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Principal Financial Group
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591 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.1B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 215 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 48

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.69B → $10.1B (+$1.43B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 572 → 591 (+19)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.09% → 72.56% (+1.5%)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.52M | Put options by funds: $8.07M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 215

Holders
591
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+3.32%
% of All Funds
12.79%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
74
Increased
185
Reduced
215
Closed
48
Calls
$8.52M
Puts
$8.07M
Net Calls
+$442K
Net Calls Change
+$493K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$225M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$39.2M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$39M
4
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
+$29M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$23.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$130M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$60.6M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$31.2M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$28.9M
5
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$28.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VCM
576
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$3K -$1.74K -35 -35%
CBT
577
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$3K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
578
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3K +$2.68K +54 New
AA
579
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$2.79K +$2.48K +50 New
BHWM
580
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$2K – – –
GWMIA
581
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$2K – – –
OFW
582
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$2K – – –
PK
583
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$2K – – –
SFSIG
584
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$2K +$446 +9 +29%
JCM
585
Julex Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.41K +$1.39K +28 New
Lazard Asset Management
586
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1K -$1.5M -30,243 -100%
BWM
587
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
PWM
588
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
WCM
589
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$1K – – –
PI
590
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$7.01M -158,774 Closed
PCM
591
Prana Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$6.76M -153,000 Closed
IA
592
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
– -$5.08M -115,026 Closed
SEC
593
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$2.54M -57,386 Closed
Adage Capital Partners
594
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$2.52M -56,942 Closed
CS
595
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$2.37M -53,754 Closed
IA
596
Icon Advisers
Colorado
– -$1.64M -37,053 Closed
B
597
BP
United Kingdom
– -$1.33M -30,000 Closed
WCM
598
Weld Capital Management
New York
– -$1.25M -28,354 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
599
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$1.25M -28,184 Closed
JIM
600
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.03M -23,231 Closed
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

591 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $10.1B — up 16% from $8.69B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new PFG positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 215 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $225M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $130M.

  • 591 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q1 2019, up from 572 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.1B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q1 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q1 2019 and 48 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $225M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $130M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.