Aflac
AFL
1,053 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.4B invested in Aflac in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 323 increasing their positions, 412 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 83
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 25 (+5)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,025 → 1,053 (+28)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $275M | Put options by funds: $269M
0.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.25% → 67.66% (+0.41%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.2B → $23.4B (-$841M)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 323 | Existing positions reduced: 412
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$81M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$74.2M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$69.3M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$64.7M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$59.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$126M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$60.1M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$50.9M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$47.6M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$43.5M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,053 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $23.4B — down 3.5% from $24.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 121 funds opened new AFL positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 323 added to existing stakes and 412 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $81M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $126M.
- 1,053 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,025 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $23.4B of Aflac stock for Q4 2018, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 121 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q4 2018 and 83 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q4 2018 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $81M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q4 2018 was Invesco, an estimated $126M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.