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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $546M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $517M → $546M (+$29M)

1.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.22% → 87.47% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 147 → 140 (-7)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 55

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $457K

Holders
140
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
45
Reduced
55
Closed
18
Calls
$1K
Puts
$457K
Net Calls
-$456K
Net Calls Change
-$448K

Top Buyers

1
EM
Elliott Management
New York
+$8.29M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.3M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$4.98M
4
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$3.3M
5
FG
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
+$2.38M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$17.5M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$7.51M
3
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.95M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.67M
5
PCM
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
-$2.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ONB
101
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$231K +$7.07K +400 +3%
LSERS
102
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$222K -$15.9K -900 -7%
AG
103
Aperio Group
California
$221K +$208K +11,743 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
104
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$212K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
105
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$194K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
106
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$149K +$10.9K +615 +8%
SG Americas Securities
107
SG Americas Securities
New York
$135K +$127K +7,197 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
108
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$107K -$83.8K -4,738 -45%
MSA
109
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$103K -$1.96K -111 -2%
PG
110
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$99K +$93.5K +5,290 New
EA
111
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$92K – – –
OMCS
112
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$92K – – –
Victory Capital Management
113
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$80K +$3.06K +173 +4%
PI
114
PineBridge Investments
New York
$64K -$2.33K -132 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
115
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$62K -$30.1K -1,700 -34%
JWA
116
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$55K -$2.48K -140 -5%
SO
117
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$48K -$389K -22,000 -89%
RCM
118
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$41K -$1.05M -59,312 -96%
VCM
119
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$40K -$1.34K -76 -3%
BJ
120
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$39K – – –
Barclays
121
Barclays
United Kingdom
$30K -$52.2K -2,952 -64%
UBS Group
122
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26K -$52.1K -2,948 -68%
LIA
123
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$21K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
124
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$19K -$884 -50 -5%
AG
125
Advisor Group
Arizona
$17K -$2.21K -125 -12%
3 4
5
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

140 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $546M — up 5.6% from $517M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of SAH and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Elliott Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.29M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.5M sold.

  • 140 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q3 2016, down from 147 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $546M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q3 2016, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q3 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q3 2016 was Elliott Management, an estimated $8.29M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q3 2016 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.