PPL Corp
706 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in PPL Corp in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 258 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
239% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $89.2M | Put options by funds: $26.3M
131% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 42
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 658 → 706 (+48)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 258 | Existing positions reduced: 242
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $16.3B (+$777M)
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.46% → 71.22% (+0.77%)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 12 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$379M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$221M |
| 3 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$117M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$108M |
| 5 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$83.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$210M |
| 2 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$159M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$120M |
| 4 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$94.8M |
| 5 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$88M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
706 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $16.3B — up 5% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new PPL positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 258 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $379M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $210M.
- 706 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q4 2015, up from 658 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $16.3B of PPL Corp stock for Q4 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q4 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $379M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q4 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $210M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.