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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
PG
601
Patten Group
Tennessee
$7K – – –
QAM
602
QCI Asset Management
New York
$7K – – –
SNT
603
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$7K – – –
SWMG
604
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
$7K +$6.54K +95 New
SFSIG
605
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$7K +$6.89K +100 New
SC
606
Slow Capital
California
$7K +$6.89K +100 New
MPPLM
607
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$7K +$7.03K +102 New
GEA
608
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$6.07K +$5.92K +86 New
GT
609
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$6K – – –
IP
610
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$6K – – –
RFA
611
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$6K – – –
AGA
612
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$6K +$5.44K +79 New
IWM
613
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$5K – – –
PFBT
614
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$5K – – –
ME
615
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$5K +$4.89K +71 New
CBT
616
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$4K – – –
VCM
617
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$4K +$620 +9 +18%
PGA
618
Premia Global Advisors
Florida
$4K +$4.41K +64 New
OFW
619
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$3K -$10.3K -149 -80%
PK
620
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$3K – – –
RFM
621
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$3K – – –
WCM
622
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$2K – – –
PFA
623
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$2K +$1.65K +24 New
NR
624
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$1K -$69 -1 -6%
BWM
625
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
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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.