Aflac
1,630 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2B invested in Aflac in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 156 funds opening new positions, 516 increasing their positions, 633 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.
111% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $365M | Put options by funds: $173M
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 156 | Existing positions closed: 80
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 27 (+3)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $38.6B → $41.2B (+$2.59B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,579 → 1,630 (+51)
0.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.12% → 67.83% (+0.71%)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 516 | Existing positions reduced: 633
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$62.5M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$51.7M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$50.1M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$47.9M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$45.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$284M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$79.2M |
| 3 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$73.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$68.7M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$34.5M |
AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
1,630 of the 7,478 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $41.2B — up 6.7% from $38.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 156 funds opened new AFL positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 516 added to existing stakes and 633 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $62.5M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $284M.
- 1,630 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,579 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $41.2B of Aflac stock for Q1 2025, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 156 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q1 2025 and 80 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
- The largest Aflac buyer in Q1 2025 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $62.5M added.
- The largest Aflac seller in Q1 2025 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $284M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.