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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$72.1M +$80M +3,584,317 +33,102%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$58.3M -$119K -5,325 -0.2%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$52.8M +$777K +34,790 +1%
LSV Asset Management
4
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$48.2M +$5.97M +267,492 +13%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$47M +$1.76M +78,687 +3%
VFA
6
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$36.2M -$690K -30,911 -2%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$25.3M +$770K +34,500 +3%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.5M -$20.4K -912 -0.1%
TC
9
Towle & Co
Colorado
$19.3M +$1.74M +77,720 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.8M +$7.49M +335,459 +67%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$16.5M +$1.39M +62,209 +8%
EM
12
Elliott Management
New York
$15.2M -$588K -26,329 -3%
Charles Schwab
13
Charles Schwab
California
$7.15M +$882K +39,514 +12%
O
14
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$6.93M +$1.63M +72,819 +27%
PGIM
15
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$5.94M -$112K -5,000 -2%
Prudential Financial
16
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.68M +$551K +24,698 +10%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$5.61M +$6.25M +279,734 New
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
18
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.62M +$218K +9,743 +4%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.22M +$105K +4,721 +2%
IMIM
20
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.04M – – –
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.01M +$159K +7,111 +4%
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.82M +$151K +6,751 +4%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.77M -$5.65M -253,157 -57%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.48M -$744K -33,312 -16%
Millennium Management
25
Millennium Management
New York
$3.33M +$3.71M +166,100 New
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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.