Prudential Financial
975 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9B invested in Prudential Financial in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 344 increasing their positions, 350 reducing their positions, and 118 closing their positions.
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 118
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.61% → 64.98% (+0.37%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 977 → 975 (-2)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 344 | Existing positions reduced: 350
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 13 (-1)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $21.9B (-$5.44B)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $177M | Put options by funds: $292M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$135M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$126M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$105M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$89.8M |
| 5 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$70.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$218M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$90.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$86M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$79.9M |
| 5 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
-$77.5M |
PRU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
975 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Prudential Financial (PRU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $21.9B — down 20% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new PRU positions and 118 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 344 added to existing stakes and 350 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $218M.
- 975 institutional investors held Prudential Financial (PRU) as of Q4 2018, down from 977 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $21.9B of Prudential Financial stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 125 funds opened new Prudential Financial positions in Q4 2018 and 118 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Prudential Financial buyer in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $135M added.
- The largest Prudential Financial seller in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $218M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.