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849 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.3B invested in Aflac in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 284 increasing their positions, 337 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

165% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $203M | Put options by funds: $76.8M

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 49

3.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 132.44%135.7% (+3.3%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 823849 (+26)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.9B → $17.3B (+$437M)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2018 (-2)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 284 | Existing positions reduced: 337

Holders
849
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+3.16%
% of All Funds
22.62%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
82
Increased
284
Reduced
337
Closed
49
Calls
$203M
Puts
$76.8M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
+$57.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$121M +$569K +19,138 +0.5%
Ninety One (UK)
27
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$119M -$1.33M -44,850 -1%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$114M -$24.1M -811,898 -18%
RFS
29
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$113M +$5.47M +184,028 +5%
SCM
30
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$111M -$12.1M -407,666 -10%
PPA
31
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$109M -$11.2M -377,012 -10%
American Century Companies
32
American Century Companies
Missouri
$108M -$55M -1,851,370 -35%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$104M +$64.6M +2,173,312 +192%
Boston Partners
34
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$101M -$2.1M -70,628 -2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
35
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$97.4M -$27.5M -926,344 -23%
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$94.3M -$25.7M -865,540 -22%
Goldman Sachs
37
Goldman Sachs
New York
$93.9M -$126M -4,229,156 -59%
UIM
38
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$88.4M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
39
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$86.2M +$1.34M +44,948 +2%
AQR Capital Management
40
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$84.4M -$41.4M -1,394,944 -34%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
41
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$80.5M +$1.59M +53,514 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$78M +$440K +14,800 +0.6%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$76.2M -$18M -604,604 -20%
Victory Capital Management
44
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$74M +$17.6M +594,074 +34%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$67.1M +$19.5M +655,600 +42%
CP
46
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$66.1M +$2.11M +70,908 +4%
BlackRock
47
BlackRock
New York
$66M -$10.2M -343,194 -14%
Axa
48
Axa
France
$64.9M +$31.3M +1,053,786 +105%
WG
49
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$63.3M -$29.8M -1,002,240 -33%
MAMU
50
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$63.2M -$12.9M -433,406 -18%

AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

849 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $17.3B — up 2.6% from $16.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new AFL positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 284 added to existing stakes and 337 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $365M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $126M.

  • 849 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q1 2016, up from 823 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $17.3B of Aflac stock for Q1 2016, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q1 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest Aflac buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $365M added.
  • The largest Aflac seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $126M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.