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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
FIB
626
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$1K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
627
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1K +$551 +8 New
TL
628
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
$1K +$620 +9 New
BCMIO
629
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$1K +$964 +14 New
TCOV
630
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$1K +$1.45K +21 New
PCG
631
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$137 +$18.7K +272 New
Credit Agricole
632
Credit Agricole
France
– -$31.5M -489,129 Closed
PI
633
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
– -$17.1M -266,468 Closed
NFA
634
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$10.8M -167,966 Closed
Lord, Abbett & Co
635
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
– -$7.7M -119,600 Closed
Assenagon Asset Management
636
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
– -$3.84M -59,666 Closed
CBOA
637
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
– -$2.79M -43,454 Closed
CC
638
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$2.79M -43,378 Closed
ARTA
639
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$2.24M -34,800 Closed
QC
640
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$1.87M -29,039 Closed
BVDMP
641
Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor De Media PNO
Netherlands
– -$1.52M -23,705 Closed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
642
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
– -$880K -13,208 Closed
WAM
643
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$643K -10,000 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
644
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$559K -8,700 Closed
CANY
645
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$534K -8,300 Closed
NPC
646
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$428K -6,657 Closed
BCM
647
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$399K -6,207 Closed
KeyBank National Association
648
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
– -$336K -5,229 Closed
YMRC
649
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
– -$290K -4,500 Closed
IR
650
Invictus RG
Bermuda
– -$286K -4,439 Closed
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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.