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PPL Corp
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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
FAM
651
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$23K – – –
HCM
652
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$22K – – –
IF
653
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$21K +$20.2K +618 New
FBT
654
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$19K – – –
PFG
655
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$19K – – –
RFS
656
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$19K – – –
MMG
657
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$18K – – –
SFG
658
Sage Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
GAM
659
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$17K – – –
CPIG
660
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$17K +$16.3K +498 New
PR
661
Payden & Rygel
California
$16K -$48.7K -1,490 -76%
BRWM
662
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$16K – – –
BC
663
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$15K – – –
P
664
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$14K +$13.1K +402 New
HR
665
Howe & Rusling
New York
$13K – – –
ECM
666
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$11K – – –
NSIM
667
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$11K – – –
FMB
668
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$11K +$10.5K +322 New
GWA
669
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.4K +$10.5K +322 New
TDC
670
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$10K – – –
Bessemer Group
671
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$10K +$9.18K +281 New
QT
672
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$9K -$313K -9,584 -97%
FCT
673
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$9K +$8.76K +268 New
OC
674
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$8K – – –
WA
675
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$8K – – –
25 26
27
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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.