PPL Corp
793 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in PPL Corp in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 325 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
158% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $45.6M
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 325 | Existing positions reduced: 268
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.3B → $16.3B (+$2.02B)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 73
8.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.61% → 81.55% (+8.9%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 789 → 793 (+4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$617M |
| 2 |
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
|
+$614M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$110M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$107M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$72.9M |
| 2 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$48.2M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$46.7M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$36.2M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$34.6M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
793 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $16.3B — up 14% from $14.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new PPL positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 325 added to existing stakes and 268 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $617M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $72.9M.
- 793 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q2 2018, up from 789 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $16.3B of PPL Corp stock for Q2 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q2 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $617M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $72.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.