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693 hedge funds and large institutions have $26B invested in Synchrony in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 239 increasing their positions, 251 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 49

122% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 20 (+11)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21B → $26B (+$5.04B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 612 → 693 (+81)

1.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.98% → 86.22% (+1.2%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 239 | Existing positions reduced: 251

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $502M | Put options by funds: $610M

Holders
693
Holders Change
+81
Holders Change %
+13.24%
% of All Funds
15.72%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+122.22%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
133
Increased
239
Reduced
251
Closed
49
Calls
$502M
Puts
$610M
Net Calls
-$108M
Net Calls Change
-$243M

Top Buyers

1
CG
Carmignac Gestion
France
+$186M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$150M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$130M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$98M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$87.4M

Top Sellers

1
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
-$185M
2
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
-$112M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$96.8M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$74.7M
5
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
-$72.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
276
Jane Street
New York
$4.11M +$3.23M +94,317 +770%
ASA
277
Armstrong Shaw Associates
Connecticut
$4.1M +$21.6K +632 +0.6%
MSV
278
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$3.98M -$342K -10,000 -7%
MSA
279
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.96M -$45K -1,315 -1%
CAM
280
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.93M -$46.1K -1,347 -1%
NAM
281
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$3.92M +$3.47M +101,445 New
VDBMI
282
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$3.91M +$3.47M +101,328 New
SC
283
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$3.87M -$49.7K -1,451 -1%
FIM
284
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$3.85M -$53K -1,550 -2%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
285
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$3.82M -$8.94M -261,135 -73%
AB
286
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$3.79M +$251K +7,335 +8%
HCA
287
Horan Capital Advisors
Ohio
$3.78M -$115K -3,359 -3%
ACM
288
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.77M +$181K +5,279 +6%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
289
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$3.64M -$128K -3,735 -4%
WWM
290
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$3.62M +$777K +22,713 +32%
UCFA
291
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.6M +$2.87M +83,917 +1,007%
B
292
BP
United Kingdom
$3.59M +$3.18M +93,000 New
CBOA
293
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$3.49M +$417K +12,194 +16%
DP
294
DSAM Partners
United Kingdom
$3.41M +$3.02M +88,215 New
FMT
295
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$3.29M -$435K -12,700 -13%
AB
296
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$3.29M +$99.6K +2,911 +4%
CCP
297
Corient Capital Partners
California
$3.24M +$35.3K +1,032 +1%
PAM
298
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$3.15M -$678K -19,800 -20%
N
299
Natixis
France
$3.11M -$3.31M -96,709 -55%
US Bancorp
300
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.1M -$30.9K -903 -1%
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SYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

693 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synchrony (SYF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $26B — up 24% from $21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new SYF positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 84 holders — while 239 added to existing stakes and 251 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carmignac Gestion, opening a new position worth an estimated $186M. The largest seller was Senator Investment Group, cutting an estimated $185M.

  • 693 institutional investors held Synchrony (SYF) as of Q4 2017, up from 612 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $26B of Synchrony stock for Q4 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 133 funds opened new Synchrony positions in Q4 2017 and 49 closed out, a net change of +84 holders.
  • The largest Synchrony buyer in Q4 2017 was Carmignac Gestion, an estimated $186M added.
  • The largest Synchrony seller in Q4 2017 was Senator Investment Group, an estimated $185M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.