Principal Financial Group
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Principal Financial Group’s Cars.com CARS Stock Holding History

Principal Financial Group’s Portfolio CARS Stock Details CARS Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		– Sell
-265,038
Closed -$3.23M – 2200
2025
Q4 		$3.23M Sell
265,038
-10,952
-4% -$127K ﹤0.01% 1745
2025
Q3 		$3.37M Sell
275,990
-10,904
-4% -$140K ﹤0.01% 1714
2025
Q2 		$3.4M Sell
286,894
-10,013
-3% -$110K ﹤0.01% 1690
2025
Q1 		$3.35M Buy
296,907
+7,725
+3% +$117K ﹤0.01% 1665
2024
Q4 		$5.01M Buy
289,182
+2,522
+0.9% +$44.1K ﹤0.01% 1592
2024
Q3 		$4.8M Sell
286,660
-17,077
-6% -$311K ﹤0.01% 1581
2024
Q2 		$5.98M Sell
303,737
-17,935
-6% -$327K ﹤0.01% 1495
2024
Q1 		$5.53M Sell
321,672
-16,545
-5% -$295K ﹤0.01% 1535
2023
Q4 		$6.42M Sell
338,217
-5,588
-2% -$100K ﹤0.01% 1476
2023
Q3 		$5.8M Sell
343,805
-18,309
-5% -$358K ﹤0.01% 1478
2023
Q2 		$7.18M Sell
362,114
-24,838
-6% -$467K ﹤0.01% 1397
2023
Q1 		$7.47M Sell
386,952
-8,011
-2% -$136K 0.01% 1391
2022
Q4 		$5.44M Buy
394,963
+5,088
+1% +$69K ﹤0.01% 1506
2022
Q3 		$4.48M Sell
389,875
-14,543
-4% -$172K ﹤0.01% 1529
2022
Q2 		$3.81M Sell
404,418
-24,399
-6% -$264K ﹤0.01% 1644
2022
Q1 		$6.19M Sell
428,817
-3,385
-0.8% -$52K ﹤0.01% 1585
2021
Q4 		$6.95M Buy
+432,202
New +$6.17M ﹤0.01% 1547
2019
Q3 		– Sell
-265,251
Closed -$5.23M – 2246
2019
Q2 		$5.23M Sell
265,251
-2,890
-1% -$61.8K ﹤0.01% 1509
2019
Q1 		$6.11M Sell
268,141
-3,296
-1% -$79.7K 0.01% 1474
2018
Q4 		$5.84M Sell
271,437
-8,121
-3% -$203K 0.01% 1446
2018
Q3 		$7.72M Sell
279,558
-36,991
-12% -$1.03M 0.01% 1455
2018
Q2 		$8.99M Buy
316,549
+5,922
+2% +$163K 0.01% 1365
2018
Q1 		$8.8M Buy
310,627
+8,284
+3% +$242K 0.01% 1318
2017
Q4 		$8.72M Sell
302,343
-3,240
-1% -$83.8K 0.01% 1338
2017
Q3 		$8.13M Buy
305,583
+320
+0.1% +$8.12K 0.01% 1363
2017
Q2 		$8.13M Buy
+305,263
New +$8.22M 0.01% 1345

Other funds holding CARS

Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE Prague, Czech Republic $1.14B AUM 42.87% 1-Year Est. Return
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $481B AUM 30.42% 1-Year Est. Return
HPC
Hill Path Capital New York $1.37B AUM 15.26% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory Baltimore, Maryland $60.9B AUM 15.24% 1-Year Est. Return
BICM
Breach Inlet Capital Management Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina $305M AUM 7.94% 1-Year Est. Return
American Century Companies
American Century Companies Kansas City, Missouri $194B AUM 35% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Principal Financial Group's CARS Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Principal Financial Group sold out of Cars.com (CARS) in Q1 2026, closing a stake of 265,038 shares — an estimated $3.23M sold.

Principal Financial Group first reported a position in CARS in Q2 2017 and held it in 26 quarters. The position peaked at $8.99M in Q2 2018. 207 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold CARS as of Q1 2026.

  • Principal Financial Group reported no remaining Cars.com position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Principal Financial Group sold 265,038 Cars.com shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $3.23M.
  • Principal Financial Group first reported a position in Cars.com in Q2 2017 and held it in 26 quarters.
  • Principal Financial Group's Cars.com position peaked at $8.99M in Q2 2018.
  • 207 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Cars.com as of Q1 2026.

Based on Principal Financial Group's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 4 May 2026.