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905 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.8B invested in Aflac in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 297 increasing their positions, 387 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more call options, than puts

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

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 42

1.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 134.47%135.5% (+1%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 904905 (+1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.1B → $19.8B (-$306M)

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2822 (-6)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 297 | Existing positions reduced: 387

Holders
905
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.11%
% of All Funds
24.15%
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
387
Closed
42
Calls
$246M
Puts
$161M
Net Calls
+$84.8M
Net Calls Change
+$31.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.18B +$62.5M +1,716,842 +3%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.43B +$12.2M +334,810 +0.8%
Norges Bank
3
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.28B -$117M -3,214,344 -8%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$837M +$16.1M +441,848 +2%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$596M +$9.86M +270,938 +2%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$547M -$55M -1,511,554 -9%
Nordea Investment Management
7
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$488M +$9.54M +262,010 +2%
Harris Associates
8
Harris Associates
Illinois
$464M -$48.6M -1,336,552 -9%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$455M -$91.8M -2,521,818 -17%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$363M +$16.6M +457,062 +5%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$363M +$254K +6,992 +0.1%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$297M -$3.19M -87,550 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$272M -$1.73M -47,430 -0.6%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$259M +$11M +303,042 +4%
BG
15
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$252M +$1.91M +52,400 +0.8%
Ninety One (UK)
16
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$242M +$2.37M +65,158 +1%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$221M +$3.65M +100,398 +2%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$220M +$94M +2,582,240 +73%
MB
19
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$216M
SOMRS
20
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$208M -$65.5K -1,800 -0%
LAM
21
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$190M -$6.67M -183,390 -3%
LSV Asset Management
22
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$190M +$172K +4,720 +0.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$185M +$8.29M +227,894 +5%
American Century Companies
24
American Century Companies
Missouri
$183M +$38.6M +1,059,160 +26%
AQR Capital Management
25
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$172M +$69.7M +1,914,488 +66%

AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

905 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $19.8B — down 1.5% from $20.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new AFL positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 297 added to existing stakes and 387 trimmed.

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

  • 905 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q3 2016, up from 904 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $19.8B of Aflac stock for Q3 2016, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q3 2016 and 42 closed out, a net change of +10 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.