Sony
SONY
212 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5B invested in Sony in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
65% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.7M | Put options by funds: $20.4M
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 36
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.5B (+$275M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 210 → 212 (+2)
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.29% → 33.75% (-0.54%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 70
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$38.5M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.5M |
| 3 |
SRFM
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
|
+$11.5M |
| 4 |
CIP
Chartwell Investment Partners
Berywn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$11.4M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
-$16.1M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$15M |
| 3 |
PSCM
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$13.9M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$13.5M |
| 5 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$12.3M |
SONY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
212 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sony (SONY) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.5B — up 12% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new SONY positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $38.5M. The largest seller was Primecap Management, cutting an estimated $16.1M.
- 212 institutional investors held Sony (SONY) as of Q2 2016, up from 210 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $2.5B of Sony stock for Q2 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Sony positions in Q2 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Sony buyer in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $38.5M added.
- The largest Sony seller in Q2 2016 was Primecap Management, an estimated $16.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.