Synchrony
718 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in Synchrony in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 225 increasing their positions, 292 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
121% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 47
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 675 → 718 (+43)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $185M | Put options by funds: $181M
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.3B → $19.5B (+$250M)
1.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.77% → 84.08% (-1.7%)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 9 (-2)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 225 | Existing positions reduced: 292
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$62.5M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$56.9M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$53.2M |
| 4 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$49.9M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$48.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$145M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$109M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$98.9M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$88.6M |
| 5 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$71.9M |
SYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
718 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synchrony (SYF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $19.5B — up 1.3% from $19.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new SYF positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 225 added to existing stakes and 292 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cooke & Bieler, adding an estimated $62.5M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $145M.
- 718 institutional investors held Synchrony (SYF) as of Q4 2019, up from 675 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $19.5B of Synchrony stock for Q4 2019, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 104 funds opened new Synchrony positions in Q4 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
- The largest Synchrony buyer in Q4 2019 was Cooke & Bieler, an estimated $62.5M added.
- The largest Synchrony seller in Q4 2019 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $145M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.