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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $830M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 13

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 164 (+12)

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.42% → 89.69% (+1.3%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 57

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $856M → $830M (-$26.4M)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $303K

Holders
164
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+7.89%
% of All Funds
4.42%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
25
Increased
56
Reduced
57
Closed
13
Calls
$2K
Puts
$303K
Net Calls
-$301K
Net Calls Change
-$3.29M

Top Buyers

1
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
+$30.8M
2
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$8.67M
3
HCM
Hawkeye Capital Management
Florida
+$8.14M
4
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$5.32M
5
IMIM
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$4.86M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$23.3M
2
MC
Muhlenkamp & Co
Pennsylvania
-$12.8M
3
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
-$12.3M
4
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$6.8M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
26
MSF Capital
New York
$7.92M -$144K -5,958 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
27
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$6.99M +$685K +28,376 +11%
Point72 Asset Management
28
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$6.79M +$1.35M +55,800 +24%
Renaissance Technologies
29
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.55M +$2.54M +105,372 +62%
HAM
30
Hillcrest Asset Management
Texas
$6.05M – – –
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$5.98M +$1.66M +68,533 +38%
OA
32
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.3M +$387K +16,019 +8%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$5.16M +$9.08K +376 +0.2%
Principal Financial Group
34
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.8M -$89.8K -3,719 -2%
IMIM
35
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.8M +$4.86M +201,380 New
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.74M +$906K +37,503 +23%
Geode Capital Management
37
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.68M -$83.6K -3,460 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
38
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.17M +$4.2M +174,027 +18,455%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
39
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.11M +$2.91M +120,534 +232%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
40
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$3.98M -$242K -10,000 -6%
Ameriprise
41
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.93M -$23.3M -964,824 -85%
TCIM
42
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.85M -$60.1K -2,487 -2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
43
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.58M +$217K +9,000 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.28M +$648K +26,840 +24%
BIM
45
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.25M -$212K -8,783 -6%
WA
46
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$3.2M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.79M -$1.15M -47,615 -29%
Axa
48
Axa
France
$2.51M +$493K +20,400 +24%
MAA
49
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$2.47M +$2.46M +101,988 +5,971%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.43M -$60.6K -2,511 -2%
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

164 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $830M — down 3.1% from $856M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new SAH positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambiar Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $30.8M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $23.3M.

  • 164 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q2 2015, up from 152 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $830M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q2 2015, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q2 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q2 2015 was Cambiar Investors, an estimated $30.8M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q2 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.