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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
STA
501
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$54K +$50.2K +729 New
PA
502
Parallel Advisors
California
$53K +$69 +1 +0.1%
SGAM
503
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$52K – – –
ACM
504
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$50K – – –
TWA
505
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$50K – – –
RAM
506
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$49K – – –
AIM
507
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$45.5K +$10.3K +150 +30%
BCM
508
Blume Capital Management
California
$42K – – –
SWA
509
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$41.6K – – –
SLF
510
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$41K -$95.6K -1,387 -70%
EA
511
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$39K – – –
SV
512
Stilwell Value
New York
$39K – – –
LC
513
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
$38K +$69 +1 +0.2%
SP
514
SWS Partners
Ohio
$38K +$37.3K +541 New
CAW
515
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$37K – – –
AWM
516
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$35K +$1.03K +15 +3%
ClearBridge Investments
517
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$35K +$34.4K +499 New
EFSCE
518
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$33K -$6.89K -100 -17%
DCM
519
Delpha Capital Management
New York
$33K +$32.4K +470 New
JFGIW
520
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$32K – – –
MMG
521
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$32K – – –
WEC
522
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$30.8K – – –
FFG
523
Ford Financial Group
California
$29K +$28K +406 New
Group One Trading
524
Group One Trading
Illinois
$28K -$27.6K -400 -50%
JWA
525
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$28K – – –
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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.