Aflac
905 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.8B invested in Aflac in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 297 increasing their positions, 387 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $246M | Put options by funds: $161M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 42
1.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 134.47% → 135.5% (+1%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 904 → 905 (+1)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.1B → $19.8B (-$306M)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 22 (-6)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 297 | Existing positions reduced: 387
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$94M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$69.8M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$69.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$62.5M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$54.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$117M |
| 2 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$116M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$91.8M |
| 4 |
RFS
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
|
-$66M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$55M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
905 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $19.8B — down 1.5% from $20.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new AFL positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 297 added to existing stakes and 387 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $94M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $117M.
- 905 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q3 2016, up from 904 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $19.8B of Aflac stock for Q3 2016, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q3 2016 and 42 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $94M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q3 2016 was Norges Bank, an estimated $117M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.