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Principal Financial Group
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631 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.4B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 196 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

211% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 36

73% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $5.95M

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 559 → 631 (+72)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13B → $14.4B (+$1.44B)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 196

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.7% → 70.69% (+0.99%)

Holders
631
Holders Change
+72
Holders Change %
+12.88%
% of All Funds
14.31%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
112
Increased
212
Reduced
196
Closed
36
Calls
$10.3M
Puts
$5.95M
Net Calls
+$4.32M
Net Calls Change
-$4.44M

Top Buyers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$76.3M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$58.5M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$57.3M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$47.5M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$41.3M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$67.2M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$64.6M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$38.6M
4
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$31.5M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$26.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DCM
226
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$2.41M +$2.27M +32,968 +2,803%
CCM
227
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.38M -$50.5K -733 -2%
AB
228
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$2.37M +$206K +2,992 +10%
N
229
Natixis
France
$2.34M -$278K -4,030 -11%
MA
230
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$2.32M -$75.8K -1,100 -3%
CSS
231
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.32M +$837K +12,150 +59%
DnB Asset Management
232
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$2.32M +$41.3K +600 +2%
MCM
233
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$2.31M +$2.25M +32,723 New
OSAM
234
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.29M -$2.7M -39,178 -55%
AIA
235
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$2.24M +$249K +3,610 +13%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
236
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$2.23M -$9.64M -140,000 -82%
MCIM
237
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$2.19M -$2.62M -37,972 -55%
B
238
BP
United Kingdom
$2.19M – – –
OSNBOA
239
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$2.19M +$43.5K +631 +2%
TRSOTSOK
240
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.12M – – –
RIM
241
Redpoint Investment Management
Australia
$2.07M +$2.02M +29,311 New
SLAM
242
Swiss Life Asset Management
$2.02M +$353K +5,127 +22%
OPERF
243
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.97M -$3.44M -49,948 -64%
SAM
244
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.92M +$21.5K +312 +1%
OAM
245
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.87M -$7.3M -105,921 -80%
WCBA
246
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$1.83M -$43.1K -625 -2%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
247
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$1.83M – – –
NMERB
248
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$1.82M +$62K +900 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
249
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.82M +$11K +159 +0.6%
IG
250
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.8M +$1.1M +15,909 +165%
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

631 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $14.4B — up 11% from $13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 112 funds opened new PFG positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 212 added to existing stakes and 196 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $76.3M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $67.2M.

  • 631 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q4 2017, up from 559 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $14.4B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q4 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 112 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q4 2017 and 36 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q4 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $76.3M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $67.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.