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222 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.22B invested in Sony in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $81.3M | Put options by funds: $52.7M

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 27

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 210 → 222 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.31B → $2.22B (-$95.8M)

1.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.46% → 35.76% (-1.7%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 85

Holders
222
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+5.71%
% of All Funds
5.82%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
40
Increased
63
Reduced
85
Closed
27
Calls
$81.3M
Puts
$52.7M
Net Calls
+$28.6M
Net Calls Change
+$50.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
+$14.7M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$14.1M
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
+$7.84M
4
ZDA
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
+$5.02M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$4.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$26.1M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$24M
3
AVC
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
-$23.4M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$15.4M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFC
226
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$303K -61,910 Closed
Group One Trading
227
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$318K -59,910 Closed
BFM
228
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$246K -50,260 Closed
Citadel Advisors
229
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$246K -50,250 Closed
DCMM
230
DG Capital Management (Massachusetts)
Massachusetts
– -$245K -49,975 Closed
QC
231
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$237K -48,445 Closed
IRS
232
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
– -$88K -18,045 Closed
MSFP
233
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
– -$32K -6,500 Closed
NA
234
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
– -$31K -6,235 Closed
BIM
235
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
– -$10K -2,120 Closed
FNBT
236
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$10K -2,015 Closed
QI
237
QS Investors
New York
– -$2K -500 Closed
RFA
238
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
– -$662 -125 Closed
WOC
239
West Oak Capital
California
– -$172 -35 Closed
CCS
240
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
– +$132 +25 New
BFEC
241
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– +$424 +80 New
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SONY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

222 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sony (SONY) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.22B — down 4.1% from $2.31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new SONY positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, adding an estimated $14.7M. The largest seller was Jefferies Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.1M sold.

  • 222 institutional investors held Sony (SONY) as of Q4 2015, up from 210 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.22B of Sony stock for Q4 2015, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Sony positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Sony buyer in Q4 2015 was Primecap Management, an estimated $14.7M added.
  • The largest Sony seller in Q4 2015 was Jefferies Group, an estimated $26.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.