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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.19B +$58.5M +849,015 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.39B +$1.67M +24,235 +0.1%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$1.28B
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.06B +$76.3M +1,107,500 +8%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$952M +$17.6M +255,167 +2%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$804M -$67.2M -975,908 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$568M -$6.33M -91,902 -1%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$429M -$12M -173,826 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$249M -$8.76M -127,171 -3%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$215M +$16.3M +236,694 +8%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$212M +$47.5M +688,800 +30%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$206M -$11.8M -171,667 -6%
MPI
13
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$181M -$1.49M -21,663 -0.8%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$159M +$33.5M +486,359 +28%
JIM
15
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$114M +$29.8M +431,914 +37%
Harris Associates
16
Harris Associates
Illinois
$102M -$22.1M -321,113 -18%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$102M -$82.9K -1,204 -0.1%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$102M -$3.22M -46,812 -3%
Legal & General Group
19
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$101M -$5.36M -77,786 -5%
Janus Henderson Group
20
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$98.1M -$64.6M -937,133 -40%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$97.7M +$4.9M +71,076 +5%
Allianz Asset Management
22
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$91.3M -$21.6M -314,244 -20%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$88.5M -$20.7M -300,910 -19%
Schroder Investment Management Group
24
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$88M -$38.6M -560,960 -31%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
25
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$85.1M -$513K -7,442 -0.6%

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.