Sony
SONY
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$14.7M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$14.1M |
| 3 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
+$7.84M |
| 4 |
ZDA
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
|
+$5.02M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$4.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
-$26.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$24M |
| 3 |
AVC
Arlington Value Capital
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$23.4M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$15.4M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14M |
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.