PPL Corp
649 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.6B invested in PPL Corp in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 273 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
489% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $178M | Put options by funds: $30.3M
66% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 35
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 273 | Existing positions reduced: 205
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 13 (+2)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.3B → $16.6B (+$2.31B)
5.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.56% → 79.24% (+5.7%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 631 → 649 (+18)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$184M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$97.3M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$77.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPPI
LS Power Partners II
New York
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$119M |
| 3 |
DCM
Decade Capital Management
New York
|
-$67.8M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$47.2M |
| 5 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$44.8M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
649 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $16.6B — up 16% from $14.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new PPL positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 273 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $327M. The largest seller was LS Power Partners II, exiting entirely with an estimated $130M sold.
- 649 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q2 2014, up from 631 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $16.6B of PPL Corp stock for Q2 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q2 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $327M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q2 2014 was LS Power Partners II, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.