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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.6B invested in Synchrony in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

206% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 31

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 29

47% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 194 (+62)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.18M | Put options by funds: $3.4M

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $23.6B (+$4.18B)

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.04% → 95.3% (+0.26%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

Holders
194
Holders Change
+62
Holders Change %
+46.97%
% of All Funds
5.17%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
95
Increased
62
Reduced
29
Closed
31
Calls
$4.18M
Puts
$3.4M
Net Calls
+$785K
Net Calls Change
+$4.09M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$72.5M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$52.2M
3
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$51M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$49.4M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$42.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$229M
2
Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
-$60.3M
3
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
-$51.9M
4
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
-$47.4M
5
PCM
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
-$29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
126
SG Americas Securities
New York
$667K +$621K +22,406 New
URS
127
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$664K +$119K +4,300 +24%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
128
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$659K +$620K +22,363 New
Two Sigma Investments
129
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$617K +$231K +8,350 +67%
PRCM
130
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$603K – – –
BA
131
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$539K – – –
Natixis Advisors
132
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$508K -$160K -5,760 -25%
Nomura Asset Management
133
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$489K +$452K +16,300 New
B
134
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
$481K -$7.82K -282 -2%
GVT
135
Genesee Valley Trust
New York
$480K +$109K +3,928 +32%
Marshall Wace
136
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$470K +$201K +7,241 +85%
T. Rowe Price Associates
137
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$467K +$152K +5,500 +54%
NV
138
Nair Vinay
$435K +$406K +14,629 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
139
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$398K +$371K +13,367 New
CA
140
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$398K +$371K +13,377 New
SMDAM
141
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$377K +$351K +12,676 New
DL
142
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$331K +$308K +11,114 New
CC
143
Cipher Capital
New York
$304K +$283K +10,207 New
SW
144
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$294K +$274K +9,870 New
KBC Group
145
KBC Group
Belgium
$286K +$267K +9,615 New
GCP
146
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$277K +$258K +9,300 New
B
147
Baird
Wisconsin
$276K +$257K +9,274 New
Bank of Montreal
148
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$272K +$87.8K +3,166 +53%
MYLI
149
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$271K +$252K +9,100 New
BPBT
150
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$268K – – –
4 5
6
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SYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

194 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synchrony (SYF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $23.6B — up 22% from $19.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new SYF positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 64 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Systematic Financial Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $72.5M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $229M.

  • 194 institutional investors held Synchrony (SYF) as of Q4 2014, up from 132 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $23.6B of Synchrony stock for Q4 2014, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new Synchrony positions in Q4 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +64 holders.
  • The largest Synchrony buyer in Q4 2014 was Systematic Financial Management, an estimated $72.5M added.
  • The largest Synchrony seller in Q4 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $229M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.