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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
CIP
251
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.8M -$53K -769 -3%
CIBC Asset Management
252
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.79M -$28.6K -415 -2%
ZCA
253
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.77M +$242K +3,507 +16%
RCM
254
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.76M -$2.12M -30,778 -55%
DIA
255
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$1.76M +$26.4K +383 +2%
GAM
256
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.74M +$1.7M +24,684 New
BCSB
257
Bristol County Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$93K +1,350 +6%
Stifel Financial
258
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.71M -$83.1K -1,206 -5%
COPPSERS
259
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.7M +$149K +2,166 +10%
Neuberger Berman Group
260
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.67M +$1.01M +14,598 +160%
PS
261
Pensionfund Sabic
Netherlands
$1.62M +$1.58M +23,000 New
FCM
262
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.59M -$1.9M -27,616 -55%
CGH
263
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$1.58M -$364K -5,278 -19%
WAM
264
World Asset Management
Michigan
$1.56M -$122K -1,778 -7%
WGCA
265
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.55M +$46.4K +673 +3%
CONA
266
Capital One National Association
New York
$1.52M +$357K +5,183 +32%
NC
267
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.47M +$16.3K +237 +1%
SMDAM
268
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$1.43M -$104K -1,513 -7%
ANRIA
269
American National Registered Investment Advisor
Texas
$1.41M -$12.1K -175 -0.9%
LTFS
270
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.41M +$33.1K +480 +2%
Nomura Holdings
271
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.4M -$180K -2,611 -12%
SDIC
272
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$1.4M – – –
MNBTD
273
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$1.4M -$12.1K -175 -0.9%
LPL Financial
274
LPL Financial
California
$1.35M +$50.6K +735 +4%
LOAMS
275
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$1.35M +$460K +6,683 +54%
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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.