PPL Corp
793 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in PPL Corp in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 323 increasing their positions, 287 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.
146% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $68.3M
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 323 | Existing positions reduced: 287
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.9B → $16.3B (-$595M)
1.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74% → 72.8% (-1.2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 829 → 793 (-36)
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 80
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$140M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$94.6M |
| 3 |
CC
Covalis Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$72.1M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$66.2M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$65.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$320M |
| 2 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$169M |
| 3 |
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
|
-$124M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$95.1M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$50M |
PPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
793 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PPL Corp (PPL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $16.3B — down 3.5% from $16.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 80 funds closed out of PPL and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 287 trimmed existing stakes and 323 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $320M.
- 793 institutional investors held PPL Corp (PPL) as of Q2 2019, down from 829 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $16.3B of PPL Corp stock for Q2 2019, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new PPL Corp positions in Q2 2019 and 80 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest PPL Corp buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $140M added.
- The largest PPL Corp seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $320M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.