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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
SF
76
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$37.9M -$122K -4,120 -0.3%
ProShare Advisors
77
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$37M +$6.22M +209,284 +22%
GC
78
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$34.9M -$1.15M -38,780 -3%
BGIM
79
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$34.6M +$1.3M +43,866 +4%
Stifel Financial
80
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$34.5M +$5.78M +194,446 +22%
APG Asset Management
81
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$34M
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
82
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$33.3M -$361K -12,140 -1%
BJ
83
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$33.3M -$37.9K -1,276 -0.1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
84
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$32.2M -$10.1M -340,000 -25%
WF
85
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$31.9M -$478K -16,084 -2%
AG
86
Aperio Group
California
$31.5M +$2.63M +88,580 +10%
BCM
87
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$30.5M +$535K +18,000 +2%
TH
88
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$30M -$59.4K -2,000 -0.2%
Two Sigma Investments
89
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$29.3M +$21.1M +708,886 +323%
Bank of Montreal
90
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$29M -$13M -437,328 -32%
AAMU
91
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$28.3M -$21.1K -710 -0.1%
Canada Life
92
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$28.1M -$8.14M -273,920 -24%
RFC
93
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$27.6M -$6.47M -217,874 -20%
Adage Capital Partners
94
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$27.5M -$9.39M -316,054 -27%
DAC
95
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$27.1M +$24.8M +834,370 +3,531%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
96
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$26.8M -$1.45M -48,770 -5%
HPC
97
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$26.6M -$45.2K -1,522 -0.2%
OAG
98
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$26M +$24.5M +823,264 New
GH
99
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$25.7M +$2.56M +86,122 +12%
TD Asset Management
100
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$23.6M -$319K -10,724 -1%

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.