Aflac Inc AFL
$124.06 −$2.18 (-1.73%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $124.06 0.00%
Open$123.92
Prev close$126.24
Day range$123.51 – $125.80
Volume2.02M
Market cap$61.36B
P/E (TTM)18.1
Dividend yield1.94%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership69.0%-0.28 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,881-9 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)1 buys / 48 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.01% of floatDays to cover 6.0 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share20.4%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$1.09M (12 inflow days, 8 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 33.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 2.43% to 2.01% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +514,947 | 0.2% |
| Vest Financial LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +175,634 | 0.2% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,113,842 | 4.9% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,087,407 | 0.4% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +862,200 | 0.3% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +746,846 | 0.2% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +699,363 | 0.3% |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +604,852 | 0.1% |
| La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +420,084 | 0.3% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +409,829 | 0.3% |
| Squarepoint OPS LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +384,119 | 0.1% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +346,219 | 0.1% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +297,613 | 0.2% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +295,134 | 0.1% |
| OMERS Administration Corporation | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +202,974 | 0.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -113,611 | $120.31 | 50,134,329 | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -55,000 | $118.17 | 50,247,940 | |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -42,000 | $117.03 | 50,302,940 | |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -13,000 | $115.64 | 50,369,140 | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,000 | $113.58 | 50,382,140 | |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -13,050 | $113.61 | 50,394,140 | |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -13,000 | $112.25 | 50,407,190 | |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -13,200 | $111.57 | 50,420,190 | |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -11,900 | $111.74 | 50,433,390 | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,100 | $113.64 | 50,445,290 | |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,000 | $114.25 | 50,457,390 | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,100 | $114.19 | 50,469,390 | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,100 | $115.28 | 50,481,490 | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -13,500 | $115.30 | 50,493,590 | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,200 | $114.55 | 50,507,090 | |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,200 | $116.22 | 50,519,290 | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,800 | $116.59 | 50,531,490 | |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -12,900 | $116.97 | 50,544,290 | |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | Open Market Disposition | -13,800 | $117.66 | 50,557,190 | |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Masatoshi Koide | President and Representative Director, Aflac Life Insurance Japan | Open Market Disposition | -10,000 | $118.04 | 76,422 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 10,069,206 | 2.0% | 6.0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 11,649,434 | 2.3% | 5.2 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 11,592,013 | 2.3% | 5.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 11,015,826 | 2.2% | 5.1 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 10,997,420 | 2.2% | 5.3 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 12,345,430 | 2.4% | 6.1 |
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