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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
Parallax Volatility Advisers
451
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$664K +$589K +17,200 New
SI
452
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$662K +$577K +16,850 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
453
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$661K -$73.4K -2,144 -11%
BA
454
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$652K -$3.94K -115 -0.7%
NFA
455
Nuveen Fund Advisors
Illinois
$643K -$43.7K -1,278 -7%
CI
456
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$638K -$30.5K -890 -5%
SI
457
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
$627K +$555K +16,230 New
DI
458
Diligent Investors
California
$624K +$10.4K +304 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
459
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$622K +$179K +5,223 +48%
ONB
460
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$619K +$308 +9 +0.1%
AIP
461
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$615K -$61.4K -1,795 -10%
AT
462
Argent Trust
Texas
$602K -$4.96K -145 -0.9%
SW
463
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$597K -$3.42K -100 -0.6%
LFAS
464
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$588K +$226K +6,606 +77%
AG
465
Advisor Group
Arizona
$576K +$93.5K +2,732 +22%
1832 Asset Management
466
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$568K +$522K +15,256 New
Tudor Investment Corp
467
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$566K +$501K +14,652 New
CAIMH
468
Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings
Hong Kong
$560K +$496K +14,500 New
ASN
469
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$558K +$43K +1,256 +10%
BC
470
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$557K +$6.84K +200 +1%
ECM
471
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
$538K – – –
CAM
472
CenterStar Asset Management
Illinois
$535K – – –
IB
473
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$513K +$48.6K +1,421 +12%
DCM
474
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$506K – – –
TRCT
475
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$504K +$322K +9,400 +257%
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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.