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Principal Financial Group
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539 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

197% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 36

80% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.7M | Put options by funds: $17.7M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $11.8B (+$1.63B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 475 → 539 (+64)

1.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.95% → 70.58% (+1.6%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 161

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
539
Holders Change
+64
Holders Change %
+13.47%
% of All Funds
13.47%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
107
Increased
172
Reduced
161
Closed
36
Calls
$31.7M
Puts
$17.7M
Net Calls
+$14.1M
Net Calls Change
+$9.31M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$408M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$169M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$95.2M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$86.5M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$37.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$408M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$110M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$58.3M
4
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
-$42.3M
5
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$33.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LYV
526
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
RFM
527
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$3K +$3.14K +56 New
VCM
528
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$2K – – –
MCM
529
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$2K +$2.13K +38 New
LS
530
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$1.4K -$1.16M -20,659 -46%
BFM
531
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.28K +$302K +5,391 New
DPA
532
Delphi Private Advisors
California
$1K -$4.32K -77 -89%
NR
533
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
PRS
534
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$1K – – –
WCM
535
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$1K – – –
FIB
536
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$1K +$1.12K +20 New
Lazard Asset Management
537
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1K +$1.12K +20 New
SLF
538
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$144 +$448 +8 New
PK
539
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$2 +$2.24K +40 New
Arrowstreet Capital
540
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$58.3M -1,132,386 Closed
MTB
541
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
– -$23.8M -462,393 Closed
Alyeska Investment Group
542
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
– -$10.6M -206,695 Closed
Millennium Management
543
Millennium Management
New York
– -$3.7M -71,875 Closed
EGM
544
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$3.6M -69,992 Closed
MPM
545
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
– -$2.81M -54,550 Closed
DILH
546
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
– -$2.38M -46,112 Closed
DC
547
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$1.66M -32,124 Closed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
548
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
– -$1.67M -31,815 Closed
LTI
549
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
– -$1.32M -25,691 Closed
EMG
550
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$1.22M -23,600 Closed
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

539 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $11.8B — up 16% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 107 funds opened new PFG positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 71 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 161 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $408M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $408M.

  • 539 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q4 2016, up from 475 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $11.8B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q4 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 107 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q4 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of +71 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q4 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $408M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q4 2016 was Harris Associates, an estimated $408M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.