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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $545M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 44

2.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.66% → 85.23% (-2.4%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $578M → $545M (-$32.4M)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 132 (-17)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
132
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-11.41%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
48
Reduced
44
Closed
24
Calls
$342K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$342K
Net Calls Change
+$164K

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$4.36M
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$2.66M
3
EM
Elliott Management
New York
+$2.55M
4
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
+$2.07M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.35M

Top Sellers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.33M
2
PGIM
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
-$2.35M
3
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$2.34M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$2.04M
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$1.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$67.8M -$2.04M -106,969 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$56.2M -$281K -14,729 -0.5%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$51M -$230K -12,049 -0.5%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$47M +$1.35M +71,059 +3%
LSV Asset Management
5
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$46.7M -$57.2K -3,000 -0.1%
VFA
6
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$35.9M +$2.07M +108,494 +6%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$24.5M +$1.49K +78 +0%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$23.4M +$4.36M +228,935 +24%
TC
9
Towle & Co
Colorado
$18.4M -$301K -15,766 -2%
EM
10
Elliott Management
New York
$17.4M +$2.55M +133,700 +18%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$16.3M +$315K +16,540 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.2M -$998K -52,375 -6%
Prudential Financial
13
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.23M +$2.66M +139,778 +49%
O
14
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$7.81M +$1.06M +55,868 +16%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$7.73M +$786K +41,219 +12%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$4.95M -$483K -25,358 -9%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
17
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.48M – – –
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.15M +$51K +2,676 +1%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.9M +$15K +786 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.86M +$482K +25,290 +15%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.58M -$69.3K -3,637 -2%
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.57M -$134K -7,027 -4%
PGIM
23
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$3.37M -$2.35M -123,199 -42%
PCM
24
Proxima Capital Management
New York
$3.24M +$982K +51,500 +45%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3M +$55.9K +2,935 +2%
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

132 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $545M — down 5.6% from $578M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of SAH and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.36M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.33M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q2 2017, down from 149 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $545M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q2 2017, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q2 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q2 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.36M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q2 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.