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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $525M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 34

0.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.72% → 88.45% (-0.27%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 124 (-5)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $560M → $525M (-$35M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
124
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.88%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
47
Reduced
34
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$3.56M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$3.27M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$2.09M
4
SW
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
+$1.75M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$7.4M
2
CVA
Ceredex Value Advisors
Florida
-$7.37M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.19M
4
CIA
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
-$1.18M
5
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$800K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Norges Bank
26
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.5M +$989K +47,847 +59%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.45M +$424K +20,505 +19%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.08M -$203K -9,803 -8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.08M -$120K -5,781 -5%
D.E. Shaw & Co
30
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.08M -$382K -18,452 -15%
BGIM
31
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.88M +$35.4K +1,710 +2%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.71M +$49.7K +2,405 +3%
SW
33
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$1.64M +$1.75M +84,506 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
34
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.56M -$69.5K -3,362 -4%
AIMCA
35
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$1.51M – – –
Macquarie Group
36
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.48M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.46M +$8.44K +408 +0.5%
TA
38
Teton Advisors
New York
$1.29M – – –
KBC Group
39
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.26M +$321K +15,507 +31%
JFG
40
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$1.25M +$114K +5,532 +9%
FG
41
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$1.16M – – –
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
42
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$445K +21,500 +57%
TCIM
43
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$995K -$141K -6,836 -12%
MA
44
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$979K – – –
TA
45
Teachers Advisors
New York
$967K +$75.1K +3,630 +8%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$873K – – –
SDIC
47
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$840K – – –
IRC
48
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$838K -$44.5K -2,150 -5%
TCA
49
Teewinot Capital Advisers
New York
$836K – – –
GC
50
Globeflex Capital
California
$820K +$46.4K +2,245 +6%
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

124 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $525M — down 6.2% from $560M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of SAH and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Matarin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.56M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $7.4M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q3 2018, down from 129 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $525M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q3 2018, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q3 2018 was Matarin Capital Management, an estimated $3.56M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $7.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.