Sonoco
331 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.98B invested in Sonoco in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
167% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.89M | Put options by funds: $1.08M
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 22
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.71B → $2.98B (+$267M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 320 → 331 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.87% → 67.33% (-0.54%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 120
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$28.8M |
| 2 |
HCM
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
|
+$22.5M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.3M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$11M |
| 5 |
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Montgomery,
Alabama
|
+$9.37M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$29.5M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$20M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.4M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$13.5M |
| 5 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.15M |
SON Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
331 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonoco (SON) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.98B — up 9.8% from $2.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new SON positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $28.8M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $29.5M.
- 331 institutional investors held Sonoco (SON) as of Q4 2014, up from 320 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.98B of Sonoco stock for Q4 2014, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Sonoco positions in Q4 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Sonoco buyer in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $28.8M added.
- The largest Sonoco seller in Q4 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $29.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.