SONOCO PRODS CO SON
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 835495102 · ISIN US8354951027
United States-based international provider of diversified consumer packaging
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryPaperboard Containers & Boxes
- HeadquartersHartsville, SC
- Founded1899
- Websitesonoco.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 ($10.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 98.9m as of 2026-07-17, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $56.33. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($10.5m notional), 7 hold puts ($4.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 431 |
| Q4 2022 | 443 |
| Q1 2023 | 434 |
| Q2 2023 | 451 |
| Q3 2023 | 447 |
| Q4 2023 | 462 |
| Q1 2024 | 466 |
| Q2 2024 | 475 |
| Q3 2024 | 471 |
| Q4 2024 | 450 |
| Q1 2025 | 448 |
| Q2 2025 | 453 |
| Q3 2025 | 467 |
| Q4 2025 | 463 |
| Q1 2026 | 497 |
| Q2 2026 | 507 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 205 | 245 |
| Q4 2024 | 194 | 237 |
| Q1 2025 | 225 | 213 |
| Q2 2025 | 229 | 213 |
| Q3 2025 | 230 | 202 |
| Q4 2025 | 192 | 270 |
| Q1 2026 | 261 | 185 |
| Q2 2026 | 255 | 212 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $22.2m | $33.8m | 1.52 |
| Q4 2025 | $20.7m | $4.3m | 0.21 |
| Q1 2026 | $44.6m | $2.8m | 0.06 |
| Q2 2026 | $10.5m | $4.3m | 0.41 |
Biggest buyers
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +2.6m |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | New | +1.2m |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | New | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +929.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +805.5k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | Added | +693.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +493.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +457.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +324.8k |
Biggest sellers
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -695.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -468.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -459.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -356.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -260.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -179.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -155.9k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -144.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -139.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Sold out | -121.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.8m68.2k shares |
| CastleKnight Management LP | New | $1.7m30.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.6m29.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m25.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $918.5k16.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $456.4k8.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $270.5k4.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $169.1k3.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $56.4k1.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m29.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $980.5k17.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $777.6k13.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $411.4k7.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $163.4k2.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $157.8k2.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $129.6k2.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 6.0% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-08 | 5.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $699.4k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 3 | $2.2m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 3 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $909.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $90.3k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $400.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $249.4k | 1 | $15.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Coker R. Howard President & CEO | Bought | $249.4k4.3k shares |
| 2026-07-29 | Florence John M Gnl Council, Secy, VP | Sold | $15.3k261 shares |
| 2026-04-24 | Joachimczyk Paul CFO | Bought | $400.0k8.1k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7m $657.0m | Added +267.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.84% of their portfolio | 5.5m $307.4m | Reduced -459.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.9m $273.9m | Added +929.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $270.6m | Added +23.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.48% of their portfolio | 4.6m $261.9m | Added +2.6m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $251.5m | Added +21.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $248.8m | Added +195.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $205.0m | Added +324.8k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.8m $159.4m | Added +242.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $116.2m | Added +805.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $112.8m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $111.7m | Added +22.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $101.2m | Reduced -260.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $88.5m | Added +73.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $71.5m | Added +457.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $69.8m | Reduced -356.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $68.7m | Not comparable |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $67.5m | Added +41.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $66.0m | New |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.1m $64.4m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $62.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.8m | Reduced -38.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 999.2k $56.3m | Added +3.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 932.6k $52.6m | Added +493.2k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.24% of their portfolio | 838.1k $47.2m | Reduced -17.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 827.6k $46.6m | Added +279 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 797.1k $44.9m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 729.7k $41.1m | Added +127.8k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 693.0k $39.1m | Added +693.0k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 664.6k $37.4m | Added +260.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 650.3k $36.6m | Reduced -21.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 624.9k $35.2m | Added +12.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.2k $32.5m | Reduced -155.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 576.1k $32.5m | Reduced -110.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 503.0k $28.3m | Reduced -139.9k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 476.4k $26.8m | Added +89.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 467.6k $26.3m | Reduced -66.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 448.9k $25.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 1.48% of their portfolio | 438.2k $24.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.4k $24.1m | Added +88.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 424.9k $23.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Charter Oak Advisors LP 13.51% of their portfolio | 413.5k $23.3m | Reduced -23.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 413.3k $23.3m | Added +37.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 402.8k $22.7m | Reduced -8.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.4k $21.8m | Added +42.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 383.4k $21.6m | Added +48.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 373.6k $21.1m | Added +9.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 368.9k $20.8m | Added +156.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 366.6k $20.7m | Added +52.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 354.6k $20.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 349.5k $19.7m | Added +222.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 347.2k $19.6m | Added +23.9k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 341.7k $19.3m | Reduced -6.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.4k $17.5m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 309.5k $17.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 3.62% of their portfolio | 300.5k $16.9m | Reduced -6.1k |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. 2.01% of their portfolio | 294.2k $16.6m | Reduced -459 |
| Access Investment Management LLC 4.22% of their portfolio | 292.2k $16.5m | Added +2.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.5k $15.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| EVR Research LP 7.23% of their portfolio | 260.0k $14.7m | Added +180.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.5k $14.5m | Reduced -71.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.7k $14.3m | Added +176.2k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 246.1k $13.9m | Added +78.4k |
| Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC 8.22% of their portfolio | 238.9k $13.5m | Reduced -50 |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.60% of their portfolio | 237.9k $13.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.5k $12.7m | Added +4.4k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 217.3k $12.2m | Unchanged |
| Midwest Trust Co 0.14% of their portfolio | 216.3k $12.2m | Reduced -3.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.0k $12.1m | Added +26.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.1k $12.1m | Added +182.8k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 213.0k $12.0m | Added +188.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.6k $12.0m | Added +145.8k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 208.9k $11.8m | Added +35.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.7k $11.4m | Reduced -179.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.5k $11.2m | Added +15.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.4k $11.2m | Added +3.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.1k $10.7m | Added +14.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.17% of their portfolio | 186.3k $10.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.1k $9.6m | Added +24.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.0k $9.5m | Added +91.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.5k $8.8m | Added +8.6k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 155.0k $8.7m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 152.0k $8.6m | Added +19.6k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 150.0k $8.5m | Added +50.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.8k $8.3m | Added +2.5k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.7k $8.0m | Added +8.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.0k $7.7m | Added +95.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.1k $7.5m | Added +43.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 127.8k $7.2m | New |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.5k $7.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.4k $6.6m | Reduced -95.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.6k $6.8m | New |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 115.9k $6.5m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.7k $6.5m | Added +1.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.3k $6.4m | Added +6.4k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 112.1k $6.3m | Added +53.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.2k $6.3m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.1k $6.1m | Added +72.6k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 107.3k $6.0m | Added +1.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 106.5k $6.0m | Added +77.9k |