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144 hedge funds and large institutions have $668M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 10

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $546M → $668M (+$122M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 144 (+4)

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.47% → 88.76% (+1.3%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 48

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $664K

Holders
144
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.86%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
51
Reduced
48
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
$664K
Net Calls
-$664K
Net Calls Change
-$208K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$13.2M
2
EM
Elliott Management
New York
+$6.42M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.59M
4
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
+$2.81M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$10.9M
2
FG
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
-$6.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.65M
4
MPEM
Marathon Partners Equity Management
New York
-$4.51M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$3.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
51
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.75M – – –
CIP
52
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.72M – – –
BA
53
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.61M -$528K -25,963 -27%
Citigroup
54
Citigroup
New York
$1.61M +$743K +36,545 +108%
CIA
55
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$1.56M +$1.38M +68,140 New
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.52M -$48.2K -2,370 -3%
TA
57
Teton Advisors
New York
$1.52M – – –
NFA
58
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.51M +$3.88K +191 +0.3%
CS
59
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.46M +$750K +36,925 +137%
TC
60
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.44M +$1.28M +62,875 New
Invesco
61
Invesco
Georgia
$1.35M -$109K -5,356 -8%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
62
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.32M -$32.5K -1,600 -3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
63
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$1.26M -$610K -30,000 -35%
GCP
64
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.23M -$728K -35,800 -40%
KBC Group
65
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.21M +$299K +14,699 +39%
CIA
66
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.13M – – –
Swiss National Bank
67
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.07M -$71.1K -3,500 -7%
FHC
68
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$943K – – –
AllianceBernstein
69
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$850K -$258K -12,700 -25%
Canada Life
70
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$787K -$35.6K -1,754 -5%
Deutsche Bank
71
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$757K -$680K -33,482 -50%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
72
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$749K – – –
SDIC
73
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$747K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
74
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$685K +$608K +29,898 New
Comerica Bank
75
Comerica Bank
Texas
$654K +$23.1K +1,136 +4%
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

144 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $668M — up 22% from $546M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SAH positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Lombardia Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $10.9M.

  • 144 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q4 2016, up from 140 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $668M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q4 2016, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q4 2016 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q4 2016 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.