Aflac
800 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in Aflac in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 320 increasing their positions, 318 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $202M | Put options by funds: $115M
9.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 128.48% → 137.98% (+9.5%)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.4B → $19.5B (+$1.09B)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 320 | Existing positions reduced: 318
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 822 → 800 (-22)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 21 (-2)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 60
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$1.34B |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$103M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$67.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$64.1M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$60.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$242M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$77.5M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$69.1M |
| 4 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$41.9M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$41.1M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
800 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $19.5B — up 5.9% from $18.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 60 funds closed out of AFL and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 318 trimmed existing stakes and 320 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $1.34B. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $242M.
- 800 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q2 2014, down from 822 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $19.5B of Aflac stock for Q2 2014, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q2 2014 and 60 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $1.34B added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q2 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $242M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.