AFLAC INC (AFL)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
Institutions report 344,587,891 shares against 501,343,298 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | $6.0B | 50,898,490 | 100.00% | 27q | -2.1%-$126.2M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $4.1B | 34,915,032 | 0.06% | 8q | -3.6%-$151.3M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $3.5B | 29,902,916 | 0.07% | 2q | -1.2%-$41.2M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.9B | 24,356,406 | 0.13% | 2q | +33.5%+$716.8M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $2.8B | 23,513,644 | 0.08% | 31q | HELD |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $1.2B | 10,600,232 | 0.07% | 31q | -1.1%-$13.7M |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $1.0B incl. $457.3K options PUT | 8,636,237 | 0.16% | 31q | -18.1%-$224.4M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $942.8M | 8,040,706 | 0.05% | 35q | +1.8%+$16.3M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $736.7M | 6,282,869 | 0.09% | 31q | -4.1%-$31.4M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $634.0M incl. $9.7M options CALL+PUT | 5,324,201 | 0.06% | 31q | +28.9%+$142.0M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $609.8M | 5,201,217 | 0.11% | 31q | +27.8%+$132.7M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $537.9M | 4,586,923 | 0.10% | 31q | +0.8%+$4.2M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $471.0M | 4,016,736 | 0.04% | 31q | -7.6%-$39.0M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $404.6M | 3,451,076 | 0.08% | 31q | -9.4%-$42.2M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $368.9M | 3,146,482 | 0.05% | 31q | HELD |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $351.4M incl. $26.4M options CALL+PUT | 2,706,452 | 0.02% | 31q | +0.9%+$3.0M |
| Amundi | $330.8M | 2,821,525 | 0.08% | 21q | -13.7%-$52.4M |
| NORGES BANK | $323.5M | 2,758,685 | 0.03% | 32q | -27.6%-$123.2M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $309.3M | 2,638,108 | 0.18% | 31q | -17.2%-$64.1M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $301.5M | 2,571,839 | 0.07% | 2q | -2.1%-$6.4M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $298.4M | 2,545,147 | 0.05% | 31q | -4.9%-$15.4M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $244.5M | 2,085,422 | 0.02% | 31q | -10.5%-$28.8M |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD | $238.8M | 2,043,845 | 4.04% | 31q | -5.3%-$13.5M |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $222.4M | 1,896,591 | 0.06% | 34q | -10.5%-$26.2M |
| UBS Group AG | $216.7M incl. $37.4M options CALL+PUT | 1,528,766 | 0.03% | 31q | -43.3%-$165.8M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $200.5M incl. $117.2K options CALL+PUT | 1,709,128 | 0.19% | 7q | +69.3%+$82.0M |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | $183.0M | 1,560,626 | 0.26% | 31q | +36.8%+$49.3M |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | $174.3M | 1,486,423 | 0.25% | 31q | -8.1%-$15.3M |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $170.7M | 1,455,748 | 0.05% | 7q | HELD |
| FMR LLC | $168.6M | 1,437,756 | 0.01% | 31q | HELD |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $159.2M incl. $2.0M options CALL+PUT | 1,340,935 | 0.12% | 5q | +180.1%+$102.4M |
| Swiss National Bank | $153.3M | 1,307,800 | 0.08% | 31q | -10.5%-$18.0M |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | $148.5M | 1,266,835 | 1.01% | 3q | +10.1%+$13.6M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $147.3M | 1,256,015 | 0.07% | 4q | +48.4%+$48.1M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $145.7M | 1,242,427 | 0.08% | 31q | +9.7%+$12.9M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $139.5M incl. $57.4M options CALL+PUT | 699,805 | 0.05% | 31q | -19.6%-$34.1M |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $132.2M | 1,127,527 | 0.08% | 31q | -6.6%-$9.3M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $130.9M incl. $111.2M options CALL+PUT | 168,433 | 0.01% | 31q | -73.3%-$359.4M |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | $126.4M | 1,078,422 | 0.16% | 38q | -21.2%-$34.1M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $125.3M incl. $7.8M options CALL+PUT | 1,000,982 | 0.05% | 31q | +3.8%+$4.6M |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $119.0M | 1,015,090 | 0.08% | 2q | +5.9%+$6.7M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $119.0M | 1,014,946 | 0.06% | 2q | -2.8%-$3.4M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $117.6M incl. $79.0M options CALL+PUT | 329,291 | 0.01% | 31q | -65.6%-$224.2M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $116.2M | 991,225 | 0.03% | 6q | -9.8%-$12.7M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $114.2M incl. $93.9M options CALL+PUT | 172,986 | 0.01% | 31q | +8.0%+$8.5M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $114.0M | 972,651 | 0.02% | 31q | -5.2%-$6.2M |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $107.1M | 913,544 | 0.08% | 31q | -2.2%-$2.5M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $106.7M incl. $433.8K options PUT | 905,956 | 0.02% | 31q | +2.8%+$2.9M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $105.1M | 896,336 | 0.02% | 31q | -30.5%-$46.1M |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | $103.7M | 884,735 | 0.10% | 26q | +5.1%+$5.0M |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $103.7M | 884,232 | 0.06% | 20q | +822.1%+$92.4M |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $97.4M | 830,285 | 0.05% | 11q | +895.1%+$87.6M |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | $96.9M | 826,448 | 0.05% | 31q | -17.3%-$20.2M |
