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Principal Financial Group
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417 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 149 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 26

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.78B → $10.4B (+$612M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 399 → 417 (+18)

1.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.86% → 67.51% (+1.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 149

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.28M | Put options by funds: $10.1M

Holders
417
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+4.51%
% of All Funds
12.1%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
47
Increased
139
Reduced
149
Closed
26
Calls
$8.28M
Puts
$10.1M
Net Calls
-$1.83M
Net Calls Change
+$1.06M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$161M
2
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$103M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$38.3M
4
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$34.9M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$28M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$83.1M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$57.7M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$38.1M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$37.9M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$33.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
26
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$54.4M +$13.7M +261,570 +34%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
27
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$50.2M +$3.72M +71,048 +8%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$45.4M +$7.09M +135,471 +19%
Axa
29
Axa
France
$44M +$3.78M +72,270 +9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$42.9M -$1.05M -20,100 -2%
Charles Schwab
31
Charles Schwab
California
$39.9M +$305K +5,823 +0.8%
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$38.4M +$38.3M +731,309 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
33
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$37.4M -$1.21M -23,201 -3%
WG
34
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$37.2M -$4.92M -94,011 -12%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$36.8M +$15.3M +291,790 +71%
Prudential Financial
36
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$34.6M -$1.25M -23,825 -3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
37
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$34.5M +$4.68M +89,385 +16%
Norges Bank
38
Norges Bank
Norway
$34M -$21.5M -410,127 -39%
Credit Agricole
39
Credit Agricole
France
$33.9M +$21.8M +417,610 +182%
WCM
40
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$33.1M -$2.8M -53,500 -8%
HA
41
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$33M +$352K +6,733 +1%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$30.4M -$146K -2,791 -0.5%
BlackRock
43
BlackRock
New York
$29.8M +$55.6K +1,062 +0.2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
44
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$29.4M +$1.21M +23,045 +4%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
45
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$29.3M -$8.26M -157,888 -22%
AllianceBernstein
46
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$29.1M +$29.7K +567 +0.1%
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$29M -$295K -5,648 -1%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
48
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$27.3M -$80K -1,529 -0.3%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$24M +$4.03M +77,040 +20%
Two Sigma Investments
50
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$23.8M +$15.9M +304,627 +204%
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

417 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $10.4B — up 6.3% from $9.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new PFG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 149 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $83.1M.

  • 417 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q3 2014, up from 399 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.4B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q3 2014, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q3 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q3 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $83.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.