PPL Corp
824 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.4B invested in PPL Corp in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 129 funds opening new positions, 297 increasing their positions, 275 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
90% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 129 | Existing positions closed: 68
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $83.8M | Put options by funds: $58.3M
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 768 → 824 (+56)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 297 | Existing positions reduced: 275
0.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.32% → 72.25% (-0.07%)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.8B → $15.4B (-$3.43B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$137M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$104M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$94.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$680M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$335M |
| 3 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$191M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$87.6M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$66.9M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
824 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $15.4B — down 18% from $18.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 129 funds opened new PPL positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 297 added to existing stakes and 275 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $680M.
- 824 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q4 2017, up from 768 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $15.4B of PPL Corp stock for Q4 2017, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 129 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q4 2017 and 68 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q4 2017 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $137M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $680M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.