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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.18B invested in Sony in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

51% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $155M | Put options by funds: $103M

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 37

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.86B → $2.18B (+$318M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194200 (+6)

1.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.35%46.15% (-1.2%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 68

Holders
200
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.09%
% of All Funds
5.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
45
Increased
53
Reduced
68
Closed
37
Calls
$155M
Puts
$103M
Net Calls
+$52.2M
Net Calls Change
+$88.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Primecap Management
1
Primecap Management
California
$926M +$67.8M +17,191,455 +8%
CI
2
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$124M -$79M -20,039,745 -40%
GI
3
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$120M +$10.4M +2,640,500 +10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$70M -$11.3M -2,861,565 -14%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.7M -$4.04M -1,024,070 -6%
MAM
6
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$65.3M +$8.32M +2,110,320 +15%
GF
7
Gabelli Funds
New York
$63.9M +$2.86M +725,000 +5%
SC
8
Sculptor Capital
New York
$61.3M +$59M +14,963,625 New
AVC
9
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
$60M +$2.14M +543,880 +4%
Arrowstreet Capital
10
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$43.2M +$34.6M +8,788,465 +500%
Alkeon Capital Management
11
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$41.1M -$840K -213,000 -2%
TIM
12
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$36.7M +$35.3M +8,959,760 New
KG
13
Killen Group
Pennsylvania
$32.4M +$1.36M +345,000 +5%
MPMG
14
Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group
Minnesota
$31.7M +$5.71M +1,448,680 +23%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.8M -$34.7M -8,809,995 -55%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$28M +$22.5M +5,698,775 +438%
ZDA
17
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$18.4M +$12.3M +3,112,500 +223%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.3M +$4.97M +1,261,090 +39%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.3M +$6.87M +1,743,500 +70%
TA
20
Teachers Advisors
New York
$15.4M +$14.9M +3,770,840 New
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$13.9M +$10.5M +2,675,040 +374%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.7M +$3.72M +944,015 +39%
BIM
23
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$881K +223,465 +7%
TSW
24
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$11.6M -$1.7M -431,320 -13%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$11.5M -$5.69M -1,443,435 -34%

SONY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

200 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sony (SONY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.18B — up 17% from $1.86B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new SONY positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, adding an estimated $67.8M. The largest seller was Cambiar Investors, cutting an estimated $79M.

  • 200 institutional investors held Sony (SONY) as of Q4 2014, up from 194 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.18B of Sony stock for Q4 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Sony positions in Q4 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Sony buyer in Q4 2014 was Primecap Management, an estimated $67.8M added.
  • The largest Sony seller in Q4 2014 was Cambiar Investors, an estimated $79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.