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Principal Financial Group
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588 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 206 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.2M | Put options by funds: $6.85M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.7B → $12B (+$1.25B)

1.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.71% → 71.76% (+1.1%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 206 | Existing positions reduced: 197

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 68

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 596 → 588 (-8)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
588
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.34%
% of All Funds
13.44%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
69
Increased
206
Reduced
197
Closed
68
Calls
$13.2M
Puts
$6.85M
Net Calls
+$6.36M
Net Calls Change
-$40M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$134M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$85.9M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$70.7M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$54.6M
5
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
+$34.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$67.6M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$66M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$53.3M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$31.7M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
576
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$2K +$1.78K +32 New
BWM
577
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
FIB
578
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$1K – – –
GI
579
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K – – –
WCM
580
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$1K – – –
FPB
581
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$1K +$557 +10 New
GWS
582
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$1K +$557 +10 New
CFGS
583
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1K +$613 +11 New
NFG
584
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K +$1K +18 New
SCM
585
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$1K +$1K +18 New
AU
586
Algebris (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$24.6M -464,158 Closed
Millennium Management
587
Millennium Management
New York
– -$22M -415,037 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
588
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$20.7M -391,849 Closed
FQ
589
First Quadrant
California
– -$9.35M -176,501 Closed
Marshall Wace
590
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$7.8M -147,229 Closed
JG
591
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$4.37M -82,588 Closed
OAM
592
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$3.27M -61,365 Closed
EP
593
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
– -$3.12M -58,850 Closed
SFI
594
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$2.77M -52,354 Closed
TI
595
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$1.86M -35,137 Closed
CMO
596
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
– -$1.81M -34,169 Closed
MWNA
597
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$1.42M -26,715 Closed
Citadel Advisors
598
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.36M -24,354 Closed
EGM
599
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$1.27M -23,978 Closed
SCC
600
Spring Creek Capital
Kansas
– -$1.19M -22,398 Closed
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

588 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $12B — up 12% from $10.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new PFG positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 206 added to existing stakes and 197 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $134M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $67.6M.

  • 588 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q3 2018, down from 596 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $12B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q3 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q3 2018 and 68 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $134M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $67.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.