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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
QI
51
QS Investors
New York
$2.43M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
52
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.37M -$10.7K -444 -0.4%
GCP
53
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.11M +$1.09M +45,154 +104%
Prudential Financial
54
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.07M +$2.42K +100 +0.1%
SCCM
55
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$2.03M -$103K -4,265 -5%
First Trust Advisors
56
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.99M +$249K +10,327 +14%
Two Sigma Advisers
57
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.9M +$582K +24,100 +43%
SCA
58
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$1.83M +$1.51M +62,469 +431%
TC
59
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.82M +$580K +24,033 +46%
CIP
60
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.74M +$1.77M +73,100 New
Invesco
61
Invesco
Georgia
$1.7M -$180K -7,465 -9%
BCM
62
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.67M +$845K +35,000 +100%
Comerica Bank
63
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.59M +$825K +34,150 +104%
TA
64
Teton Advisors
New York
$1.58M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
65
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.57M -$234K -9,705 -13%
SB
66
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.56M +$966 +40 +0.1%
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.54M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
68
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.51M +$1.53M +63,498 New
GC
69
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.5M +$147K +6,093 +11%
NCCM
70
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.46M +$626K +25,900 +73%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
71
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.43M -$304K -12,607 -17%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
72
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.22M -$273K -11,300 -18%
KCM
73
Keane Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.22M -$242K -10,000 -16%
TA
74
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.21M -$234K -9,694 -16%
Legal & General Group
75
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.13M +$29.1K +1,204 +3%
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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.