| ASSETMARK, INC | $95.8M | 816,744 | 0.16% | 31q | +1.9%+$1.8M |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $95.2M | 812,292 | 0.02% | 31q | +2.0%+$1.9M |
| TCTC Holdings, LLC | $94.9M | 809,298 | 2.49% | 31q | HELD |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $93.4M | 796,327 | 0.02% | 31q | +9.7%+$8.3M |
| National Pension Service | $92.5M | 789,021 | 0.06% | 31q | -2.3%-$2.2M |
| CITIGROUP INC | $89.0M incl. $16.4M options CALL+PUT | 618,687 | 0.03% | 31q | -4.8%-$4.5M |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS | $87.2M | 743,360 | 0.21% | 26q | +10.1%+$8.0M |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $86.5M | 737,383 | 0.08% | 31q | -4.5%-$4.1M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $83.7M | 714,049 | 0.01% | 31q | -8.7%-$8.0M |
| Vest Financial, LLC | $83.6M | 713,223 | 0.88% | 23q | +16.1%+$11.6M |
| &PARTNERS | $77.1M | 658,408 | 0.32% | 11q | +11.5%+$7.9M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $76.2M | 649,847 | 0.03% | 31q | +89.3%+$35.9M |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | $72.3M | 616,516 | 0.11% | 31q | -49.3%-$70.3M |
| GREATMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. | $71.8M | 612,354 | 7.92% | 31q | -5.0%-$3.8M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $71.3M | 602,878 | 0.06% | 31q | +17.4%+$10.6M |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP | $70.9M | 604,852 | 7.02% | new | NEW |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $70.7M | 602,830 | 0.08% | 19q | +16.0%+$9.8M |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD | $70.5M | 601,439 | 0.27% | 12q | -1.8%-$1.3M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $69.6M | 593,300 | 0.10% | 6q | -11.1%-$8.7M |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $68.5M incl. $269.7K options CALL | 581,987 | 0.08% | 23q | +194.1%+$45.2M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $65.0M incl. $2.0M options CALL+PUT | 536,747 | 0.02% | 31q | +31.8%+$15.7M |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S | $60.2M | 513,359 | 2.74% | 31q | -10.6%-$7.2M |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD | $59.5M | 507,643 | 0.13% | 31q | -7.0%-$4.5M |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $59.5M | 507,471 | 0.08% | 31q | -8.7%-$5.7M |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $59.5M | 507,991 | 0.09% | 7q | +0.6%+$358.5K |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $59.4M | 506,744 | 0.03% | 31q | -1.9%-$1.2M |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | $58.2M | 496,085 | 0.08% | 15q | +7.4%+$4.0M |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | $56.7M | 483,900 | 0.13% | 31q | +1.5%+$856.9K |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | $56.6M | 482,848 | 0.31% | 34q | +1.3%+$736.1K |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $54.5M | 496,823 | 0.02% | 31q | -18.2%-$12.1M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $54.2M | 462,395 | 0.01% | 31q | -5.3%-$3.0M |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | $54.0M | 460,337 | 0.04% | 31q | HELD |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co | $53.7M | 459,051 | 0.09% | 29q | -1.2%-$654.5K |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | $53.1M | 453,085 | 0.02% | 31q | +18.0%+$8.1M |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $48.0M | 409,515 | 0.08% | 31q | -8.4%-$4.4M |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | $47.8M | 436,993 | 0.08% | 31q | HELD |
| AVIVA PLC | $47.5M | 405,246 | 0.07% | 31q | HELD |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | $46.6M | 397,512 | 0.14% | 31q | -14.0%-$7.6M |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $46.2M | 394,030 | 0.05% | 31q | +18.3%+$7.2M |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | $44.8M | 382,340 | 0.05% | 31q | -4.8%-$2.3M |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC | $44.0M | 375,411 | 0.43% | 31q | -1.3%-$563.5K |
| Aberdeen Group plc | $43.8M | 373,306 | 0.06% | 31q | -0.9%-$392.6K |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB | $43.5M | 371,149 | 0.26% | 15q | HELD |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS | $43.0M | 366,870 | 0.14% | 7q | HELD |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | $42.6M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.01% | 12q | OPTIONS |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | $42.5M | 362,473 | 0.72% | 12q | -16.1%-$8.2M |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | $42.3M | 360,828 | 0.04% | 23q | +3.6%+$1.5M |
Showing the largest 100 of 1,720 reported holders. The count of 1,719 above leaves out 1 position whose reported value failed our price check; it is listed here as filed.
