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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $560M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $513M → $560M (+$47.1M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 44

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.1% → 88.72% (-0.37%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 129 (-2)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62K | Put options by funds: $571K

Holders
129
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.53%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
45
Reduced
44
Closed
10
Calls
$62K
Puts
$571K
Net Calls
-$509K
Net Calls Change
-$186K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.92M
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$3.17M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.8M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.86M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$1.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Proxima Capital Management
New York
-$2.85M
2
CVA
Ceredex Value Advisors
Florida
-$2.38M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.98M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.76M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GCP
76
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$317K +$321K +15,379 New
Barclays
77
Barclays
United Kingdom
$313K +$144K +6,882 +82%
GC
78
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$303K -$1.76M -84,575 -85%
MIM
79
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$303K – – –
SRAM
80
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$292K -$40.7K -1,950 -12%
PGIM
81
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$283K – – –
TRSOTSOK
82
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$281K – – –
ONB
83
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$278K -$4.69K -225 -2%
UBS AM
84
UBS AM
Illinois
$265K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
85
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$261K +$250 +12 +0.1%
QIM
86
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$255K +$259K +12,400 New
MWNA
87
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$254K +$8.43K +404 +3%
LSERS
88
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$222K +$4.17K +200 +2%
VOYA Investment Management
89
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$220K -$21.2K -1,015 -9%
Millennium Management
90
Millennium Management
New York
$211K -$814K -39,036 -79%
Royal Bank of Canada
91
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$195K -$626 -30 -0.3%
MLICM
92
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$181K – – –
SOADOR
93
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$163K +$4.38K +210 +3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
94
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$155K +$4.99K +239 +3%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
95
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$152K – – –
FCM
96
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$148K +$50.4K +2,414 +51%
MSA
97
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$144K +$6.9K +331 +5%
BLA
98
Balter Liquid Alternatives
Massachusetts
$124K +$16.1K +770 +15%
TAM
99
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$122K +$41.5K +1,988 +51%
PIA
100
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$116K +$118K +5,636 New
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

129 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $560M — up 9.2% from $513M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of SAH and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.92M. The largest seller was Proxima Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.85M.

  • 129 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q2 2018, down from 131 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $560M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q2 2018, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q2 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.92M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q2 2018 was Proxima Capital Management, an estimated $2.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.