PPL Corp
PPL
765 hedge funds and large institutions have $18B invested in PPL Corp in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 319 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
124% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 33
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $124M | Put options by funds: $70.1M
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 319 | Existing positions reduced: 249
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 731 → 765 (+34)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.9B → $18B (+$93.3M)
1.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.65% → 70.56% (-1.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$193M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$83M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$81.8M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$70.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$258M |
| 2 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
-$226M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$215M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$110M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$106M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
765 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $18B — up 0.52% from $17.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new PPL positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 319 added to existing stakes and 249 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $193M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $258M.
- 765 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q2 2016, up from 731 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $18B of PPL Corp stock for Q2 2016, up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q2 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q2 2016 was Norges Bank, an estimated $193M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q2 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $258M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.