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Sonic Automotive
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147 hedge funds and large institutions have $517M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.29% → 89.22% (+4.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $527M → $517M (-$9.58M)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 52

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 147 (-2)

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $11K

Holders
147
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.34%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
51
Reduced
52
Closed
15
Calls
$3K
Puts
$11K
Net Calls
-$8K
Net Calls Change
-$15K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$11.7M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
+$4.03M
3
FG
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
+$3.37M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.08M
5
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$2.78M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.6M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.88M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.54M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.39M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$1.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.79M -$1.05M -60,808 -22%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.57M -$4.6M -266,015 -56%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.53M +$387K +22,372 +12%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.46M +$71.3K +4,122 +2%
IMIM
30
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.45M – – –
Geode Capital Management
31
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.36M -$69.6K -4,026 -2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
32
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$3.22M -$12.5K -724 -0.4%
PAM
33
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.07M +$1.99M +114,792 +177%
BGIM
34
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.95M -$95.3K -5,511 -3%
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.84M +$98.3K +5,682 +4%
GAM
36
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$2.75M +$2.78M +160,962 New
PCM
37
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.64M +$2.67M +154,270 New
Macquarie Group
38
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.61M +$1.32M +76,300 +100%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.58M -$1M -57,841 -28%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.57M +$135K +7,834 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.39M +$64K +3,700 +3%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.23M +$15K +868 +0.7%
Norges Bank
43
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.23M – – –
CEP
44
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$2.21M +$516K +29,820 +30%
QI
45
QS Investors
New York
$2.08M +$460K +26,606 +28%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
46
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.05M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
47
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.03M -$1.4M -80,715 -40%
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.87M +$1.89M +109,200 New
RCM
49
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.8M +$896K +51,832 +535%
BCM
50
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.77M – – –
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

147 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $517M — down 1.8% from $527M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of SAH and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Towle & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.6M.

  • 147 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q2 2016, down from 149 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $517M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q2 2016, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q2 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q2 2016 was Towle & Co, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.