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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

659% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $205K | Put options by funds: $27K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145 → 149 (+4)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 48

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.76% → 87.66% (-1.1%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $668M → $578M (-$90.1M)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.76%
% of All Funds
3.71%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
27
Increased
46
Reduced
48
Closed
18
Calls
$205K
Puts
$27K
Net Calls
+$178K
Net Calls Change
+$842K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$80M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$7.49M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$6.25M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.97M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.71M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$12.8M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$10.9M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.65M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$5.07M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$4.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CG
101
Clinton Group
New York
$257K -$75.3K -3,373 -21%
VOYA Investment Management
102
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$254K – – –
Barclays
103
Barclays
United Kingdom
$253K +$154K +6,892 +122%
UBS AM
104
UBS AM
Illinois
$243K +$270K +12,112 New
VKH
105
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$227K +$252K +11,308 New
Capstone Investment Advisors
106
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$220K +$246K +11,000 New
LSERS
107
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$215K +$2.23K +100 +0.9%
AQR Capital Management
108
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$214K +$238K +10,674 New
AG
109
Aperio Group
California
$211K -$27K -1,208 -10%
T. Rowe Price Associates
110
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$207K – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
111
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$199K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
112
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$178K +$9.15K +410 +5%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
113
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$126K -$18K -807 -11%
MSA
114
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$123K +$9.04K +405 +7%
MERSOM
115
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$120K – – –
Victory Capital Management
116
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$100K +$18.8K +844 +20%
OMCS
117
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$98K – – –
IR
118
Invictus RG
Bermuda
$92K +$103K +4,606 New
AIM
119
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$78K +$87.3K +3,911 New
JWA
120
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$68K – – –
SOADOR
121
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$57K – – –
VCM
122
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$47K -$223 -10 -0.4%
FCM
123
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$46K -$15.9K -714 -24%
AIP
124
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$44K +$48.7K +2,180 New
TAM
125
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$38K -$13.1K -588 -24%
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5
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

149 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $578M — down 13% from $668M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new SAH positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $80M. The largest seller was Lombardia Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $12.8M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q1 2017, up from 145 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $578M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q1 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q1 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $80M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q1 2017 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $12.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.