LQAI1.690%
as of Jul 17
PPL
DefensivePPL CORP
PPL Corporation provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Kentucky Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Rhode Island Regulated. The company engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity in eastern and central Pennsylvania; generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky and Rhode Island; sale of wholesale electricity in Kentucky; and generation of electricity from power plants in Kentucky.
Close · 3M
-7.52%
Held by 2 AI ETFs
AIVL0.683%
as of Jul 17
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
Buy signals12
Win rate17% (2/12)
Avg buy return-1.68%
LQAI · Weight decrease · 2d
The Qraft AI engine overseeing LQAI gradually reduced its allocation to PPL CORP over successive rebalance periods, observed as a minor consecutive weight decrease from 1.68% to 1.63% between July 7th and 9th. This subtle, consistent trimming aligns with LQAI's weekly rebalancing approach, where the AI system makes continuous adjustments rather than abrupt shifts in a core large-cap portfolio. For PPL, a utility stock trading at 90% of its 52-week high, this move likely reflects the Qraft AI's response to its substantial negative revenue growth of -58.81%. Even as a core large-cap fund without heavy factor tilt, the AI ranking mechanism would factor in PPL's financial deceleration, prompting a measured reduction in its position, especially at an elevated price level relative to its one-year range.
weight 1.680% → 1.630% (-0.050 pp)·stock up 0.9% in the 30 days before
Jul 9·entry $35.66·now $35.43
-0.64%
since Jul 9
LQAI · Weight decrease · 2d
PPL's -58.81% revenue growth and 8.32% ROE present a stark financial picture, which the Qraft AI selection engine, guiding the LG-Qraft LQAI ETF's core large-cap strategy, would likely register as a negative fundamental shift. Despite the stock's recent 30-day return of +4.1% and its current price of $36.35 sitting at 91% of its 52-week high, the AI's algorithm, designed without heavy factor tilt, appears to prioritize these weakening underlying financial metrics. This algorithmic assessment of PPL's declining performance likely prompted the consecutive weight decrease detected from June 29th, moving from 1.3900% to 1.3600% in LQAI's weekly rebalance. This indicates a calculated reduction of exposure to PPL as its perceived value proposition diminished for the AI-driven fund, even at a price level near its annual highs.
weight 1.420% → 1.360% (-0.060 pp)·stock up 2.7% in the 30 days before
Jun 30·entry $36.35·now $35.43
-2.53%
since Jun 30
LQAI · Weight increase · 2d
A gradual, two-day consecutive weight increase in PPL, moving its allocation from 1.33% to 1.43%, has been observed within LQAI. This measured accumulation by the LG-Qraft AI engine corresponds to PPL’s current price of $36.92, which, despite a prior 90-day negative return, recently posted a +1.6% 30-day return and sits at 93% of its 52-week high. Given LQAI's core large-cap, AI-driven strategy with weekly rebalances and no heavy factor tilt, the system appears to be recognizing renewed relative strength in this utility stock. The AI's ranking likely incorporates PPL’s stabilization near its yearly high and its fundamental characteristics, such as a 1.74 PBR, influencing a deliberate yet modest portfolio adjustment.
weight 1.330% → 1.430% (+0.100 pp)·stock up 1.7% in the 30 days before
Jun 24·entry $36.92·now $35.43Fresh
-4.04%
since Jun 24
LQAI · Weight decrease · 2d
The recent pattern of consecutive weight decreases for PPL in LQAI, particularly the shift from 1.39% to 1.33% over a few trading sessions, indicates a methodical, downward adjustment by the Qraft AI. Operating within a US large-cap core universe, this AI-driven fund likely registers PPL’s current price of $35.38, which has seen short-term declines, as a reflection of underlying concerns. The pronounced negative revenue growth of -58.81% for PPL, rather than just its moderate PER and PBR, appears to be a critical factor the Qraft AI ranking algorithm is penalizing. Given LQAI's weekly rebalance schedule and its position between broad market exposure and concentrated momentum, the AI’s consistent, incremental reduction of PPL’s allocation suggests a re-evaluation of the utility's long-term health, despite its historical stability in the portfolio.
