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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
HRC
551
Hoertkorn Richard Charles
$19K – – –
JFA
552
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$19K – – –
WA
553
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$19K +$9.03K +131 +92%
GBT
554
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$18K +$4.55K +66 +34%
KA
555
Kaizen Advisory
Illinois
$18K +$17.4K +252 New
VNA
556
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$17K +$207 +3 +1%
TFA
557
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$17K +$16.9K +246 New
WCM
558
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$17K +$17.4K +253 New
CPIG
559
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$16K – – –
MFW
560
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$16K – – –
HI
561
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$16K +$69 +1 +0.4%
FMTCOCP
562
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$15.5K – – –
BWA
563
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$15K – – –
MFT
564
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$15K – – –
SA
565
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$15K – – –
WA
566
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$15K – – –
CFA
567
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$14K -$20.7K -300 -60%
DAM
568
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$14K – – –
SBL
569
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$14K – – –
VIA
570
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
PWM
571
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$14K +$13.4K +195 New
WWM
572
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$14K +$13.8K +200 New
WCAMG
573
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$14K +$13.8K +200 New
TG
574
TLP Group
Illinois
$13K -$6.82K -99 -34%
CTB
575
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$13K – – –
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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.