Sonoco
342 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.78B invested in Sonoco in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 29
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 335 → 342 (+7)
1.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.92% → 71.76% (+1.8%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.69B → $3.78B (+$84.9M)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 135
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.37M | Put options by funds: $4.99M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$32.6M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.4M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.1M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.8M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$13.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$12.1M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$11M |
| 3 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$10.3M |
| 4 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.89M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.26M |
SON Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
342 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sonoco (SON) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $3.78B — up 2.3% from $3.69B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new SON positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $32.6M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $12.1M.
- 342 institutional investors held Sonoco (SON) as of Q4 2016, up from 335 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $3.78B of Sonoco stock for Q4 2016, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Sonoco positions in Q4 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Sonoco buyer in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.6M added.
- The largest Sonoco seller in Q4 2016 was American Century Companies, an estimated $12.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.