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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $566M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.23% → 87.12% (+1.9%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $545M → $566M (+$20.6M)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $306K | Put options by funds: $333K

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 128 (-4)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
128
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
36
Reduced
45
Closed
17
Calls
$306K
Puts
$333K
Net Calls
-$27K
Net Calls Change
-$369K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
+$3.83M
2
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$3.24M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.12M
4
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
+$2.1M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$4.68M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$4.33M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$3.83M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$1.53M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCIA
76
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$367K +$328K +17,993 New
CGH
77
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$351K +$313K +17,183 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
78
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$340K +$56.6K +3,103 +23%
PPCM
79
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$337K – – –
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$332K +$82.4K +4,522 +38%
CSS
81
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$315K +$281K +15,417 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
82
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$314K -$8.75K -480 -3%
BCM
83
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$298K +$266K +14,597 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
84
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$293K +$91.6K +5,026 +54%
GC
85
Globeflex Capital
California
$293K – – –
TRSOTSOK
86
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$290K – – –
FA
87
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$281K +$20.1K +1,100 +9%
ONB
88
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$281K +$20.1K +1,100 +9%
VOYA Investment Management
89
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$271K -$22.2K -1,216 -8%
ASRS
90
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$265K -$12.8K -700 -5%
Jane Street
91
Jane Street
New York
$260K +$233K +12,760 New
UBS AM
92
UBS AM
Illinois
$247K – – –
LSERS
93
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$208K -$9.12K -500 -5%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
94
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$202K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
95
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$198K +$3.43K +188 +2%
Barclays
96
Barclays
United Kingdom
$175K -$1.07M -58,578 -87%
MSA
97
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$130K -$2.44K -134 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
98
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$118K -$271K -14,872 -72%
SOADOR
99
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$106K +$912 +50 +1%
OMCS
100
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$100K – – –
2 3
4
5 6

SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

128 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $566M — up 3.8% from $545M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of SAH and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Scopus Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.83M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $4.68M.

  • 128 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q3 2017, down from 132 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $566M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q3 2017, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q3 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q3 2017 was Scopus Asset Management, an estimated $3.83M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.