Prudential Financial
PRU
1,001 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.4B invested in Prudential Financial in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 393 increasing their positions, 340 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 66
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 393 | Existing positions reduced: 340
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 15 (+2)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.6B → $24.4B (+$2.73B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 974 → 1,001 (+27)
0.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.98% → 64.84% (-0.14%)
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $168M | Put options by funds: $291M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$99.8M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$75.7M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$64.7M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$57.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$185M |
| 2 |
NIPH
NN Investment Partners Holdings
The Hague,
Netherlands
|
-$141M |
| 3 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$129M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$118M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$92.7M |
PRU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,001 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Prudential Financial (PRU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $24.4B — up 13% from $21.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new PRU positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 393 added to existing stakes and 340 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $167M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $185M.
- 1,001 institutional investors held Prudential Financial (PRU) as of Q1 2019, up from 974 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $24.4B of Prudential Financial stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 103 funds opened new Prudential Financial positions in Q1 2019 and 66 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest Prudential Financial buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $167M added.
- The largest Prudential Financial seller in Q1 2019 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $185M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.