Aflac Ownership | Who Owns Aflac?

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Aflac Ownership Summary

Aflac is owned by 67.50% institutional investors, 10.95% insiders, and 21.55% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.78% of AFL shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.25% of its assets in Aflac shares.

AFL Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Aflac	67.50%	10.95%	21.55%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	493.55%	13.79%	-407.34%
Industry	Life Insurance Stocks	64.80%	12.08%	23.12%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	57.14M	10.78%	$6.30B
Japan post	50.45M	10.01%	$5.64B
Blackrock	40.06M	6.97%	$3.58B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	34.92M	6.81%	$4.09B
Vanguard capital management	29.90M	5.83%	$3.51B
State street	22.92M	4.55%	$2.56B
Geode capital management	10.43M	2.07%	$1.16B
Wells fargo & company/mn	8.64M	1.68%	$1.01B
Morgan stanley	8.04M	1.57%	$942.77M
Northern trust	6.28M	1.22%	$736.67M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Japan post	50.45M	100.00%	$5.64B
Creekmur asset management	4.84K	16.83%	$341.50K
Dorato capital management	186.94K	14.04%	$21.08M
Approach retirement advisors	106.64K	8.80%	$11.92M
Gladstone capital management llp	687.93K	8.24%	$76.90M
Philosmith capital	256.50K	7.93%	$28.67M
Greatmark investment partners	615.71K	7.39%	$68.82M
Longboard asset management, lp	2.30K	6.92%	$257.32K
Price financial group wealth management	4.26K	6.05%	$496.23K
Paces ferry wealth advisors	114.76K	4.99%	$13.46M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Vanguard group	57.14M	0.09%	6.76M
Sixth street partners management company	3.15M	0.05%	3.15M
Norges bank	2.76M	0.03%	2.76M
First trust advisors lp	5.22M	0.34%	2.58M
Goldman sachs group	5.32M	0.05%	1.19M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Guinness asset management	74.12K	0.13%	-1.97M
Wells fargo & company/mn	8.64M	0.16%	-1.91M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	34.92M	0.06%	-1.29M
Blackrock	40.06M	0.08%	-1.02M
Citadel advisors	329.29K	0.00%	-628.00K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Sixth street partners management company	3.15M	0.05%	3.15M	$368.93M
Norges bank	2.76M	0.03%	2.76M	$323.46M
Arbejdsmarkedets tillaegspension	213.70K	0.61%	213.70K	$23.89M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	198.27K	0.20%	198.27K	$17.71M
Axa investment managers	141.93K	0.04%	141.93K	$15.85M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Highland investment advisors	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Robinson value management	-1.00
Legacy bridge	-2.00
Fideuram - intesa sanpaolo private banking s.p.a.	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	1,732	0.52%	346,306,423	1.13%	67	1.52%	736	14.82%	575	-14.18%
Mar 31, 2026	1,148	-33.29%	184,692,167	-47.12%	34	0.80%	411	-45.71%	447	-22.53%
Dec 31, 2025	869	-47.84%	145,215,329	-58.31%	27	0.65%	366	-41.72%	285	-55.81%
Sep 30, 2025	1,032	-37.49%	158,597,755	-56.38%	29	0.64%	385	-38.69%	401	-38.50%
Jun 30, 2025	1,620	-2.59%	363,082,569	-0.42%	67	1.51%	616	-7.78%	639	1.27%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	17.73M	3.25%	-249.22K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	14.54M	2.86%	-242.59K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	14.54M	2.86%	-242.59K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	14.32M	2.85%	-237.47K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	11.72M	2.33%	-452.00K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	9.93M	1.95%	4.89M
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl	9.93M	1.95%	4.89M
Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl	9.66M	1.92%	-246.60K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	5.95M	1.20%	10.10K
Fidelity 500 Index	5.80M	1.17%	-147.64K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 09, 2026	MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L	-	Sell	$74.99K
Nov 10, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$464.15K
Nov 10, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$1.06M
Nov 10, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$126.15K
Oct 15, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$10.41M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q4	-	29
2026 Q3	-	66
2026 Q2	-	86
2026 Q1	-	49
2025 Q4	-	7

AFL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Aflac?

Aflac shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 67.50%, followed by 10.95% insiders and 21.55% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Aflac's industry, Life Insurance Stocks , is 64.80%, which Aflac exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Aflac?

Aflac’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (57.14M shares, 10.78%), Japan post (50.45M shares, 10.01%), and Blackrock (40.06M shares, 6.97%). Together, they hold 27.76% of Aflac’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Aflac?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.97% of Aflac, totaling 40.06M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.08% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.58B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.023M shares, a -2.49% change.

Who is Aflac’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Japan post is Aflac’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 100.00% of its assets in 50.45M Aflac shares, valued at 5.64B$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Aflac shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Aflac shares, with 3.25% of its total shares outstanding invested in 17.73M Aflac shares.

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