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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
FQ
101
First Quadrant
California
$486K +$215K +8,900 +77%
Royal Bank of Canada
102
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$472K -$44.9K -1,861 -9%
Wells Fargo
103
Wells Fargo
California
$471K +$318K +13,162 +199%
TI
104
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$438K -$21.7K -900 -5%
Squarepoint
105
Squarepoint
New York
$436K +$442K +18,306 New
VOYA Investment Management
106
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$432K -$128K -5,313 -23%
SIM
107
Spark Investment Management
New York
$418K – – –
ARTA
108
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$410K -$84.5K -3,500 -17%
UBS AM
109
UBS AM
Illinois
$405K +$29K +1,200 +8%
PPCM
110
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$403K – – –
CAM
111
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$389K -$66.4K -2,750 -14%
AGM
112
Alpine Global Management
New York
$389K +$395K +16,336 New
RFC
113
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$378K +$31.7K +1,314 +9%
Citigroup
114
Citigroup
New York
$375K -$434K -17,981 -53%
CG
115
Clinton Group
New York
$358K +$166K +6,859 +84%
LSERS
116
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$350K +$4.83K +200 +1%
Tudor Investment Corp
117
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$348K +$353K +14,600 New
RJA
118
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$345K -$13.8K -570 -4%
Two Sigma Investments
119
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$345K +$350K +14,495 New
TRSOTSOK
120
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$338K – – –
BMCMI
121
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$324K +$328K +13,592 New
Balyasny Asset Management
122
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$322K +$326K +13,510 New
QT
123
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$319K +$67.4K +2,792 +26%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
124
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$309K +$16.9K +700 +6%
MAM
125
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$306K +$309K +12,813 New
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5
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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.