Prudential Financial
PRU
710 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.2B invested in Prudential Financial in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 273 increasing their positions, 252 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 18 (+9)
87% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $405M | Put options by funds: $217M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 50
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.7B → $28.2B (+$2.52B)
3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.12% → 68.11% (+3%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 273 | Existing positions reduced: 252
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 704 → 710 (+6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$1.07B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$295M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$211M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$191M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$171M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$270M |
| 2 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$240M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$192M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$86.3M |
| 5 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$76.5M |
PRU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
710 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Prudential Financial (PRU) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $28.2B — up 9.8% from $25.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new PRU positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 273 added to existing stakes and 252 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $1.07B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $270M.
- 710 institutional investors held Prudential Financial (PRU) as of Q2 2014, up from 704 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $28.2B of Prudential Financial stock for Q2 2014, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Prudential Financial positions in Q2 2014 and 50 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Prudential Financial buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $1.07B added.
- The largest Prudential Financial seller in Q2 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $270M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.