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Principal Financial Group
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619 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.67B invested in Principal Financial Group in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 53

31% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.2M | Put options by funds: $12.3M

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.81B → $9.67B (+$1.87B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 568 → 619 (+51)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.62% → 69.67% (-0.95%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 214

Holders
619
Holders Change
+51
Holders Change %
+8.98%
% of All Funds
10.95%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
110
Increased
182
Reduced
214
Closed
53
Calls
$16.2M
Puts
$12.3M
Net Calls
+$3.86M
Net Calls Change
-$1.45M

Top Buyers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$173M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$116M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$29.4M
4
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
+$26.3M
5
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
+$18.3M

Top Sellers

1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$113M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$82.2M
3
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$44.6M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$33.4M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$30M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.45B -$18M -392,526 -1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.1B -$30M -655,638 -3%
NLI
3
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$900M – – –
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$790M +$116M +2,534,057 +19%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$602M -$10.1M -219,620 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$240M -$82.2M -1,793,715 -27%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$231M -$7.05M -153,992 -3%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$228M +$3.71M +80,941 +2%
KBC Group
9
KBC Group
Belgium
$225M +$3.73M +81,430 +11%
CS
10
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$215M +$173M +3,781,676 +682%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$188M +$1.04M +22,655 +0.6%
Charles Schwab
12
Charles Schwab
California
$166M +$2.86M +62,329 +2%
MPI
13
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$162M -$17.3M -378,521 -10%
Wellington Management Group
14
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$159M -$4.08M -89,002 -3%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$156M -$4.14M -90,319 -3%
Fidelity Investments
16
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$145M -$2.57M -56,056 -2%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$135M +$11.2M +243,991 +10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
18
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$129M -$12M -261,570 -9%
Legal & General Group
19
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$87.7M +$1.13M +24,670 +1%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$72.7M +$6.36M +138,789 +11%
PPA
21
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$68.5M -$1.35M -29,577 -2%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$56.9M -$15.6M -341,541 -23%
PP
23
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$54.8M -$33.4M -728,401 -40%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.2M -$15.2M -330,808 -23%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$51.6M +$702K +15,335 +1%
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PFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

619 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Financial Group (PFG) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $9.67B — up 24% from $7.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new PFG positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 214 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $113M.

  • 619 institutional investors held Principal Financial Group (PFG) as of Q4 2020, up from 568 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $9.67B of Principal Financial Group stock for Q4 2020, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 110 funds opened new Principal Financial Group positions in Q4 2020 and 53 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group buyer in Q4 2020 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest Principal Financial Group seller in Q4 2020 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.