

Holders
694
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+6.93%
% of All Funds
18.51%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
97
Increased
259
Reduced
222
Closed
40
Calls
$71.5M
Puts
$29.1M
Net Calls
+$42.5M
Net Calls Change
+$14.1M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$205M
2
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$119M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$90.1M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$70.3M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$69.7M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$307M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$194M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$174M
4
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$144M
5
LM
Luminus Management
Texas
-$72.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
26
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$155M – – –
Legal & General Group
27
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$151M -$3.24M -99,132 -2%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$145M -$289K -8,840 -0.2%
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$141M +$975K +29,849 +0.7%
DPIM
30
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$140M +$19.9M +608,289 +17%
Jennison Associates
31
Jennison Associates
New York
$135M +$11.7M +358,458 +10%
Norges Bank
32
Norges Bank
Norway
$125M -$3.73M -114,274 -3%
Morgan Stanley
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
$125M +$14.6M +445,326 +14%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$122M +$27.3M +835,181 +30%
CBOA
35
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$116M -$3.49M -106,897 -3%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$113M +$2.09M +63,915 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
37
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$104M +$69.7M +2,134,314 +224%
UBS AM
38
UBS AM
Illinois
$104M +$3.3M +101,140 +3%
JHIU
39
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$103M +$17.3M +527,937 +21%
Lord, Abbett & Co
40
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$101M +$12.1M +371,515 +14%
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$93.7M +$7.68M +234,932 +9%
O
42
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$89.5M -$695K -21,275 -0.8%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$88.3M +$38.4M +1,176,583 +82%
SC
44
Stralem & Co
New York
$71.8M -$16.4M -502,242 -19%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
45
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$70.9M -$381K -11,655 -0.6%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
46
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$69.1M – – –
TD Asset Management
47
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$67.6M +$4.81M +147,276 +8%
TA
48
Teachers Advisors
New York
$66.9M -$2.8M -85,637 -4%
TSW
49
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$64.9M -$8.12M -248,570 -11%
RJA
50
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$63.4M +$3.01M +92,060 +5%
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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.