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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $527M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9K | Put options by funds: $2K

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 49

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 149 (-3)

3.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.4% → 84.29% (-3.1%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 24

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $751M → $527M (-$224M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
149
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.97%
% of All Funds
3.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
55
Reduced
49
Closed
24
Calls
$9K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
+$7K
Net Calls Change
+$60K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
+$7.74M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.63M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.45M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$3.44M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
-$72.6M
2
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
-$19.4M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.02M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$6.8M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$6.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
O
26
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$3.82M +$14.6K +798 +0.4%
IMIM
27
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.73M +$6.87K +375 +0.2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.68M +$1.85M +101,120 +103%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.66M -$245K -13,386 -6%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
30
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$3.49M +$224K +12,254 +7%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.4M +$1.14M +62,455 +51%
BGIM
32
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.29M +$20.7K +1,132 +0.6%
PPA
33
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.96M +$829K +45,267 +39%
Renaissance Technologies
34
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.88M +$2.33M +127,400 +445%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.64M -$256K -13,961 -9%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$2.54M -$4.25M -232,123 -63%
California Public Employees Retirement System
37
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.51M +$341K +18,600 +16%
NFA
38
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.44M +$823K +44,906 +51%
Norges Bank
39
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.4M – – –
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.39M -$110K -5,980 -4%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
41
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.22M -$495K -27,000 -18%
BCM
42
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.91M – – –
FG
43
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$1.85M – – –
CEP
44
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.84M +$14.5K +790 +0.8%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
45
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.82M -$14.7K -800 -0.8%
QI
46
QS Investors
New York
$1.75M – – –
BA
47
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.71M +$1.05M +57,272 +163%
SIM
48
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.61M +$711K +38,800 +80%
SB
49
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.59M +$404K +22,073 +34%
Macquarie Group
50
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.41M +$1.4M +76,300 New
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

149 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $527M — down 30% from $751M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of SAH and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Virtus Fund Advisers, adding an estimated $7.74M. The largest seller was Eminence Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $72.6M sold.

  • 149 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q1 2016, down from 152 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $527M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q1 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q1 2016 and 24 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q1 2016 was Virtus Fund Advisers, an estimated $7.74M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q1 2016 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $72.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.