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1,687 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.2B invested in Aflac in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 154 funds opening new positions, 582 increasing their positions, 578 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $411M | Put options by funds: $179M

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 94

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.5B → $40.2B (+$2.69B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,6621,687 (+25)

0.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.46%67.42% (+0.97%)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 582 | Existing positions reduced: 578

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1919 (0)

Holders
1,687
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+1.5%
% of All Funds
20.38%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
154
Increased
582
Reduced
578
Closed
94
Calls
$411M
Puts
$179M
Net Calls
+$232M
Net Calls Change
+$19.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JPH
1
Japan Post Holdings
Japan
$5.97B -$124M -1,076,010 -2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$4.09B -$149M -1,290,259 -4%
Vanguard Capital Management
3
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.51B -$40.5M -351,487 -1%
Vanguard Portfolio Management
4
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$2.86B +$704M +6,113,842 +34%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.76B -$10M -86,826 -0.4%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.24B -$13.5M -117,032 -1%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$1.01B -$220M -1,912,631 -18%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$943M +$16M +139,262 +2%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$737M -$30.8M -267,968 -4%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$624M +$137M +1,192,763 +29%
UBS AM
11
UBS AM
Illinois
$610M +$130M +1,132,091 +28%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$538M +$4.15M +36,068 +0.8%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$471M -$38.3M -332,487 -8%
Legal & General Group
14
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$405M -$41.4M -359,938 -9%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$369M -$356K -3,096 -0.1%
Amundi
16
Amundi
France
$331M -$51.4M -446,684 -14%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$325M +$2.69M +23,362 +0.9%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$323M +$318M +2,758,685 New
First Trust Advisors
19
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$309M -$62.9M -546,693 -17%
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
20
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$302M -$6.28M -54,577 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$298M -$15.2M -131,683 -5%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$245M -$28.2M -245,257 -11%
GAM
23
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$239M -$13.3M -115,233 -5%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$222M -$25.7M -223,355 -11%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
25
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$200M +$80.5M +699,363 +69%

AFL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

1,687 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aflac (AFL) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $40.2B — up 7.2% from $37.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 154 funds opened new AFL positions and 94 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 582 added to existing stakes and 578 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Portfolio Management, adding an estimated $704M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $220M.

  • 1,687 institutional investors held Aflac (AFL) as of Q2 2026, up from 1,662 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $40.2B of Aflac stock for Q2 2026, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 154 funds opened new Aflac positions in Q2 2026 and 94 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
  • The largest Aflac buyer in Q2 2026 was Vanguard Portfolio Management, an estimated $704M added.
  • The largest Aflac seller in Q2 2026 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $220M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.