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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $682M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.69% → 86.38% (-3.3%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 164 → 149 (-15)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 58

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $830M → $682M (-$148M)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $249K | Put options by funds: $361K

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
149
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-9.15%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
51
Reduced
58
Closed
26
Calls
$249K
Puts
$361K
Net Calls
-$112K
Net Calls Change
+$189K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$10.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$8.6M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.83M
4
MPEM
Marathon Partners Equity Management
New York
+$5.14M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$3.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$7.17M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$7.12M
3
HAM
Hillcrest Asset Management
Texas
-$6.05M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$4.72M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$4.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
51
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.91M +$527K +23,600 +34%
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.75M -$22.3K -1,000 -1%
SCCM
53
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$1.64M -$105K -4,701 -6%
First Trust Advisors
54
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.63M -$89.3K -3,997 -5%
Invesco
55
Invesco
Georgia
$1.45M -$894 -40 -0.1%
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.39M +$55.4K +2,479 +4%
TA
57
Teton Advisors
New York
$1.36M – – –
AllianceBernstein
58
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.32M -$1.79K -80 -0.1%
SB
59
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.27M -$69.2K -3,100 -5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
60
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.22M -$4.47K -200 -0.3%
KCM
61
Keane Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.1M +$69.2K +3,100 +6%
TA
62
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.03M – – –
Legal & General Group
63
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$964K – – –
Swiss National Bank
64
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$917K +$125K +5,600 +14%
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$890K +$974K +43,607 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
66
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$889K -$446K -19,972 -31%
Millennium Management
67
Millennium Management
New York
$835K -$4.69M -210,044 -84%
Citigroup
68
Citigroup
New York
$811K +$537K +24,059 +153%
CIA
69
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
$787K – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
70
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$781K +$192K +8,600 +29%
BG
71
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$779K +$12.4K +557 +1%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
72
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$749K – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
73
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$740K -$337K -15,100 -29%
Comerica Bank
74
Comerica Bank
Texas
$682K -$747K -33,448 -50%
SDIC
75
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$666K – – –
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

149 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $682M — down 18% from $830M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of SAH and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Allianz Asset Management, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Brandywine Global Investment Management, cutting an estimated $7.17M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q3 2015, down from 164 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $682M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q3 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q3 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q3 2015 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q3 2015 was Brandywine Global Investment Management, an estimated $7.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.