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152 hedge funds and large institutions have $856M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8,543% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.02M | Put options by funds: $35K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 15

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 49

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 147 → 152 (+5)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.66% → 88.42% (-0.24%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $937M → $856M (-$80.5M)

Holders
152
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.4%
% of All Funds
4.05%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
57
Reduced
49
Closed
15
Calls
$3.02M
Puts
$35K
Net Calls
+$2.99M
Net Calls Change
+$3.71M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$7.65M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.62M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$6.55M
4
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$5.78M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$4.68M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$24.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$18.5M
3
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
-$5.01M
4
LCM
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
-$3.4M
5
PCM
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
-$3.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GCM
26
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$6.8M -$24.6M -972,233 -78%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
27
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$6.6M – – –
HAM
28
Hillcrest Asset Management
Texas
$6.33M +$2K +79 +0%
Point72 Asset Management
29
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$5.7M +$5.78M +229,000 New
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$5.38M +$853K +33,791 +19%
OA
31
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.14M +$1.09M +43,322 +27%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.11M +$92.3K +3,653 +2%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.98M +$249K +9,868 +5%
Millennium Management
34
Millennium Management
New York
$4.54M +$3.59M +142,009 +352%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
35
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$4.41M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
36
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.28M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
37
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.22M +$4.28M +169,628 New
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.08M -$118K -4,671 -3%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.02M +$1.69M +66,734 +71%
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.61M +$61.2K +2,424 +2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
41
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.51M – – –
WA
42
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$3.34M +$790K +31,294 +30%
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.76M -$429K -16,973 -13%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.61M -$7.8K -309 -0.3%
QI
45
QS Investors
New York
$2.54M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
46
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.49M -$2.52K -100 -0.1%
MC
47
Menta Capital
California
$2.45M +$447K +17,712 +22%
SCCM
48
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$2.23M -$494K -19,550 -18%
Prudential Financial
49
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.16M +$323K +12,800 +17%
Axa
50
Axa
France
$2.11M +$2.09M +82,600 +3,755%
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

152 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $856M — down 8.6% from $937M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SAH positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, adding an estimated $7.65M. The largest seller was Glenview Capital Management, cutting an estimated $24.6M.

  • 152 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q1 2015, up from 147 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $856M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q1 2015, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q1 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q1 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $7.65M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q1 2015 was Glenview Capital Management, an estimated $24.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.