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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $566M invested in Sonic Automotive in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.23% → 87.12% (+1.9%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $545M → $566M (+$20.6M)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $306K | Put options by funds: $333K

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 128 (-4)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
128
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
36
Reduced
45
Closed
17
Calls
$306K
Puts
$333K
Net Calls
-$27K
Net Calls Change
-$369K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
+$3.83M
2
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$3.24M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.12M
4
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
+$2.1M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$4.68M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$4.33M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$3.83M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$1.53M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$65.9M -$4.68M -256,460 -7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.1M -$4.33M -237,360 -8%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$53.6M +$84.5K +4,636 +0.2%
LSV Asset Management
4
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$48.7M -$248K -13,600 -0.6%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$47.9M -$1.2M -66,012 -3%
VFA
6
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$41.4M +$2.1M +115,200 +6%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.4M +$1.67M +91,612 +8%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$25.7M – – –
TC
9
Towle & Co
Colorado
$22.9M +$3.24M +177,535 +19%
EM
10
Elliott Management
New York
$18.2M – – –
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.4M -$1.53M -84,135 -10%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15M -$871K -47,756 -6%
Prudential Financial
13
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.68M +$47.4K +2,600 +0.6%
Charles Schwab
14
Charles Schwab
California
$8.13M +$19.7K +1,080 +0.3%
O
15
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$7.21M -$880K -48,246 -12%
BCM
16
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.75M +$1.54M +84,600 +57%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
17
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.69M -$10.8K -592 -0.3%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.48M +$380K +20,823 +10%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.44M +$75.6K +4,148 +2%
SAM
20
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$4.29M +$3.83M +210,153 New
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.21M +$404K +22,150 +12%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.87M -$199K -10,927 -5%
PPA
23
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.6M -$124K -6,812 -4%
PCM
24
Proxima Capital Management
New York
$3.4M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
25
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.25M +$536K +29,420 +23%
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SAH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

128 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonic Automotive (SAH) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $566M — up 3.8% from $545M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of SAH and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Scopus Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.83M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $4.68M.

  • 128 institutional investors held Sonic Automotive (SAH) as of Q3 2017, down from 132 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $566M of Sonic Automotive stock for Q3 2017, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sonic Automotive positions in Q3 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive buyer in Q3 2017 was Scopus Asset Management, an estimated $3.83M added.
  • The largest Sonic Automotive seller in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.