weight 1.390% → 1.330% (-0.060 pp)·stock up 0.4% in the 30 days before
Jun 18·entry $35.38·now $35.43
+0.14%
since Jun 18
LQAI · Weight increase · 2d
The weight history for PPL in LQAI exhibits an initial period of small, incremental adjustments from June 1st to June 8th, followed by a significant, stepped allocation increase on June 9th. This pattern suggests Qraft's AI, managing LQAI's core large-cap strategy, was either slowly building conviction or awaiting a specific trigger before dramatically elevating PPL's rank within its weekly rebalance. The substantial allocation increase occurred while PPL had recently experienced an 8.0% decline over the prior 30 days, yet its current price was near the upper boundary of its 52-week range, and despite a revenue contraction of -58.81% observed in its financial summary. For this utilities company, the Qraft AI’s name selection model likely detected specific non-factor-driven signals, valuing PPL's profile at this particular price point, differentiating LQAI's approach from more rigid momentum or value strategies.
weight 0.370% → 1.430% (+1.060 pp)·stock down 1.8% in the 30 days before
Jun 10·entry $35.58·now $35.43Fresh
-0.42%
since Jun 10
LQAI · Sudden change · 1d
The sudden, stepped increase in PPL's weight from 0.37% to 1.41% on June 9th reflects a distinct, AI-generated re-rating by LQAI's Qraft engine. This significant move, nearly quadrupling the position, occurred as PPL experienced a -8.3% 30-day return, presenting a short-term pullback while the stock maintained 90% of its 52-week high. LQAI’s AI-driven name selection, which rebalances weekly and operates without heavy factor tilts, appears to have identified this specific dip in the large-cap utility company as an opportune entry point or an increased conviction moment. Despite PPL’s negative revenue growth, the AI’s decision to elevate its weighting to such an extent indicates a specific positive signal derived from its proprietary ranking system for this particular core large-cap holding.
weight 0.370% → 1.410% (+1.040 pp)·stock down 0.4% in the 30 days before
Jun 9·entry $35.75·now $35.43
-0.90%
since Jun 9
LQAI · Weight decrease · 3d
The LG-Qraft collaboration fund, LQAI, which applies Qraft AI ranking to a US large-cap core universe, has consistently reduced its exposure to PPL CORP. Given its weekly rebalance schedule and AI-driven name selection, this pattern reflects a declining AI ranking for the utilities company. The persistent negative revenue growth of -58.81% for PPL likely triggered the AI's continued divestment. Positioned as a core large-cap fund holding around 100 names, LQAI's AI appears to be systematically de-emphasizing companies exhibiting fundamental weakness, as PPL’s weight decreased from 0.38% to 0.35% over several trading days.
weight 0.380% → 0.350% (-0.030 pp)·stock down 9.4% in the 30 days before
May 28·entry $35.33·now $35.43
+0.28%
since May 28
LQAI · Weight decrease · 2d
PPL, a utilities company, currently trades at $35.84, positioning it near 90% of its 52-week high of $39.81, even as its 30-day return shows an -8.9% decline and 90-day return is -2.7%. This recent price weakness, despite its elevated position relative to the yearly range, combined with financial figures like a -58.81% revenue growth and an 8.32% ROE, likely influenced Qraft's AI ranking for PPL. The Qraft AI selection engine, managing LQAI's weekly rebalance of its ~100 US large-cap core portfolio, began reducing PPL's allocation from 0.3800% to 0.3600% between May 26th and May 27th, 2026. This consecutive decrease indicates that the AI's proprietary models flagged PPL's current valuation, with a PER of 21.81 and PBR of 1.74, and performance trajectory as less favorable within the large-cap universe, leading to its systematic de-weighting in LQAI.
