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584 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.9B invested in Synchrony in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 263 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $19.9B (+$1.25B)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 57

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 583 → 584 (+1)

2.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.92% → 86.84% (-2.1%)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 18 (-4)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 263

65% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $144M | Put options by funds: $410M

Holders
584
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.17%
% of All Funds
15.58%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
60
Increased
202
Reduced
263
Closed
57
Calls
$144M
Puts
$410M
Net Calls
-$267M
Net Calls Change
+$20.9M

Top Buyers

1
BG
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
+$482M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$154M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$118M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$89.9M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$54.2M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$195M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$122M
3
JP
Jana Partners
New York
-$111M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$100M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$93.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EGM
601
Espalier Global Management
New York
– -$1.79M -70,700 Closed
PCM
602
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.63M -64,623 Closed
PAM
603
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$1.54M -60,901 Closed
HS
604
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
– -$1.14M -45,168 Closed
SLI
605
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
– -$1.1M -43,355 Closed
QSS
606
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$1.01M -40,596 Closed
CG
607
Clinton Group
New York
– -$1.01M -40,105 Closed
CPIM
608
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
– -$899K -35,587 Closed
MC
609
Menta Capital
California
– -$847K -33,500 Closed
CC
610
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$833K -32,960 Closed
NCMW
611
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$719K -28,444 Closed
MF
612
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$676K -26,745 Closed
VKH
613
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$657K -26,006 Closed
FCBT
614
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
– -$565K -22,316 Closed
QT
615
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$508K -20,110 Closed
DCM
616
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$473K -18,727 Closed
QC
617
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$471K -18,645 Closed
GC
618
Grace Capital
Massachusetts
– -$445K -17,587 Closed
FAAS
619
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$440K -17,357 Closed
Verition Fund Management
620
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$396K -15,670 Closed
HCS
621
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
– -$358K -14,150 Closed
LA
622
Lucus Advisors
New York
– -$349K -13,808 Closed
FRM
623
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
– -$334K -13,200 Closed
BCM
624
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$309K -11,247 Closed
NFC
625
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
– -$217K -8,600 Closed
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SYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

584 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synchrony (SYF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $19.9B — up 6.7% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new SYF positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 202 added to existing stakes and 263 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Baupost Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $482M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $195M.

  • 584 institutional investors held Synchrony (SYF) as of Q3 2016, up from 583 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $19.9B of Synchrony stock for Q3 2016, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Synchrony positions in Q3 2016 and 57 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Synchrony buyer in Q3 2016 was Baupost Group, an estimated $482M added.
  • The largest Synchrony seller in Q3 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $195M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.