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Principal Financial Group
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417 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 149 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 26

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.78B → $10.4B (+$612M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 399 → 417 (+18)

1.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.86% → 67.51% (+1.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 149

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.28M | Put options by funds: $10.1M

Holders
417
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+4.51%
% of All Funds
12.1%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
47
Increased
139
Reduced
149
Closed
26
Calls
$8.28M
Puts
$10.1M
Net Calls
-$1.83M
Net Calls Change
+$1.06M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$161M
2
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$103M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$38.3M
4
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$34.9M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$28M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$83.1M
2
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$57.7M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$38.1M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$37.9M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$33.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09B +$28M +535,148 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.03B – – –
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$952M – – –
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$801M +$25.1M +480,388 +3%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$639M +$13.1M +250,925 +2%
Harris Associates
6
Harris Associates
Illinois
$536M +$4.08M +77,966 +0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$516M -$37.9M -724,970 -7%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$406M -$9.84M -188,031 -2%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$381M -$295K -5,643 -0.1%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$293M -$33.8M -645,290 -10%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$211M +$161M +3,071,151 +324%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$201M +$4.6M +87,834 +2%
MPI
13
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$151M -$407K -7,774 -0.3%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$124M +$8.82M +168,642 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$110M +$103M +1,972,171 +1,632%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$107M +$487K +9,317 +0.5%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$106M -$1.03M -19,751 -1%
Arrowstreet Capital
18
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$89.4M +$23.6M +450,515 +36%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$88.1M +$2.74M +52,415 +3%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$81.5M -$525K -10,033 -0.6%
TCIM
21
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$77.5M -$2.59M -49,589 -3%
TA
22
Teachers Advisors
New York
$70.1M +$2.71M +51,869 +4%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$62M -$7.66M -146,480 -11%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$58M -$1.11M -21,188 -2%
Adage Capital Partners
25
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$56.8M +$34.9M +666,714 +160%
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

417 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $10.4B — up 6.3% from $9.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new PFG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 149 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $83.1M.

  • 417 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q3 2014, up from 399 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.4B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q3 2014, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q3 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q3 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $83.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.