Q2 2026 in brief
In Q2 2026, 1,719 managers that file Form 13F reported holding Aflac Inc (AFL), $41.0B in all, or about 69% of the shares outstanding. 154 managers opened a position and 111 sold out completely, against 1,676 holders the quarter before. Largest holders: Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd., Blackrock, Inc. and Vanguard Capital Management Llc. Largest new positions: Gladstone Capital Management Llp ($70.9M), Australiansuper Pty Ltd ($35.3M) and Capitolis Liquid Global Markets Llc ($17.0M).
Q2 2026 is the latest quarter whose 13F deadline has passed. A 13F shows long US stock positions at quarter end, filed up to 45 days later; an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares.
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Ten percent owners and entities
Usually an institution that crossed a reporting threshold, or a company taking a strategic stake, rather than an individual with a view.
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Sold | 113,611 | $13.5M ×3 |
| 2026-06-05 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Sold | 63,000 | $7.4M ×3 |
| 2026-10-14 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Sold | 55,000 | $6.5M ×3 |
| 2026-06-12 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Sold | 53,000 | $6.2M ×3 |
| 2026-05-19 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Sold | 50,000 | $5.9M ×2 |
| 2026-06-11 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Sold | 48,500 | $5.7M ×2 |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 642 | $2.2B | 20,033,573 | 32 | 161 | 197 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | 1,719 | $41.0B | 344,587,891 | 138 | 486 | 526 | 1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 1,676 | $37.9B | 342,426,107 | 93 | 430 | 599 | 1.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,695 | $39.2B | 351,790,668 | 103 | 478 | 538 | 1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,640 | $39.8B | 351,349,270 | 127 | 407 | 574 | 1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,628 | $39.2B | 366,357,320 | 104 | 449 | 571 | 1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,642 | $41.7B | 370,151,075 | 138 | 423 | 573 | 1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,590 | $39.3B | 373,031,272 | 77 | 414 | 529 | 1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,566 | $43.3B | 379,777,437 | 165 | 382 | 538 | 2.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,465 | $35.8B | 394,485,562 | 104 | 438 | 485 | 1.6% |
| Q1 2024 | 1,438 | $35.8B | 411,345,702 | 102 | 389 | 496 | 1.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 1,434 | $34.1B | 403,454,645 | 105 | 370 | 467 | 2.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 1,326 | $31.3B | 398,592,682 | 104 | 333 | 475 | 2.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 1,280 | $28.7B | 401,609,973 | 90 | 368 | 419 | 2.3% |
| Q1 2023 | 1,267 | $26.9B | 412,264,191 | 76 | 365 | 436 | 2.3% |
| Q4 2022 | 1,314 | $30.8B | 420,759,037 | 155 | 323 | 465 | 2.6% |
| Q3 2022 | 1,166 | $87.6B | 2,033,408,272 | 76 | 340 | 375 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2022 | 1,168 | $89.1B | 2,131,096,832 | 73 | 356 | 393 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2022 | 1,203 | $103.5B | 2,122,005,572 | 121 | 354 | 383 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2021 | 1,149 | $90.8B | 2,158,639,480 | 97 | 314 | 359 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2021 | 1,066 | $79.7B | 2,067,411,233 | 55 | 303 | 369 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2021 | 1,085 | $61.0B | 1,721,958,568 | 80 | 351 | 344 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2021 | 1,072 | $69.5B | 1,777,839,940 | 92 | 309 | 414 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2020 | 1,043 | $77.7B | 2,326,280,558 | 115 | 270 | 374 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2020 | 943 | $59.0B | 2,051,234,280 | 58 | 253 | 367 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2020 | 971 | $58.1B | 2,348,245,004 | 90 | 250 | 392 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2020 | 974 | $64.2B | 2,382,702,477 | 56 | 262 | 441 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2019 | 1,110 | $78.9B | 1,824,264,300 | 68 | 290 | 385 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2019 | 1,039 | $84.4B | 2,156,228,265 | 65 | 276 | 383 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 1,035 | $89.7B | 2,064,024,721 | 65 | 284 | 393 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2019 | 1,053 | $84.9B | 2,297,394,450 | 69 | 289 | 417 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2018 | 1,053 | $89.8B | 2,670,611,815 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 0.6% |