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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
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$82.9M +$15.4M +223,029 +23%
Prudential Financial
27
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$77M +$12.2M +177,040 +19%
Swiss National Bank
28
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$75M +$165K +2,400 +0.2%
UBS AM
29
UBS AM
Illinois
$73.4M +$7.5M +108,797 +12%
TA
30
Teachers Advisors
New York
$67.5M +$259K +3,761 +0.4%
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$66.5M +$41.3M +599,491 +175%
PPA
32
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$64.7M +$4.93M +71,519 +8%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
33
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$64.5M -$3.25M -47,182 -5%
CS
34
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$61.9M +$1.04M +15,114 +2%
American Century Companies
35
American Century Companies
Missouri
$59.1M +$57.3M +831,324 +14,740%
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$58.1M -$11.8M -171,363 -17%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$52.6M +$3.07M +44,510 +6%
Nordea Investment Management
38
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$51M +$2.54M +36,867 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$49.3M -$3.23M -46,821 -6%
Invesco
40
Invesco
Georgia
$47.1M +$8.74M +126,819 +23%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$44.3M -$2.46M -35,679 -5%
GT
42
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$42.7M -$18.4M -267,234 -31%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
43
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$42M +$99.3K +1,442 +0.2%
MAM
44
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$39.6M +$33.8M +490,776 +702%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
45
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$37.8M -$3.64M -52,895 -9%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$36.8M +$1.43M +20,742 +4%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$36.6M +$1.94M +28,178 +6%
RhumbLine Advisers
48
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$36.3M +$371K +5,388 +1%
CCMG
49
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$35.5M -$7.15M -103,752 -17%
AAMU
50
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$35.1M +$34.3M +497,260 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.