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	736.16%	13.84%	-650.00%
Industry	Life Insurance Stocks	62.20%	12.07%	25.73%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	57.14M	10.78%	$6.30B
Japan post	50.90M	9.92%	$5.97B
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	23.51M	4.58%	$2.76B
Geode capital management	10.60M	2.07%	$1.24B
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	50.90M	100.00%	$5.97B
Philosmith capital	266.50K	8.49%	$31.25M
Greatmark investment partners	612.35K	7.92%	$71.80M
Gladstone capital management llp	604.85K	7.02%	$70.92M
Paces ferry wealth advisors	114.76K	4.99%	$13.46M
Longboard asset management, lp	2.30K	4.53%	$269.91K
Tanaka capital management	20.37K	4.10%	$2.27M
Guinness asset management	2.04M	4.04%	$238.81M
Edmp	42.04K	3.97%	$4.93M
Lawson kroeker investment management inc/ne	118.55K	3.85%	$13.90M

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
Goldman sachs group	5.32M	0.05%	1.19M
Ubs asset management americas	5.20M	0.11%	1.13M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wells fargo & company/mn	8.64M	0.16%	-1.91M
Nordea investment management ab	61.31K	0.01%	-1.88M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	34.92M	0.06%	-1.29M
Ubs group	1.53M	0.02%	-1.17M
Japan post	50.90M	100.00%	-1.08M

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
Gladstone capital management llp	604.85K	7.02%	604.85K	$70.92M
Australiansuper pty	301.42K	0.15%	301.42K	$35.34M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	198.27K	0.20%	198.27K	$17.71M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Robinson value management	-1.00
Legacy bridge	-2.00
Retirement wealth solutions	-2.00
Bear mountain capital	-4.00

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	14.54M	2.86%	-242.59K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	14.54M	2.86%	-242.59K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	11.90M	2.34%	-323.94K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	9.93M	1.95%	4.89M
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl	9.93M	1.95%	4.89M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	6.18M	1.21%	9.84K
Fidelity 500 Index	5.88M	1.15%	-97.45K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	6.16M	1.13%	-157.03K
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	5.66M	1.11%	4.77K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 18, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$1.66M
Aug 18, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$72.36K
Aug 17, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$147.75K
Aug 17, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$1.54M
Aug 14, 2026	Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.	-	Sell	$14.62K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	10
2026 Q2	-	86
2026 Q1	-	49
2025 Q4	-	7
2025 Q3	-	1

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 62.20%, which Aflac exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Aflac?

Aflac’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (57.14M shares, 10.78%), Japan post (50.9M shares, 9.92%), and Blackrock (40.06M shares, 6.97%). Together, they hold 27.67% 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 50.9M Aflac shares, valued at 5.97B$.

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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