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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
LCM
126
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$8.98M +$1.79M +26,012 +26%
AQR Capital Management
127
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.74M +$3.92M +56,852 +85%
AIMCA
128
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$8.73M +$8.53M +123,800 New
GC
129
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$8.68M -$215K -3,115 -2%
ASRS
130
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$8.51M +$498K +7,232 +6%
HCM
131
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$8.49M +$8.29M +120,267 New
USAA
132
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$8.45M +$246K +3,574 +3%
PIA
133
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$8.45M +$176K +2,561 +2%
Toronto Dominion Bank
134
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$8.25M +$973K +14,118 +14%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
135
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$8.15M +$13.6K +198 +0.2%
QI
136
QS Investors
New York
$8.03M -$340K -4,936 -4%
ProShare Advisors
137
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$7.95M +$962K +13,961 +14%
AIG
138
American International Group
New York
$7.81M +$658K +9,555 +9%
OTPPB
139
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$7.51M +$2.23M +32,408 +44%
TAM
140
Tealwood Asset Management
Minnesota
$7.49M -$151K -2,186 -2%
AIM
141
Achmea Investment Management
Netherlands
$6.84M +$1.11M +16,091 +20%
IP
142
Interval Partners
New York
$6.77M +$6.61M +95,918 New
TW
143
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$6.69M +$6.53M +94,800 New
DWT
144
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$6.68M -$6.89K -100 -0.1%
ISB
145
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$6.64M -$58.8K -853 -0.9%
GIBU
146
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$6.44M – – –
Aberdeen Group
147
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$6.37M -$275K -3,992 -4%
DILIC
148
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$6.37M -$79.8K -1,159 -1%
SCM
149
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.26M +$367K +5,323 +6%
GLA
150
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$6.15M +$6M +87,128 New
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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.