PPL Corp
PPL
722 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in PPL Corp in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 292 increasing their positions, 261 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.
199% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $65.3M
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 292 | Existing positions reduced: 261
0.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.56% → 71.03% (+0.48%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 765 → 722 (-43)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18B → $16.5B (-$1.5B)
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 10 (-3)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 87
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$126M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$108M |
| 5 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$100M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$128M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$102M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$63.1M |
| 5 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$58.5M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
722 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $16.5B — down 8.3% from $18B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 87 funds closed out of PPL and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 37 holders — while 261 trimmed existing stakes and 292 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $130M.
- 722 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q3 2016, down from 765 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $16.5B of PPL Corp stock for Q3 2016, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q3 2016 and 87 closed out, a net change of -37 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q3 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $126M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.