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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
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$73.1M -$2.5M -103,400 -3%
EC
2
Eminence Capital
New York
$70.3M -$12.3M -510,277 -15%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$53.7M +$995K +41,216 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$49.7M +$4.14M +171,549 +9%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$45.5M -$4.55M -188,381 -9%
LCP
6
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$35.2M -$1.68M -69,520 -4%
CI
7
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$30.4M +$30.8M +1,276,810 New
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$28.4M -$2.67M -110,487 -8%
VFA
9
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$26.9M -$1.25M -51,627 -4%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$25.6M +$1.31M +54,316 +5%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$25M +$70K +2,900 +0.3%
HA
12
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$21M +$5.32M +220,110 +33%
Allianz Asset Management
13
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$20M -$273K -11,300 -1%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$19.2M -$3.18M -131,766 -14%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.9M +$1.58M +65,290 +10%
PCM
16
Proxima Capital Management
New York
$12.3M -$1.08M -44,795 -8%
BGIM
17
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$11.9M -$701K -29,032 -5%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.4M -$4.62M -191,319 -29%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.8M +$96.1K +3,980 +0.9%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.6M -$538K -22,289 -5%
PGIM
21
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$9.49M -$259K -10,725 -3%
ACM
22
Altalis Capital Management
New York
$9.25M – – –
USAA
23
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$8.55M +$8.67M +359,000 New
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.14M +$149K +6,160 +2%
HCM
25
Hawkeye Capital Management
Florida
$8.03M +$8.14M +336,959 New
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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.