Aflac
1,067 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.2B invested in Aflac in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 362 increasing their positions, 396 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $133M | Put options by funds: $105M
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.83% → 66.48% (-0.35%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.3B → $23.2B (-$1.11B)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 71
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 396
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,086 → 1,067 (-19)
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 9 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$138M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21.2M |
| 4 |
CS
Candriam SCA
Strassen, Luxembourg,
Luxembourg
|
+$19.2M |
| 5 |
NIPH
NN Investment Partners Holdings
The Hague,
Netherlands
|
+$19.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CP
Coho Partners
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$129M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$115M |
| 3 |
MIHAS
Maj Invest Holding A/S
Copenhagen K,
Denmark
|
-$109M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$78M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$58.6M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
1,067 of the 5,728 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $23.2B — down 4.5% from $24.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of AFL and 67 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 396 trimmed existing stakes and 362 added.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $194M. The largest seller was Coho Partners, cutting an estimated $129M.
- 1,067 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q3 2021, down from 1,086 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $23.2B of Aflac stock for Q3 2021, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q3 2021 and 71 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q3 2021 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $194M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q3 2021 was Coho Partners, an estimated $129M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.