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907 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.9B invested in Aflac in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 297 increasing their positions, 388 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $246M | Put options by funds: $161M

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 41

1.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 134.47% → 135.51% (+1%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 905 → 907 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.1B → $19.9B (-$188M)

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: 388

Holders
907
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.22%
% of All Funds
24.13%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.43%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
52
Increased
297
Reduced
388
Closed
41
Calls
$246M
Puts
$161M
Net Calls
+$84.8M
Net Calls Change
+$45M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$94M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$69.8M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$69.7M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$62.5M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$54.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$117M
2
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$116M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$91.8M
4
RFS
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
-$66M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$55M

AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

907 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $19.9B — down 0.94% from $20.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new AFL positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 297 added to existing stakes and 388 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $94M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 907 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q3 2016, up from 905 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $19.9B of Aflac stock for Q3 2016, down 0.94% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q3 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +11 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.