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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

659% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $205K | Put options by funds: $27K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145 → 149 (+4)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 48

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.76% → 87.66% (-1.1%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $668M → $578M (-$90.1M)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.76%
% of All Funds
3.71%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
27
Increased
46
Reduced
48
Closed
18
Calls
$205K
Puts
$27K
Net Calls
+$178K
Net Calls Change
+$842K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$80M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$7.49M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$6.25M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.97M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.71M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$12.8M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$10.9M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.65M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$5.07M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$4.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.03M +$119K +5,316 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.02M -$89.3K -4,000 -3%
BCM
28
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.75M – – –
GC
29
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.65M -$583K -26,124 -17%
BGIM
30
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.58M +$270K +12,089 +10%
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.38M +$509K +22,812 +24%
CEP
32
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$2.37M -$331K -14,845 -11%
HA
33
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.34M -$10.9M -486,201 -81%
PCM
34
Proxima Capital Management
New York
$2.31M -$1.07M -47,900 -29%
TCIM
35
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.28M -$198K -8,883 -7%
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.22M -$2.97K -133 -0.1%
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$2.04M -$1.05M -47,002 -32%
FG
38
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$2M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
39
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.97M -$35.7K -1,600 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
40
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.89M +$314K +14,077 +18%
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$1.84M +$736K +32,970 +56%
OAM
42
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.82M +$2.03M +90,974 New
PP
43
PDT Partners
New York
$1.79M +$2M +89,360 New
TA
44
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.72M +$78.2K +3,501 +4%
BFM
45
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.62M +$1.8M +80,633 New
RhumbLine Advisers
46
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.61M +$310K +13,863 +21%
AIMCA
47
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$1.56M +$1.74M +77,928 New
Macquarie Group
48
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.53M – – –
QI
49
QS Investors
New York
$1.52M -$469K -21,025 -22%
SMH
50
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$1.49M +$1.66M +74,360 New
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

149 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $578M — down 13% from $668M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new SAH positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $80M. The largest seller was Lombardia Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $12.8M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q1 2017, up from 145 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $578M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q1 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q1 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $80M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q1 2017 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $12.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.