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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
EGM
701
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$3.73M -120,227 Closed
ARTA
702
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$3.55M -114,400 Closed
Squarepoint
703
Squarepoint
New York
– -$3.5M -112,687 Closed
HI
704
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$2.67M -86,121 Closed
BS
705
Banco Santander
Spain
– -$1.49M -67,000 Closed
IG
706
ING Group
Netherlands
– -$2.01M -64,610 Closed
BCM
707
Basswood Capital Management
New York
– -$1.84M -59,331 Closed
LCM
708
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$1.49M -47,812 Closed
QC
709
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$1.36M -43,934 Closed
BSAM
710
Blue Sky Asset Management
Colorado
– -$1.3M -43,617 Closed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
711
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
– -$1.3M -41,691 Closed
CG
712
Clinton Group
New York
– -$1.14M -36,714 Closed
NLI
713
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
– -$1.09M -35,111 Closed
BB
714
Busey Bank
Illinois
– -$899K -28,952 Closed
ADMI
715
Albert D. Mason Inc
Massachusetts
– -$846K -27,249 Closed
SEC
716
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$742K -23,891 Closed
SB
717
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$697K -22,415 Closed
NIMI
718
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
– -$529K -17,031 Closed
KPF
719
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
– -$513K -15,000 Closed
VF
720
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$406K -13,079 Closed
NJBEST
721
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
– -$373K -12,000 Closed
GCA
722
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$252K -8,110 Closed
GFPC
723
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$209K -6,740 Closed
SM
724
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$206K -6,197 Closed
CT
725
Clearstead Trust
Maine
– -$94K -3,042 Closed
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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.