PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (PFG) has a dated report snapshot, but its current priced-in claim is temporarily suppressed because the live engine record is unavailable or has changed.
882 institutional managers reported holding PFG in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 76% of the company; the top 10 hold 50%. 96 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Vanguard Group, BlackRock, State Street, among others. On the short side, 9.4M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 4% of shares outstanding (9 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
PFG has cut its share count 19.9% over the past five years, spending $5.15B on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has for 14 years running, raised 13 years straight; the current rate is $3.08 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $1.83B in dividends and $2.64B in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Open-market insider buys at PFG over the trailing three years: 2025: 1 buy totaling $0k; 2026: 1 buy totaling $0k. 23 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
PFG's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | -5.4% | -13.0% |
| 2023-11-02 | +1.3% | +12.6% |
| 2024-02-21 | +1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024-05-02 | -3.7% | -1.7% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
PFG's latest 8-K filings: 2026-06-01 (items 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01); 2026-05-20 (items 5.07); 2026-04-23 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-04-20 (items 7.01); 2026-02-09 (items 2.02, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Nothing here is investment advice.
Last analyzed: June 27, 2026
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