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Principal Financial Group
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465 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.01B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $6.82M

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 127

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 456 → 465 (+9)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.68B → $8.01B (+$329M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.5% → 67.15% (-1.4%)

Holders
465
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.97%
% of All Funds
12.41%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
63
Increased
178
Reduced
127
Closed
48
Calls
$11.7M
Puts
$6.82M
Net Calls
+$4.89M
Net Calls Change
-$1.31M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$51.4M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$44.3M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$32.2M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$26.4M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$23.7M

Top Sellers

1
Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$116M
2
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$91.9M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$40.3M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$32.3M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$28.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
26
Millennium Management
New York
$46.6M -$2.21M -52,412 -4%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$43.1M +$2.81M +66,664 +7%
PAM
28
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$40.8M +$8M +189,524 +24%
WG
29
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$38.8M -$27.7M -656,004 -41%
Prudential Financial
30
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$37.2M +$1.48M +35,165 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$35.6M +$9.47M +224,437 +35%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$35.6M -$32.3M -765,862 -47%
CS
33
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$35.2M -$16.2M -384,600 -31%
GC
34
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$33.8M -$1.33M -31,559 -4%
Swiss National Bank
35
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$33.6M +$2.39M +56,700 +7%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$33.5M -$697K -16,515 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$33M +$2.2M +52,200 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$31.8M -$376K -8,900 -1%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$30.6M +$429K +10,173 +1%
PPA
40
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$29M +$5.3M +125,530 +22%
BlackRock
41
BlackRock
New York
$26M +$4.51M +106,774 +20%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$25.5M -$317K -7,518 -1%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
43
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$24.4M +$269K +6,370 +1%
Bank of Montreal
44
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$24.3M +$12.4M +293,266 +98%
WCM
45
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$24.3M -$726K -17,188 -3%
First Trust Advisors
46
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$24M +$10.8M +254,835 +77%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
47
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$24M -$2.54M -60,270 -9%
FWCM
48
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$23.4M -$683K -16,169 -3%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
49
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$21.7M -$15K -355 -0.1%
Invesco
50
Invesco
Georgia
$21.2M +$888K +21,037 +4%
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

465 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $8.01B — up 4.3% from $7.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new PFG positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 178 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $51.4M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $116M.

  • 465 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q2 2016, up from 456 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.01B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q2 2016, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q2 2016 and 48 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q2 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $51.4M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $116M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.