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338 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.11B invested in Sonoco in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.05M | Put options by funds: $1.42M

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 331 → 338 (+7)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 111

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.97B → $3.11B (+$138M)

0.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.33% → 68% (+0.67%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
338
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.11%
% of All Funds
9.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
31
Increased
122
Reduced
111
Closed
20
Calls
$3.05M
Puts
$1.42M
Net Calls
+$1.63M
Net Calls Change
-$176K

Top Buyers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$32.3M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$32M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$22.6M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$17.2M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

1
HCM
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
-$34.3M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$15.9M
3
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
-$11.4M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$9.97M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$9.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FQ
101
First Quadrant
California
$3.26M +$3.25M +71,800 New
BGIM
102
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.19M +$56.6K +1,250 +2%
UBS AM
103
UBS AM
Illinois
$3.06M -$36.3K -801 -1%
MOACM
104
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3M +$94.3K +2,082 +3%
AQR Capital Management
105
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.84M +$112K +2,477 +4%
Federated Hermes
106
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2.77M -$149K -3,287 -5%
Legal & General Group
107
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.76M +$780K +17,230 +40%
HighTower Advisors
108
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.73M +$876K +19,346 New
UCFA
109
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.61M +$1.72M +38,032 +186%
MNA
110
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$2.49M -$167K -3,690 -6%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
111
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.46M +$1.27M +27,942 +107%
GIA
112
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.39M – – –
SFM
113
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$2.38M -$126K -2,780 -5%
First Manhattan
114
First Manhattan
New York
$2.36M +$159K +3,500 +7%
Susquehanna International Group
115
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.34M +$878K +19,394 +61%
Arrowstreet Capital
116
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.23M -$1.51M -33,252 -40%
Marshall Wace
117
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.14M +$1.85M +40,947 +665%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
118
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$2.12M -$6.39M -141,096 -75%
RP
119
Rowlandmiller & Partners
Georgia
$2.1M +$17.1K +377 +0.8%
N
120
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.09M – – –
SOMRS
121
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.07M -$118K -2,600 -5%
ACM
122
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.03M -$18.1K -400 -0.9%
SI
123
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.03M +$154K +3,404 +8%
ECM
124
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$1.96M +$45.2K +999 +2%
HCM
125
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$1.94M -$114K -2,508 -6%
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SON Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

338 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonoco (SON) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.11B — up 4.6% from $2.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new SON positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 122 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Hamlin Capital Management, cutting an estimated $34.3M.

  • 338 institutional investors held Sonoco (SON) as of Q1 2015, up from 331 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.11B of Sonoco stock for Q1 2015, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Sonoco positions in Q1 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Sonoco buyer in Q1 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest Sonoco seller in Q1 2015 was Hamlin Capital Management, an estimated $34.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.