Aflac
1,035 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.7B invested in Aflac in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 316 increasing their positions, 436 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
153% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $258M | Put options by funds: $102M
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.3B → $26.7B (+$1.46B)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 73
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,050 → 1,035 (-15)
2.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.66% → 65.22% (-2.4%)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 316 | Existing positions reduced: 436
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$92.2M |
| 3 |
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
+$91.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$60.2M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$56.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LAM
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
|
-$398M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$143M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$111M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73.8M |
| 5 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$63.1M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,035 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $26.7B — up 5.8% from $25.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of AFL and 72 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 436 trimmed existing stakes and 316 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Lyrical Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $398M sold.
- 1,035 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q2 2019, down from 1,050 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $26.7B of Aflac stock for Q2 2019, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q2 2019 and 73 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q2 2019 was Lyrical Asset Management, an estimated $398M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.