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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
AAP
526
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$28K +$413 +6 +2%
ST
527
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$28K +$5.17K +75 +23%
KF
528
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$28K +$10.2K +148 +58%
ZB
529
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$27K – – –
FNB
530
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$27K +$26.5K +385 New
CAC
531
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$27K +$26.9K +391 New
FCB
532
First Command Bank
Texas
$26K – – –
FCFS
533
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$26K – – –
GAM
534
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$26K – – –
AIM
535
Assured Investment Management
New York
$25K -$4.34M -62,990 -99%
MIC
536
MU Investments Company
Japan
$25K -$13.8K -200 -36%
VFA
537
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$25K +$7.23K +105 +42%
PCM
538
Penserra Capital Management
California
$25K +$9.78K +142 +67%
VEA
539
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$25K +$24K +348 New
HS
540
Horan Securities
United States
$22K +$20.2K +293 New
PCIA
541
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$22K +$21.8K +317 New
APA
542
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$21.6K +$21.1K +307 New
TSW
543
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$21K -$6.89K -100 -25%
AP
544
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$21K – – –
MWM
545
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$21K – – –
WB
546
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$21K – – –
WAS
547
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$21K +$276 +4 +1%
CHP
548
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$21K +$20.7K +300 New
OC
549
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$20K – – –
WA
550
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$20K +$19.4K +281 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.