PPL Corp
788 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in PPL Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 267 increasing their positions, 337 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.
145% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $100M | Put options by funds: $40.9M
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.25% → 72.62% (+0.37%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 824 → 788 (-36)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.4B → $14.3B (-$1.14B)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 267 | Existing positions reduced: 337
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 107
30% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 7 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$235M |
| 3 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$197M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$169M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$88.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$183M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$88.6M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$86.6M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$83.1M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$81.7M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
788 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $14.3B — down 7.4% from $15.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 107 funds closed out of PPL and 81 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 337 trimmed existing stakes and 267 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Epoch Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $183M.
- 788 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q1 2018, down from 824 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $14.3B of PPL Corp stock for Q1 2018, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 107 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $267M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q1 2018 was Epoch Investment Partners, an estimated $183M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.