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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
PA
301
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$3.07M -$217K -6,339 -7%
OPERF
302
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$3.06M -$137K -4,000 -5%
M&T Bank
303
M&T Bank
New York
$3.04M +$73.9K +2,160 +3%
FMII
304
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$3.03M +$189K +5,514 +8%
BAMCO Inc
305
BAMCO Inc
New York
$2.97M – – –
SCM
306
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.95M -$1.06M -30,917 -29%
PC
307
Palo Capital
California
$2.94M +$604K +17,637 +30%
N
308
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.94M +$644K +18,818 +33%
SSA
309
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.93M +$2.6M +75,968 New
CG
310
Cutler Group
California
$2.89M +$1.02M +29,696 +66%
FHAM
311
Folger Hill Asset Management
New York
$2.87M +$2.55M +74,400 New
SAM
312
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.86M -$43.1K -1,260 -2%
NIS
313
National Investment Services
Wisconsin
$2.85M -$232K -6,769 -8%
AAM
314
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.84M -$1.88K -55 -0.1%
SOADOR
315
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$2.83M +$1.52M +44,473 +155%
RIM
316
Redpoint Investment Management
Australia
$2.81M +$2.49M +72,797 New
NMERB
317
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$2.77M +$106K +3,100 +5%
BFIM
318
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$2.75M -$140K -4,086 -5%
BC
319
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.73M +$57.6K +1,683 +2%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
320
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.68M – – –
ACM
321
Advent Capital Management
New York
$2.68M +$319K +9,310 +16%
ABC
322
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$2.66M +$60.7K +1,775 +3%
KJHP
323
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$2.65M -$260K -7,600 -10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
324
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.61M +$293K +8,568 +15%
TH
325
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.57M +$2.28M +66,567 New
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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.