PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Diversified mechanical Mechanical CIK 1126328
League rank
#145
in Diversified mechanical · #3009 overall
Long book
$187.24B
Q1 2026
Positions
2177
Top-10 weight
20%
concentration
Last quarter
+12.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
12%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC is a mechanically diversified allocator, running a $187.24B US long book across 2177 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 2177 positions (top 10 only 20%). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, MICROSOFT CORP, APPLE INC, AMAZON.COM INC, ALPHABET INC-CL A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.3pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. Its holdings are mechanical (indexing / client flows), so position changes carry no stock-picking signal.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+0.9%
Q2 2024
+8.2%
Q3 2024
+0.5%
Q4 2024
-2.7%
Q1 2025
+7.9%
Q2 2025
+5.3%
Q3 2025
+0.5%
Q4 2025
-4.1%
Q1 2026
+12.5%

Sector allocation

Technology
29%
Financials
13%
Industrials
12%
Consumer discretionary
10%
Services media
9%
Healthcare
7%
Materials
4%
Energy
3%

Long book by quarter

$170.14B
Q1 2024
$168.40B
Q2 2024
$183.19B
Q3 2024
$183.44B
Q4 2024
$178.21B
Q1 2025
$189.18B
Q2 2025
$198.27B
Q3 2025
$195.86B
Q4 2025
$187.24B
Q1 2026

What does PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology39.6M$6.91B3.7%+2.7%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology15.0M$5.56B3.0%+1.1%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology21.3M$5.42B2.9%+1.7%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary19.1M$3.99B2.1%-2.3%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology11.1M$3.19B1.7%+0.6%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology8.7M$2.70B1.4%+3.5%
BN BROOKFIELD CORPReal estate63.8M$2.58B1.4%-1.9%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology4.2M$2.38B1.3%+9.0%
TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INCIndustrials2.0M$2.33B1.2%-7.0%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology7.2M$2.06B1.1%+11.1%
HLT HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INServices media6.6M$2.01B1.1%-29.5%
HEI/A HEICO CORP-CLASS AIndustrials8.9M$1.87B1.0%-5.7%
VMC VULCAN MATERIALS COMaterials6.6M$1.81B1.0%-8.2%
KKR KKR & CO INCFinancials19.5M$1.80B1.0%+6.9%
LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INServices media11.1M$1.69B0.9%+3.4%
ORLY O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer discretionary18.1M$1.67B0.9%-16.5%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media4.8M$1.47B0.8%+4.6%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials5.0M$1.46B0.8%-3.4%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials3.8M$1.41B0.8%-2.6%
CBRE CBRE GROUP INC - AReal estate9.9M$1.34B0.7%+3.2%
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALSMaterials2.1M$1.23B0.7%-3.5%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media2.4M$1.22B0.7%+2.5%
SU SUNCOR ENERGY INCEnergy17.7M$1.17B0.6%-8.7%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials2.4M$1.15B0.6%-1.3%
TECK TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS BMaterials22.0M$1.14B0.6%+17.1%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary1.1M$1.14B0.6%-3.0%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare1.2M$1.13B0.6%-3.4%
YUMC YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary22.6M$1.11B0.6%+3.0%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media11.4M$1.09B0.6%+4.7%
CPRT COPART INCConsumer discretionary31.6M$1.05B0.6%-18.9%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy6.1M$1.03B0.6%-6.3%
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancials15.6M$1.02B0.5%+1.6%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare3.4M$824.2M0.4%-1.1%
LPLA LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCFinancials2.6M$793.2M0.4%+36.3%
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancials401.9K$769.3M0.4%-24.6%
FWONK LIBERTY MEDIA CORP-FORMULA-CCommunications8.9M$759.6M0.4%-29.6%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary5.9M$736.8M0.4%-4.0%
VEEV VEEVA SYSTEMS INC-CLASS ATechnology4.1M$727.5M0.4%+7.0%
MSCI MSCI INCServices media1.3M$726.1M0.4%-21.6%
CSGP COSTAR GROUP INCServices media17.7M$713.9M0.4%+0.7%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials14.4M$702.6M0.4%+3.5%
AJG ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & COFinancials3.2M$702.2M0.4%+14.4%
ENTG ENTEGRIS INCOther5.9M$690.0M0.4%+1.2%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther4.7M$685.6M0.4%-2.3%
H HYATT HOTELS CORP - CL AServices media4.7M$678.9M0.4%+0.1%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy3.2M$659.1M0.4%+10.0%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare2.8M$615.9M0.3%-1.3%
TYL TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology1.7M$597.7M0.3%+20.1%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples7.8M$589.4M0.3%+1.6%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare4.7M$566.6M0.3%-7.3%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 4, 20264452$187.24B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 2, 20264456$195.86B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 4, 20254552$198.27B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 8, 20254603$189.18B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 28, 20254516$178.21B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 31, 20254570$183.44B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HR/ANEW HOLDINGSDec 19, 202466$1.66B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 31, 20244490$181.54B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 29, 20244671$168.40B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 29, 20244772$170.14B canonicalSEC ↗