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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
WS
476
Wedbush Securities
California
$490K +$138K +4,032 +47%
YP
477
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$489K -$4.04K -118 -0.9%
MIC
478
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$488K – – –
HFS
479
Haverford Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$484K +$59.5K +1,740 +16%
CIP
480
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$484K +$429K +12,537 New
NIT
481
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$477K +$419K +12,250 +12,250%
TNBTD
482
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$474K +$189K +5,513 +82%
GI
483
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$470K +$6.84K +200 +2%
LS
484
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$464K -$127K -3,700 -24%
AWM
485
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$463K +$411K +12,000 New
WSTAM
486
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$462K +$60.2K +1,760 +17%
CI
487
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$458K -$72.1M -2,107,689 -99%
VIA
488
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$450K +$48.5K +1,418 +14%
W
489
Wealthfront
California
$441K +$31.5K +920 +9%
DILIC
490
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$435K – – –
CTC
491
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$429K – – –
RC
492
RBF Capital
California
$425K – – –
RHBC
493
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$425K +$34.2K +1,000 +10%
GAM
494
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$423K +$28.5K +834 +8%
RBA
495
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$411K +$364K +10,644 New
HIM
496
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$405K -$34.2K -1,000 -9%
HCM
497
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$405K – – –
GBT
498
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$404K -$2.74K -80 -0.8%
WG
499
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$403K -$222K -6,473 -38%
SWP
500
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$398K +$353K +10,313 New
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20
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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.