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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
HS
426
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$282K -$55.1K -800 -17%
GCC
427
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$282K +$276K +4,000 New
MF
428
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$280K -$1.38M -20,023 -83%
EMG
429
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$275K +$269K +3,900 New
PAG
430
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$273K -$4.13K -60 -2%
DS
431
DRW Securities
Illinois
$266K +$260K +3,768 New
JIP
432
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$264K -$480K -6,961 -65%
Calamos Advisors
433
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$263K -$8.96K -130 -3%
LC
434
Lourd Capital
California
$262K +$256K +3,715 New
FMBTD
435
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$260K – – –
HIS
436
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$256K -$70.6K -1,025 -22%
FHC
437
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$256K +$10.6K +154 +4%
RIM
438
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$256K +$23.2K +337 +10%
William Blair & Company
439
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$252K +$19K +276 +8%
HFS
440
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$249K – – –
BC
441
Burney Company
Virginia
$246K +$240K +3,485 New
SB
442
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$246K +$240K +3,489 New
SWM
443
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$245K +$239K +3,475 New
TAM
444
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$241K +$235K +3,407 New
OC
445
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$233K +$2.14K +31 +0.9%
LOAME
446
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe)
United Kingdom
$232K -$33.6K -488 -13%
WB
447
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$226K – – –
FNT
448
First Nebraska Trust
Nebraska
$222K -$1.38K -20 -0.6%
OAM
449
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$219K – – –
VCA
450
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$218K +$213K +3,091 New
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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.