SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 83545G102
American automotive retailing company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- HeadquartersCharlotte, NC
- Founded1997
- Websitesonicautomotive.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($7.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $47.64. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($228.8k notional), 2 hold puts ($152.5k).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 201 |
| Q4 2022 | 200 |
| Q1 2023 | 188 |
| Q2 2023 | 184 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 73 | 115 |
| Q1 2023 | 82 | 99 |
| Q2 2023 | 72 | 122 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.2m | $2.1m | 0.97 |
| Q4 2022 | $8.2m | $3.7m | 0.45 |
| Q1 2023 | $554.3k | $798.3k | 1.44 |
| Q2 2023 | $228.8k | $152.5k | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +439.0k |
| Voss Capital, LP | New | +189.6k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | +176.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +129.5k |
| EVR Research LP | Added | +80.0k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | New | +79.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +55.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +31.6k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | Added | +29.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | +28.3k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -438.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Sold out | -356.6k |
| KNIGHTSBRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -218.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -216.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -201.6k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Sold out | -198.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Sold out | -126.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -83.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -80.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -79.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $228.8k4.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $152.5k3.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
SMITH BRYAN SCOTT
13D · may seek influence
filed 2026-06-17
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following: The Reporting Persons filed an initial Schedule 13D on November 19, 1997. The Schedule 13D was amended from time to time to reflect, among other things, additional purchases and sales of Shares over time. The Reporting Persons presently believe that the Shares are undervalued at current market prices and represent an attractive investment opportunity. As a result, the Reporting Persons are filing this Amendment to, among other things, report their intention to potentially acquire additional Shares from time to time in open market transactions or in privately negotiated transactions with third parties. The Reporting Persons have not decided on an exact number of Shares to acquire, which will depend on ma… Full filing |
42.3% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 9.1% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution -1.4 pts · filed 2025-07-15 | 6.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $14.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $6.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-18 | Byrd Heath EVP and CFO | Sold | $189.2k3.5k shares |
| 2023-04-17 | Byrd Heath EVP and CFO | Sold | $409.8k7.6k shares |
| 2023-04-14 | Byrd Heath EVP and CFO | Sold | $612.4k11.3k shares |
| 2023-04-10 | DYKE JEFF President, director | Sold | $4.4m86.6k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $130.8m | Reduced -438.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $93.3m | Reduced -80.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $79.6m | Reduced -66.4k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 920.9k $43.9m | Added +26.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 801.8k $38.5m | Added +8.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 737.3k $35.1m | Added +439.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 585.8k $27.9m | Added +7.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 564.5k $26.9m | Added +129.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 552.1k $26.3m | Reduced -24.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.04% of their portfolio | 393.1k $18.7m | Reduced -201.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.1k $17.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| EVR Research LP 4.46% of their portfolio | 350.0k $16.7m | Added +80.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.8k $14.9m | Reduced -18.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.2k $14.9m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.4k $12.7m | Reduced -13.5k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 225.6k $10.8m | Reduced -25.5k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 215.8k $10.3m | Reduced -47.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.0k $9.7m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Voss Capital, LP 1.09% of their portfolio | 189.6k $9.0m | New |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 1.47% of their portfolio | 181.7k $8.7m | Reduced -63.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.2k $8.6m | Reduced -46.6k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 176.5k $8.4m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 172.9k $8.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.6k $7.9m | Reduced -62.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.9k $6.9m | Added +3.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.7k $6.4m | Reduced -216.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.9k $4.5m | Reduced -8.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.4k $4.5m | Reduced -6.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 88.7k $4.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.8k $4.0m | Reduced -83.7k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 79.2k $3.8m | New |
| EA Series Trust 0.13% of their portfolio | 79.2k $3.8m | First filing |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 1.06% of their portfolio | 70.0k $3.3m | Reduced -7.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.2k $3.3m | Added +55.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.2k $3.1m | Reduced -9.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.6k $3.0m | Reduced -47.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.1k $2.8m | Reduced -40.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $2.8m | Added +2.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $2.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.1k $2.6m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.4k $2.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $2.1m | Added +1.2k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.8k $1.9m | Added +29.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $1.9m | Added +31.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.1k $1.8m | Reduced -49.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $1.7m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.3k $1.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $1.6m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.5m | Added +24.0k |
| Spouting Rock Asset Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 31.4k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.5k $1.4m | Reduced -7.1k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.3k $1.4m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.2k $1.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 28.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $1.3m | Added +12.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $1.3m | Added +3.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $1.3m | Reduced -31.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 26.3k $1.3m | Added +4.6k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 26.1k $1.2m | Added +5.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.9k $1.2m | Reduced -24.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Arosa Capital Management LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 25.1k $1.2m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.2m | Reduced -6.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $1.1m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.7k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| EMC Capital Management 0.17% of their portfolio | 22.8k $213.0k | Added +18.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $1.1m | Added +2.8k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 0.47% of their portfolio | 22.3k $1.1m | Reduced -78.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $1.0m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $970.0k | Reduced -1.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $940.1k | Added +3.3k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.4k $926.8k | New |
| NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 19.1k $912.9k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.0k $903.9k | Reduced -3.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.7k $889.1k | Reduced -4.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0k $857.1k | Added +304 |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 17.8k $849.1k | New |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.22% of their portfolio | 16.4k $782.5k | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.6k $742.7k | New |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.6k $742.3k | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $740.2k | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $725.0k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $717.5k | Added +3.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $695.6k | Added +4.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $687.8k | Reduced -5.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $697.2k | Added +4.4k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.2k $676.6k | New |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $667.6k | Reduced -966 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.7k $653.3k | Reduced -79.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6k $650.6k | Unchanged |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $580.9k | Added +4.1k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.0k $573.9k | New |
| Corton Capital Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 11.9k $569.4k | Added +5.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $562.4k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $562.0k | Reduced -193 |
| Capital Impact Advisors, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 11.8k $560.4k | Added +621 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $520.6k | Reduced -31.7k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.5k $498.0k | Reduced -967 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $486.0k | Reduced -5.0k |