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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
DS
501
DRW Securities
Illinois
$398K +$353K +10,320 New
FRM
502
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$397K +$352K +10,272 New
WIM
503
Wittenberg Investment Management
Massachusetts
$395K – – –
ATC
504
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$393K -$5.41K -158 -2%
RIM
505
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$391K +$20.9K +611 +6%
CNBT
506
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
New York
$386K +$992 +29 +0.3%
Verition Fund Management
507
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$383K -$918K -26,816 -73%
ZIC
508
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
$375K – – –
FB
509
Fulton Bank
Pennsylvania
$372K -$2.81K -82 -0.8%
VIA
510
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$372K +$27.1K +791 +9%
NAP
511
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$367K -$8.62K -252 -3%
PAG
512
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$362K -$325K -9,506 -51%
SLAM
513
Swiss Life Asset Management
$360K -$8.73K -255 -3%
LOAME
514
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe)
United Kingdom
$358K -$30K -877 -9%
FAAS
515
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$357K +$54K +1,578 +21%
RCAG
516
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$355K -$5.89K -172 -2%
Creative Planning
517
Creative Planning
Kansas
$351K +$21.7K +634 +7%
Brown Advisory
518
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$348K +$309K +9,027 New
CT
519
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$347K +$308K +9,000 New
PL
520
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$344K -$40.4K -1,181 -12%
LA
521
Lucus Advisors
New York
$342K -$78.3K -2,289 -21%
BG
522
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$338K – – –
GXMC
523
Global X Management Company
New York
$336K +$17.3K +506 +6%
PGIM
524
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$336K +$298K +8,706 New
KI
525
Koch Industries
Kansas
$323K +$286K +8,361 New
19 20
21
22 23

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.