weight 0.380% → 0.360% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 7.5% in the 30 days before
May 27·entry $35.84·now $35.43
-1.14%
since May 27
LQAI · Weight decrease · 2d
The AI ETF likely reduced PPL's weight due to its alarming -58.81% revenue growth, signaling significant fundamental deterioration even for a utility stock, alongside a relatively high PER. This systematic de-risking by the AI suggests the algorithm detected a worsening financial outlook. For retail investors, this highlights the critical importance of scrutinizing fundamental metrics like revenue growth, even for seemingly stable sectors, as steep declines often indicate underlying business problems that even AI funds will react to by cutting exposure.
weight 0.630% → 0.370% (-0.260 pp)·stock down 9.7% in the 30 days before
May 13·entry $35.75·now $35.43
-0.90%
since May 13
LQAI · Weight decrease · 2d
The AI ETF likely initiated the consecutive weight decrease due to PPL's alarming -58.81% revenue growth, signaling significant deterioration in fundamental performance and prompting de-risking. This highlights that AI models are quick to react to stark financial warning signs like extreme negative revenue growth. Retail investors should likewise investigate the root cause of such severe fundamental declines rather than solely relying on sector stability.
weight 0.700% → 0.660% (-0.040 pp)·stock down 5.1% in the 30 days before
May 6·entry $36.88·now $35.43
-3.93%
since May 6
-5.37%
since Apr 30
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
PPL Corp, priced at $35.71, is trading near 90% of its 52-week high, having recently rebounded by 2.5% over 30 days following a 7.4% decline in the preceding 90-day period. This recent price trajectory likely presented an opportunity for AIVL's AI, which evaluates US value stocks to distinguish genuine value from potential traps using fundamental and valuation metrics within its pre-filtered universe. The fund's AI appears to have considered PPL's 1.74 PBR and 8.32% ROE as indicative of underlying value, despite a -58.81% revenue growth, suggesting the AI's internal scoring system found merit in the utility stock. This analytical assessment, perhaps triggered by the dip that made its metrics more favorable relative to peers in the value pool, resulted in the detected consecutive weight increase for PPL from 0.6842% on July 10 to 0.6939% on July 14, 2026.
weight 0.684% → 0.694% (+0.010 pp)·stock up 1.8% in the 30 days before
Jul 14·entry $36.10·now $35.43Fresh
-1.86%
since Jul 14
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
The detected gradual, consecutive increase in AIVL's PPL holding, moving from 0.6944% to 0.6955%, reflects a nuanced positive signal from the AI's scoring model. This subtle adjustment occurs as PPL trades at 90% of its 52-week high, yet follows recent short-term price retreats, including a 0.5% decline over 30 days and 7.9% over 90 days. AIVL’s strategy for distinguishing genuine value within a pre-filtered value-factor universe, employing a multi-faceted assessment of fundamentals like return on capital and debt alongside valuation metrics, appears to be at play. Despite the reported -58.81% revenue growth and a 22.04 PER, the AI likely identifies PPL, as a utility, with underlying stability or favorable free cash flow yield, viewing the recent price dips as an opportune moment for incremental allocation within its ~100 US value stocks.
weight 0.688% → 0.696% (+0.008 pp)·stock up 0.7% in the 30 days before
Jul 8·entry $35.99·now $35.43Fresh
-1.56%
since Jul 8
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
The AIVL's allocation to PPL reflects a recent pattern of modest, consecutive decreases, particularly observed on June 30th and July 1st, shifting from 0.6949% to 0.6862%. This subtle, gradual reduction in weight suggests a recalibration rather than an abrupt change in conviction. This measured adjustment aligns with AIVL's strategy of distinguishing genuine value from value traps within its US value-factor universe, where the AI system utilizes a blend of fundamental and valuation metrics. At a current price of $35.62, which is 89% of its 52-week high, PPL's PER of 22.22 and especially its significant revenue decline of -58.81% present conflicting signals that the AI system likely processed. While the PBR of 1.74 offers some valuation appeal for a utility, the AI's algorithm appears to be de-prioritizing PPL due to the substantial negative revenue growth, signaling a reduced perceived long-term value against other components in its ~100-stock portfolio.
