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1,653 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.5B invested in Aflac in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 520 increasing their positions, 655 reducing their positions, and 113 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

280% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $289M | Put options by funds: $76.1M

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 123 | Existing positions closed: 113

0.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.87%66.44% (-0.43%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.6B → $37.5B (-$1.08B)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,6771,653 (-24)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2019 (-1)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 520 | Existing positions reduced: 655

Holders
1,653
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-1.43%
% of All Funds
20.33%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
123
Increased
520
Reduced
655
Closed
113
Calls
$289M
Puts
$76.1M
Net Calls
+$213M
Net Calls Change
+$61.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JPH
1
Japan Post Holdings
Japan
$5.7B -$36.1M -325,500 -0.6%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$3.97B -$63.5M -572,535 -2%
VCM
3
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.32B +$3.35B +30,254,403 New
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.59B -$18M -162,131 -0.7%
VPM
5
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$2B +$2.02B +18,242,564 New
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.17B +$27.5M +248,274 +2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$1.16B -$30.1M -271,215 -3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$867M -$35.8M -323,039 -4%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$719M +$742K +6,695 +0.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$499M +$7.5M +67,650 +2%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$477M +$66.7M +601,527 +16%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$453M +$64.2M +579,009 +16%
UBS AM
13
UBS AM
Illinois
$446M -$38.2M -344,689 -8%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$418M +$6.88M +62,048 +2%
Amundi
15
Amundi
France
$359M +$66.9M +603,426 +23%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$349M +$218M +1,968,738 +162%
Charles Schwab
17
Charles Schwab
California
$346M +$5.22M +47,139 +2%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$296M +$140M +1,259,209 +87%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$294M -$10.6M -95,916 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$290M +$65.8M +593,356 +28%
VFT
21
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$288M +$291M +2,626,416 New
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$256M -$36.5M -329,043 -12%
GAM
23
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$236M -$15.7M -142,076 -6%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$233M -$576K -5,199 -0.2%
Nordea Investment Management
25
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$210M +$8.7M +78,518 +4%

AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

1,653 of the 8,130 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $37.5B — down 2.8% from $38.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 123 funds opened new AFL positions and 113 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 520 added to existing stakes and 655 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $218M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 1,653 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,677 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $37.5B of Aflac stock for Q1 2026, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 123 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q1 2026 and 113 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Aflac buyer in Q1 2026 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $218M added.
  • The largest Aflac seller in Q1 2026 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.