Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) stock climbed 30% this year as it also saw 99% decrease in its holding by Diamond Hill Capital Management. The investment firm held 2,612 shares of Prudential Financial Inc. worth $213,000 as on the end of September quarter. 35 hedge funds we track held around $741 million of Prudential Financial stock as on the end of June quarter, in comparison to 33 funds holding stock worth $811 million the previous quarter. The company recently announced its third quarter earnings at $2.66 per share, up 10.8 percent on year over year basis. Its total revenue for the quarter was reported at $15.1 billion, up 35.9 percent from the same quarter of the previous year.