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PPL Corp
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580 hedge funds and large institutions have $13B invested in PPL Corp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 181 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.9M | Put options by funds: $35.9M

56% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 14 (+5)

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 39

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 181

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $13B (+$681M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 566 → 580 (+14)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.6% → 72.65% (-0.95%)

Holders
580
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+2.47%
% of All Funds
18.81%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+55.56%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
58
Increased
252
Reduced
181
Closed
39
Calls
$95.9M
Puts
$35.9M
Net Calls
+$59.9M
Net Calls Change
+$29M

Top Buyers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$112M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$108M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$104M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$75.6M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$70.1M

Top Sellers

1
LPPI
LS Power Partners II
New York
-$95.2M
2
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$42.9M
3
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
-$36.9M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$28.7M
5
EA
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
-$26.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TSW
51
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$45.8M +$23.9M +831,964 +106%
JP Morgan Chase
52
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$45.2M +$10.7M +374,501 +31%
BIM
53
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$44.9M -$8.49M -296,096 -16%
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$44.8M +$844K +29,435 +2%
Prudential Financial
55
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$43.4M +$4.92M +171,540 +13%
TD Asset Management
56
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$43.2M +$7.16M +249,517 +20%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
57
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$41.4M +$133K +4,649 +0.3%
UIM
58
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$40.2M – – –
MAA
59
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$39.5M -$5.72M -199,251 -12%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
60
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$37.9M +$363K +12,665 +1%
BlackRock
61
BlackRock
New York
$37.9M +$1.08M +37,643 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
62
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$37.5M +$37.3M +1,298,958 +4,989%
DCM
63
Decade Capital Management
New York
$37.5M +$25.7M +896,609 +210%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$36.8M +$73.1K +2,548 +2%
AllianceBernstein
65
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$36.7M +$3.99M +139,074 +12%
GC
66
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$36.2M +$5.61M +195,622 +18%
Allianz Asset Management
67
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$35.3M +$4.63M +161,445 +15%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
68
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$34.5M +$3.18M +110,899 +10%
Acadian Asset Management
69
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$34.3M -$2.94M -102,442 -8%
Capital World Investors
70
Capital World Investors
California
$33.8M +$34.3M +1,195,963 New
PNC Financial Services Group
71
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32.7M -$1.13M -39,540 -3%
Jennison Associates
72
Jennison Associates
New York
$31M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
73
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$30.9M – – –
American Century Companies
74
American Century Companies
Missouri
$29.6M +$1.34M +46,786 +5%
O
75
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$29.3M +$16.9M +589,954 +133%
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PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

580 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $13B — up 5.5% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new PPL positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 181 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was LS Power Partners II, cutting an estimated $95.2M.

  • 580 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q3 2013, up from 566 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $13B of PPL Corp stock for Q3 2013, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q3 2013 and 39 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q3 2013 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest PPL Corp seller in Q3 2013 was LS Power Partners II, an estimated $95.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.