Aflac
1,050 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3B invested in Aflac in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 324 increasing their positions, 447 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
212% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $220M | Put options by funds: $70.5M
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.4B → $25.3B (+$1.89B)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 73
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.66% → 67.66% (-0%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,053 → 1,050 (-3)
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 19 (-6)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 324 | Existing positions reduced: 447
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$84.4M |
| 3 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$67.1M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$66.6M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$63.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$126M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$124M |
| 3 |
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
-$89.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$79.5M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$57.6M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,050 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $25.3B — up 8.1% from $23.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new AFL positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 324 added to existing stakes and 447 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Jupiter Investment Management, cutting an estimated $126M.
- 1,050 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q1 2019, down from 1,053 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $25.3B of Aflac stock for Q1 2019, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q1 2019 and 73 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q1 2019 was American Century Companies, an estimated $156M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q1 2019 was Jupiter Investment Management, an estimated $126M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.