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808 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.6B invested in Aflac in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 273 increasing their positions, 319 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

141% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $273M | Put options by funds: $113M

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 40

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2124 (+3)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 791808 (+17)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 130.47%130.68% (+0.2%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.3B → $17.6B (-$702M)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 273 | Existing positions reduced: 319

Holders
808
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+2.15%
% of All Funds
21.77%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.65%
New
67
Increased
273
Reduced
319
Closed
40
Calls
$273M
Puts
$113M
Net Calls
+$160M
Net Calls Change
+$23.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Norges Bank
1
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.74B -$2.01M -63,502 -0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.63B -$11.5M -364,140 -0.7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.33B -$98.8M -3,121,524 -7%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$690M -$37.2M -1,175,994 -5%
Harris Associates
5
Harris Associates
Illinois
$612M -$73.2K -2,314 -0%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$486M +$7.93M +250,486 +2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$465M -$9.17M -289,848 -2%
Nordea Investment Management
8
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$400M -$13M -411,990 -3%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$371M +$3.9M +123,144 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$365M -$61.4M -1,939,522 -14%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$358M +$272K +8,608 +0.1%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$348M -$9.26M -292,620 -3%
SOMRS
13
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$296M +$281M +8,891,000 +1,434%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$272M -$5.03M -158,934 -2%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$226M -$1.48M -46,628 -0.6%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$214M -$3.67M -115,990 -2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
17
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$203M -$10.5M -332,098 -5%
EVM
18
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$200M -$44M -1,390,646 -18%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$198M -$666K -21,038 -0.3%
MB
20
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$187M
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$173M -$16.1M -508,534 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
22
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$156M +$10.3M +326,580 +7%
LSV Asset Management
23
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$148M +$764K +24,146 +0.5%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$148M +$39.2M +1,237,248 +35%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$136M +$34.6M +1,094,248 +33%

AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

808 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $17.6B — down 3.8% from $18.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new AFL positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 273 added to existing stakes and 319 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State of Michigan Retirement System, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $99.7M.

  • 808 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q2 2015, up from 791 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $17.6B of Aflac stock for Q2 2015, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q2 2015 and 40 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Aflac buyer in Q2 2015 was State of Michigan Retirement System, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest Aflac seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $99.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.