weight 0.709% → 0.686% (-0.023 pp)·stock up 3.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 1·entry $35.62·now $35.43
-0.53%
since Jul 1
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
PPL currently sits at $36.92, near 93% of its 52-week high, despite a modest 30-day return of +1.6% and a 90-day return of -2.4%. AIVL’s AI, tasked with identifying genuine value within a pre-filtered US value pool, recently increased PPL’s weight consecutively, reaching 0.7173% by June 24th from 0.6870% on June 22nd. This move suggests the AI's quantitative assessment, based on fundamentals like an 8.32% ROE and a 1.74 PBR, outweighs PPL's substantial -58.81% revenue growth and 22.64 PER. The algorithm, therefore, likely views PPL as a genuine value opportunity, discerning it from a value trap through its specific analysis of underlying metrics rather than solely relying on recent price action or top-line growth.
weight 0.687% → 0.717% (+0.030 pp)·stock up 1.7% in the 30 days before
Jun 24·entry $36.92·now $35.43Fresh
-4.04%
since Jun 24
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
AIVL demonstrated a pattern of gradual accumulation in PPL, with its weight moving from 0.5736% in mid-May to over 0.71% by early June, despite minor daily fluctuations. This measured increase points to the AI identifying PPL as a value proposition following its recent 5.3% 30-day price decline to $35.46, bringing it to 89% of its 52-week high. While the utility company reports a -58.81% revenue growth, the AI's method digs deeper, applying fundamentals like margins, return on capital, and debt alongside valuation metrics like a 1.74 PBR. Such a calculated approach allows the AI to distinguish genuine value from value traps within its pre-filtered US value universe, aligning with the ETF's periodic rebalancing schedule rather than reactive daily adjustments.
weight 0.574% → 0.699% (+0.125 pp)·stock down 2.4% in the 30 days before
Jun 11·entry $35.46·now $35.43Fresh
-0.08%
since Jun 11
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
The gradual accumulation observed in AIVL's allocation to PPL, moving from approximately 0.57% to 0.71% over several weeks, indicates a measured increase rather than an abrupt portfolio adjustment. This cadence aligns with WisdomTree's methodology, where the AI periodically rebalances and meticulously scores names within its pre-filtered US value-factor pool. Despite PPL’s recent 30-day decline of 8.0%, which placed the stock at $35.58, the AI's assessment likely registered a genuine value proposition, considering the PBR of 1.74 and moderate ROE of 8.32% as appealing. The system, specifically designed to distinguish true value from potential value traps using fundamental and valuation metrics, appears to have determined that PPL’s current price level offered a favorable entry for a utility stock within its value universe.
weight 0.579% → 0.715% (+0.136 pp)·stock down 1.8% in the 30 days before
Jun 10·entry $35.58·now $35.43Fresh
-0.42%
since Jun 10
AIVL · Weight increase · 4d
weight 0.574% → 0.719% (+0.145 pp)·stock down 3.1% in the 30 days before
Jun 5·entry $35.74·now $35.43Fresh
-0.87%
since Jun 5
AIVL · Weight increase · 3d
weight 0.574% → 0.698% (+0.124 pp)·stock down 5.9% in the 30 days before
Jun 4·entry $35.16·now $35.43Fresh
+0.77%
since Jun 4
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.574% → 0.695% (+0.122 pp)·stock down 7.4% in the 30 days before
Jun 3·entry $35.02·now $35.43Fresh
+1.17%
since Jun 3
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
The AI's consecutive weight increases for PPL, despite its substantial revenue decline, likely indicate a defensive reallocation strategy where the algorithm prioritizes the utility stock's stability and potential for income over growth, perhaps reacting to market volatility or short-term technical indicators. For retail investors, this highlights that AI-managed funds can prioritize stability and sector positioning, but fundamental weakness like negative revenue growth warrants independent due diligence beyond simply observing AI rebalancing.
weight 0.582% → 0.588% (+0.005 pp)·stock down 8.0% in the 30 days before
May 12·entry $36.35·now $35.43Fresh
-2.53%
since May 12
-3.93%
since May 6
-6.27%
since May 4
-5.37%
since Apr 30
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.