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253 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.23B invested in Sony in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 31

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 60

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.94B → $3.23B (+$290M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 234253 (+19)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.47%33.42% (-1%)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.2M | Put options by funds: $30.8M

Holders
253
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+8.12%
% of All Funds
6.31%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
51
Increased
89
Reduced
60
Closed
31
Calls
$24.2M
Puts
$30.8M
Net Calls
-$6.6M
Net Calls Change
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Primecap Management
1
Primecap Management
California
$1.71B -$3.61M -508,750 -0.2%
GI
2
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$209M +$1.2M +169,500 +0.6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$142M +$17.9M +2,528,110 +16%
GF
4
Gabelli Funds
New York
$116M -$71K -10,000 -0.1%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$89.4M -$92.4M -13,029,380 -53%
Lazard Asset Management
6
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$84.5M +$446K +62,810 +0.6%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$80.3M +$1.88M +265,565 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$67.6M +$22.6M +3,184,630 +56%
MPMG
9
Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group
Minnesota
$46.3M +$128K +18,035 +0.3%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$44.6M +$4.82M +679,495 +13%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$42.6M +$123K +17,315 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.2M +$14.9M +2,097,465 +106%
PPA
13
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$28.3M +$2.59M +365,520 +11%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$26.4M -$5.24M -738,465 -18%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$24M +$1.56M +219,645 +8%
AG
16
Aperio Group
California
$23.8M +$2.15M +303,300 +11%
TA
17
Teachers Advisors
New York
$23.6M -$230K -32,460 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$21.5M -$2M -281,575 -9%
CIP
19
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$19.2M -$1.31M -185,000 -7%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16M +$6.53M +919,745 +79%
CCM
21
Conatus Capital Management
Connecticut
$13.8M +$12.9M +1,811,645 New
SEI Investments
22
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$13.1M -$630K -88,760 -5%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$12M +$3.69M +520,365 +49%
PNC Financial Services Group
24
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11.4M +$218K +30,685 +2%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11M +$843K +118,820 +9%

SONY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

253 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sony (SONY) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.23B — up 9.9% from $2.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new SONY positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $92.4M.

  • 253 institutional investors held Sony (SONY) as of Q2 2017, up from 234 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.23B of Sony stock for Q2 2017, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Sony positions in Q2 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Sony buyer in Q2 2017 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $22.6M added.
  • The largest Sony seller in Q2 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $92.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.