Norges Bank’s Aflac AFL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | – | Sell |
-3,809,539
| Closed | -$420M | – | 37 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $420M | Buy |
+3,809,539
| New | +$420M | 0.04% | 345 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | – | Sell |
-4,098,246
| Closed | -$432M | – | 39 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $432M | Buy |
4,098,246
+265,825
| +7% | +$27.9M | 0.05% | 308 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $426M | Buy |
3,832,421
+451,731
| +13% | +$47.9M | 0.06% | 291 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $350M | Buy |
3,380,690
+783,331
| +30% | +$85.4M | 0.05% | 343 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $290M | Sell |
2,597,359
-769,669
| -23% | -$78.2M | 0.04% | 373 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $301M | Buy |
3,367,028
+76,445
| +2% | +$6.57M | 0.04% | 344 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $283M | Buy |
3,290,583
+892,766
| +37% | +$73.2M | 0.04% | 356 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $198M | Buy |
2,397,817
+75,084
| +3% | +$6.05M | 0.03% | 422 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $178M | Sell |
2,322,733
-391,849
| -14% | -$29.1M | 0.04% | 403 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $189M | Sell |
2,714,582
-34,096
| -1% | -$2.28M | 0.04% | 406 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $177M | Buy |
2,748,678
+310,310
| +13% | +$21.2M | 0.04% | 402 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $175M | Buy |
2,438,368
+321,513
| +15% | +$21.5M | 0.04% | 391 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $119M | Sell |
2,116,855
-1,099,719
| -34% | -$64.7M | 0.03% | 462 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $178M | Sell |
3,216,574
-474,341
| -13% | -$28M | 0.05% | 355 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $238M | Sell |
3,690,915
-957,518
| -21% | -$59.9M | 0.05% | 333 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $271M | Sell |
4,648,433
-438,182
| -9% | -$24.6M | 0.06% | 316 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $265M | Sell |
5,086,615
-610,928
| -11% | -$33.4M | 0.06% | 314 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $306M | Sell |
5,697,543
-543,868
| -9% | -$29.7M | 0.07% | 283 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $319M | Sell |
6,241,411
-1,581,305
| -20% | -$75.9M | 0.07% | 255 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $348M | Sell |
7,822,716
-2,546,423
| -25% | -$104M | 0.08% | 226 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $377M | Buy |
10,369,139
+622,751
| +6% | +$22.7M | 0.1% | 177 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $351M | Buy |
9,746,388
+2,352,244
| +32% | +$85M | 0.1% | 181 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $253M | Buy |
7,394,144
+775,265
| +12% | +$35.4M | 0.09% | 207 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $350M | Sell |
6,618,879
-582,294
| -8% | -$30.9M | 0.1% | 200 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $377M | Sell |
7,201,173
-501,150
| -7% | -$26.5M | 0.12% | 177 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $422M | Buy |
7,702,323
+1,788,666
| +30% | +$92.2M | 0.13% | 153 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $296M | Buy |
5,913,657
+205,518
| +4% | +$9.9M | 0.1% | 202 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $260M | Sell |
5,708,139
-216,721
| -4% | -$9.63M | 0.1% | 197 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $279M | Sell |
5,924,860
-1,754,080
| -23% | -$80.3M | 0.09% | 214 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $330M | Sell |
7,678,940
-422,932
| -5% | -$19M | 0.11% | 175 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $355M | Sell |
8,101,872
-2,548,144
| -24% | -$113M | 0.13% | 163 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $467M | Sell |
10,650,016
-5,005,526
| -32% | -$214M | 0.17% | 122 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $637M | Sell |
15,655,542
-2,774,380
| -15% | -$112M | 0.24% | 82 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $716M | Sell |
18,429,922
-8,315,068
| -31% | -$312M | 0.28% | 65 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $968M | Sell |
26,744,990
-15,044,440
| -36% | -$533M | 0.4% | 42 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $1.45B | Buy |
41,789,430
+4,528,138
| +12% | +$159M | 0.64% | 30 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $1.28B | Sell |
37,261,292
-3,214,344
| -8% | -$117M | 0.6% | 30 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $1.46B | Sell |
40,475,636
-13,898,564
| -26% | -$475M | 0.69% | 22 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $1.72B | Buy |
54,374,200
+75,776
| +0.1% | +$2.25M | 0.84% | 17 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $1.63B | Sell |
54,298,424
-1,642,954
| -3% | -$51.1M | 0.81% | 20 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $1.63B | Buy |
55,941,378
+102,192
| +0.2% | +$3.09M | 0.85% | 14 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $1.74B | Sell |
55,839,186
-63,502
| -0.1% | -$2.01M | 0.87% | 13 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $1.79B | Buy |
55,902,688
+383,152
| +0.7% | +$11.7M | 0.88% | 13 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $1.7B | Buy |
55,519,536
+2,692,008
| +5% | +$79.5M | 0.86% | 15 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $1.54B | Sell |
52,827,528
-32,983,624
| -38% | -$1B | 0.83% | 16 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $2.67B | Buy |
85,811,152
+42,905,576
| +100% | +$1.34B | 0.72% | 20 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $1.35B | Hold |
42,905,576
| – | – | 0.76% | 19 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $1.43B | Sell |
42,905,576
-1,047,694
| -2% | -$34.4M | 0.83% | 16 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $1.36B | Sell |
43,953,270
-659,566
| -1% | -$19.9M | 0.79% | 16 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $1.3B | Buy |
+44,612,836
| New | +$1.21B | 0.81% | 17 |
|
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Norges Bank's AFL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Norges Bank sold out of Aflac (AFL) in Q1 2026, closing a stake of 3,809,539 shares — an estimated $420M sold.
Norges Bank first reported a position in AFL in Q2 2013 and held it in 50 quarters. The position peaked at $2.67B in Q2 2014. 1,652 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold AFL as of Q1 2026.
- Norges Bank reported no remaining Aflac position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
- Norges Bank sold 3,809,539 Aflac shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $420M.
- Norges Bank first reported a position in Aflac in Q2 2013 and held it in 50 quarters.
- Norges Bank's Aflac position peaked at $2.67B in Q2 2014.
- 1,652 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Aflac as of Q1 2026.
Based on Norges Bank's 13F filing for Q1 2026.