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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.76B +$71.9M +2,419,588 +5%
Norges Bank
2
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.72B +$2.25M +75,776 +0.1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.28B -$38.3M -1,288,802 -3%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$701M +$9.45M +318,240 +1%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$529M -$4.16M -140,200 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$481M +$10.7M +358,710 +2%
Harris Associates
7
Harris Associates
Illinois
$460M -$23.3M -784,706 -5%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$438M +$36.4M +1,225,084 +10%
Nordea Investment Management
9
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$408M +$10.7M +360,556 +3%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$323M -$2.3M -77,296 -0.7%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$306M -$2.63M -88,496 -0.9%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$251M -$10.1M -340,424 -4%
SOMRS
13
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$209M -$112M -3,777,028 -36%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$207M +$6.2M +208,658 +3%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$204M +$68.6M +2,309,764 +56%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$191M +$1M +33,762 +0.6%
MB
17
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$189M
LSV Asset Management
18
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$172M +$181K +6,080 +0.1%
LAM
19
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$168M +$29.4M +988,598 +23%
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$156M +$7.19M +242,198 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
21
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$150M -$4.26M -143,340 -3%
EVM
22
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$148M -$23.5M -791,326 -14%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$133M +$6.79M +228,562 +6%
Prudential Financial
24
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$125M -$2.97M -100,040 -2%
AI
25
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$124M -$8.82M -296,846 -7%

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.