PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP IN PFG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 74251V102 · ISIN US74251V1026
Financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryAccident & Health Insurance
- HeadquartersDes Moines, IA
- Founded1879
- Websiteprincipal.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($35.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 216.0m as of 2026-04-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $90.07. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($9.9m notional), 10 hold puts ($8.6m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 706 |
| Q4 2022 | 782 |
| Q1 2023 | 745 |
| Q2 2023 | 731 |
| Q3 2023 | 723 |
| Q4 2023 | 757 |
| Q1 2024 | 765 |
| Q2 2024 | 797 |
| Q3 2024 | 786 |
| Q4 2024 | 786 |
| Q1 2025 | 842 |
| Q2 2025 | 815 |
| Q3 2025 | 829 |
| Q4 2025 | 892 |
| Q1 2026 | 914 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 367 | 309 |
| Q3 2024 | 326 | 372 |
| Q4 2024 | 314 | 352 |
| Q1 2025 | 410 | 318 |
| Q2 2025 | 382 | 376 |
| Q3 2025 | 363 | 323 |
| Q4 2025 | 428 | 323 |
| Q1 2026 | 450 | 341 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $11.4m | $8.3m | 0.73 |
| Q3 2025 | $14.3m | $3.0m | 0.21 |
| Q4 2025 | $15.2m | $1.8m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9m | $8.6m | 0.86 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | New | +6.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +4.5m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +563.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +420.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +362.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +319.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +280.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +266.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +257.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +255.1k |
Biggest sellers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -843.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -630.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -541.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -459.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -421.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -329.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Reduced | -254.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -193.5k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Reduced | -192.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -162.3k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.5m27.2k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $1.5m17.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m17.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.4m15.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $982.2k10.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $684.8k7.6k shares |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | New | $553.2k6.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $414.5k4.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $189.2k2.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $99.1k1.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $2.5m27.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.4m15.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $1.2m13.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.2m13.4k shares |
| CenterStar Asset Management, LLC | New | $901.1k10.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $612.7k6.8k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | New | $450.6k5.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $180.2k2.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $81.1k900 shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $9.0k100 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-04-24 | 9.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $387 | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $350 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $160.5k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $485 | 1 | $2.4m | $2.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | Muruzabal Claudio Director | Bought | $4855 shares |
| 2026-01-30 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D President and CEO | Sold plan | $697.3k7.3k shares |
| 2026-01-29 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D President and CEO | Sold plan | $884.6k9.3k shares |
| 2026-01-22 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D President and CEO · By Spouse | Sold plan | $742.8k8.0k shares |
| 2026-01-08 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D President and CEO · By Spouse | Sold plan | $27.8k300 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 20.3m $1.8bn | Reduced -91.8k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 32.01% of their portfolio | 18.1m $1.6bn | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.5m $1.2bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.3m $1.0bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.2m $917.3m | Reduced -329.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.8m $794.7m | Added +420.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.0m $543.1m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.9m $533.8m | Added +4.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.7m $508.2m | Added +84.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.9m $350.2m | Added +119.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $319.2m | Added +257.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $300.4m | Reduced -93.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $270.9m | Reduced -73.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $248.2m | Added +255.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $220.6m | Added +108.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $177.7m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $152.7m | Added +55.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $124.7m | Added +229.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $107.3m | Reduced -23.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.0m | Added +121.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.1m | Added +207.4k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $103.8m | Reduced -84.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $101.8m | First filing |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 937.5k $84.5m | Added +40.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 877.6k $79.1m | Added +109.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 780.7k $70.4m | Reduced -843.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 728.5k $65.6m | Added +207.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 727.9k $65.6m | Added +136.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 726.1k $65.4m | Added +141.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 644.8k $58.1m | Added +33.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.9k $54.4m | Added +55.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 602.2k $54.3m | Added +280.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 591.9k $53.3m | Added +362.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 591.2k $53.3m | Added +161.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 581.3k $52.4m | Added +563.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.6k $52.1m | Added +319.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 566.4k $51.0m | Reduced -11.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 555.5k $50.1m | Reduced -132.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 543.9k $49.0m | Reduced -66.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 509.9k $45.9m | Reduced -14.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 507.6k $45.7m | Added +70.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 480.4k $43.3m | Added +25.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 452.3k $40.8m | First filing |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.17% of their portfolio | 450.6k $40.6m | Reduced -17.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 445.3k $40.1m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 438.7k $39.5m | First filing |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.0k $37.8m | Reduced -100.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 416.9k $37.6m | Added +185.6k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.28% of their portfolio | 411.8k $37.1m | Added +14.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 410.4k $37.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 408.5k $36.8m | Added +14.9k |
| CONNING INC. 1.19% of their portfolio | 398.5k $35.9m | Added +29.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 397.9k $35.9m | Reduced -7.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.09% of their portfolio | 396.8k $35.8m | Reduced -225 |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.65% of their portfolio | 390.4k $35.2m | Reduced -21.5k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 382.9k $34.5m | Added +14.8k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.49% of their portfolio | 382.0k $34.4m | Reduced -6.7k |
| TRUST POINT INC. 2.89% of their portfolio | 369.1k $33.3m | Reduced -367 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.1k $29.6m | Added +266.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 327.4k $29.5m | Added +82.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.8k $27.5m | Added +42.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.0k $25.6m | Reduced -16.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.8k $25.2m | Added +134.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 263.5k $23.7m | Reduced -17.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.5k $23.2m | Added +26.7k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 243.9k $22.0m | Reduced -158 |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 227.5k $20.5m | Added +48.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.7k $20.4m | Added +11.6k |
| GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD 0.95% of their portfolio | 223.9k $20.2m | Added +387 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 220.9k $19.9m | Reduced -254.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.9k $19.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 210.7k $19.0m | Added +2.9k |
| ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. 0.66% of their portfolio | 209.1k $18.8m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.8k $18.5m | Added +190.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.1k $18.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.3k $18.3m | Added +22.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.1k $18.4m | Reduced -570 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.0k $18.3m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.8k $18.3m | Reduced -36.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.9k $18.2m | Reduced -421.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.7k $18.1m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 198.5k $17.9m | Added +32.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 192.8k $17.4m | Reduced -405 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 186.9k $16.8m | Reduced -38.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 183.1k $16.5m | Added +144.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 178.5k $16.1m | Added +169.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.04% of their portfolio | 172.0k $15.5m | Added +5.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.7k $15.3m | Added +1.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.4k $15.3m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.02% of their portfolio | 168.3k $15.2m | Added +6.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 165.0k $14.9m | Reduced -14.3k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 163.9k $14.8m | Reduced -47.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.5k $14.6m | Added +754 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.0k $14.2m | Reduced -5.8k |
| CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP /VA 2.34% of their portfolio | 151.9k $13.7m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.4k $13.0m | Added +6.1k |
| AMG National Trust Bank 0.27% of their portfolio | 138.1k $12.4m | Added +2.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.4k $12.4m | Added +2.3k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.7k $11.9m | Added +22.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.5k $11.8m | Added +107.8k |