AFLAC INC AFL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 001055102 · ISIN US0010551028
Largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($142.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 621.8m as of 2022-10-24, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $71.91. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($394.5m notional), 32 hold puts ($396.3m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,184 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,304 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $230.3m | $264.5m | 1.15 |
| Q4 2022 | $394.5m | $396.3m | 1.00 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +1.0m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +555.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | New | +521.7k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB | New | +451.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +373.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +360.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +355.4k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -936.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -934.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -881.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -782.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -709.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -507.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -437.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $83.0m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $62.8m872.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $43.3m601.7k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $32.9m4.6k shares |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Added | $21.4m297.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.1m252.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.6m244.5k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $16.5m230.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $15.8m220.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $12.6m174.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $57.2m795.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $45.4m631.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $40.8m566.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $38.7m5.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $28.7m398.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $28.6m397.5k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $23.0m320.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $21.7m301.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $20.1m280.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $13.6m189.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. 13G · passive investor no change · filed 2026-08-14 | 10.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.4m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $5.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $59.4k | 2 | $103.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-13 | RIGGIERI ALBERT SVP, Chief Actuary | Sold | $331.0k4.7k shares |
| 2022-11-18 | TILLMAN AUDREY B Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.6m22.4k shares |
| 2022-11-17 | LAKE CHARLES D II Chairman & Rep. Director, ALIJ | Sold | $989.2k14.1k shares |
| 2022-11-16 | KIRSCH ERIC M Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.0m28.4k shares |
| 2022-11-16 | Fukuzawa Toshihiko Director | Sold | $98.9k1.4k shares |
| 2022-10-03 | MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L Director | Sold | $17.1k300 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 54.9m $4.0bn | Reduced -238.2k |
| Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. 100.00% of their portfolio | 52.3m $3.8bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 42.2m $3.0bn | Added +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 29.6m $2.1bn | Reduced -934.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.37% of their portfolio | 16.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -10.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.8m $846.1m | Reduced -171.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.8m $634.0m | Added +1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.4m $532.9m | Reduced -167.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.89% of their portfolio | 5.6m $405.4m | Reduced -507.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.6m $402.6m | Reduced -329.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.0m $359.5m | Reduced -277.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.9m $349.4m | Reduced -68.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.8m $347.1m | Reduced -709.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $337.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.7m $336.6m | Reduced -152.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $285.2m | Added +186.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.8m $273.7m | Reduced -437.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.3m $240.7m | Reduced -69.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $234.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $230.6m | Added +175.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.8m $202.8m | Reduced -2.1m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 2.7m $196.9m | Reduced -234.0k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.33% of their portfolio | 2.7m $194.0m | Reduced -20.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $179.9m | Reduced -242.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.5m | Reduced -212.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.4m | Added +321.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $173.7m | Added +360.2k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.31% of their portfolio | 2.3m $163.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.2m $161.6m | Added +48.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $145.1m | Added +242.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.7m | Reduced -90.1k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 1.8m $132.4m | Added +195.2k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.8m $130.5m | Reduced -70.8k |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD 3.65% of their portfolio | 1.8m $129.9m | Reduced -326.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.8m $129.8m | Added +12.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $120.0m | Added +1.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $118.4m | Reduced -936.7k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.6m $113.7m | Added +129.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.7m | Added +99.0k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $105.5m | Reduced -839 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.8m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $99.8m | Reduced -68.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.5m | Added +355.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.5m | Added +25.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.7m | Added +37.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.1m | Added +203.3k |
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.1m | Reduced -24.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.7m | Added +2.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.3m | Reduced -32.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.8m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $73.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.7m | Added +555.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.4m | Reduced -330.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.2m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 969.7k $69.7m | Added +373.8k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 888.1k $63.9m | Reduced -49.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 884.5k $63.6m | Added +222.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 884.3k $63.6m | Reduced -21.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 881.0k $63.4m | Reduced -11.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.44% of their portfolio | 849.7k $61.1m | First filing |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 844.2k $60.7m | Added +6.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 836.6k $60.2m | Reduced -13.9k |
| TCTC Holdings, LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 822.6k $59.2m | Unchanged |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.52% of their portfolio | 788.5k $56.7m | Added +21.8k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.28% of their portfolio | 777.7k $56.0m | Added +35.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 775.3k $55.8m | Added +98.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 728.1k $52.4m | Added +58.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 724.1k $52.1m | Reduced -39.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 718.1k $51.7m | Added +4.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 707.4k $50.9m | Added +49.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 698.0k $50.2m | Added +188.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 691.9k $49.8m | Added +339.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 673.2k $48.4m | Added +105.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 649.5k $46.6m | Reduced -782.6k |
| DONALDSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 626.6k $45.1m | Added +14.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 625.9k $45.0m | Reduced -11.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 623.4k $44.8m | Reduced -52.9k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.25% of their portfolio | 618.6k $44.5m | Added +76.8k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 603.0k $43.4m | Reduced -18.3k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 600.3k $43.2m | Added +39.9k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 597.5k $43.0m | Reduced -686 |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.33% of their portfolio | 575.0k $41.4m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 569.9k $41.0m | Reduced -21.8k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 557.7k $40.1m | Added +96.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 550.9k $39.6m | Added +209.5k |
| Willis Investment Counsel 2.50% of their portfolio | 543.1k $39.1m | Added +522 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 541.0k $38.7m | Added +24.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 521.7k $37.5m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 485.1k $34.9m | Reduced -5.2k |
| CONNING INC. 1.13% of their portfolio | 485.0k $34.8m | Reduced -64.5k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 481.8k $34.7m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 481.5k $34.7m | Reduced -66.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 469.8k $33.8m | Added +14.1k |
| Sabal Trust CO 2.27% of their portfolio | 463.0k $33.3m | Reduced -9.2k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 461.3k $33.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 461.1k $33.2m | Reduced -23.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 459.8k $33.1m | Added +282.7k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.37% of their portfolio | 451.5k $32.5m | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.24% of their portfolio | 445.5k $32.1m | Added +115.8k |
| GREATMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. 5.78% of their portfolio | 439.2k $31.6m | Reduced -20.8k |