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Principal Financial Group

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: 559631 (+72)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GIM
101
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$13M +$65.9K +957 +0.5%
Federated Hermes
102
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$12.9M +$12.2M +177,773 +3,613%
Ameriprise
103
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.4M -$1.29M -18,783 -10%
JIR
104
James Investment Research
Ohio
$12.4M -$2.62M -38,014 -18%
PAMU
105
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$12.3M +$547K +7,943 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
106
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12.1M -$6.17M -89,500 -34%
ERSOT
107
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$11.8M +$1.18M +17,100 +11%
Victory Capital Management
108
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$11.7M +$1.09M +15,799 +11%
AssetMark Inc
109
AssetMark Inc
California
$11.4M -$31.2K -453 -0.3%
CFG
110
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$11.1M +$70.3K +1,020 +0.7%
Korea Investment Corp
111
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$11M +$241K +3,500 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
112
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11M -$12M -173,804 -53%
PA
113
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$10.8M +$95.9K +1,392 +0.9%
DIA
114
Davidson Investment Advisors
Montana
$10.8M -$198K -2,878 -2%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
115
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$10.7M +$6.44M +93,492 +163%
MWNA
116
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$10.6M +$9.68M +140,579 +1,366%
Royal Bank of Canada
117
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.5M -$3.16M -45,895 -24%
Aviva
118
Aviva
United Kingdom
$10.5M -$1.46M -21,201 -12%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
119
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$10.3M +$872K +12,652 +9%
MLM
120
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$10M -$461K -6,698 -5%
VOYA Investment Management
121
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$9.78M -$435K -6,320 -4%
ACI
122
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$9.55M -$3.35M -48,556 -26%
Balyasny Asset Management
123
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$9.2M +$2.93M +42,459 +48%
PI
124
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$9.2M +$8.64M +125,429 +2,549%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
125
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$9.18M -$16.5K -239 -0.2%

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.