Synchrony
636 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.6B invested in Synchrony in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 258 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
68% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $435M | Put options by funds: $258M
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 62
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 258 | Existing positions reduced: 242
0.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.91% → 88.45% (+0.55%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 636 → 636 (0)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.3B → $24.6B (-$1.71B)
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 32 → 22 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.66B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$120M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$65M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$166M |
| 2 |
BG
Baupost Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$108M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$94.8M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$93M |
SYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
636 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synchrony (SYF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $24.6B — down 6.5% from $26.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new SYF positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 258 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.66B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $166M.
- 636 institutional investors held Synchrony (SYF) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $24.6B of Synchrony stock for Q1 2017, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Synchrony positions in Q1 2017 and 62 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Synchrony buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.66B added.
- The largest Synchrony seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $166M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.