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 ($10.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 98.9m as of 2026-04-17, 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 ≈ $54.05. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($44.6m notional), 5 hold puts ($2.8m).
Trends to Q1 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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 220 | 222 |
| 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 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $43.3m | $1.5m | 0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2m | $33.8m | 1.52 |
| Q4 2025 | $20.7m | $4.3m | 0.21 |
| Q1 2026 | $44.6m | $2.8m | 0.06 |
Biggest buyers
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | Added | +565.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +528.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +523.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +514.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +472.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +432.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +382.0k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | Added | +335.2k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP | Added | +298.8k |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | New | +294.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -5.9m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -781.0k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Sold out | -655.3k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP | Sold out | -576.7k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -444.7k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | Reduced | -431.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Reduced | -399.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -305.5k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP | Sold out | -289.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -259.1k |
Biggest calls
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $15.0m277.8k shares |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $15.0m277.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.2m151.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.8m52.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m34.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1m21.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $394.9k7.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $113.6k2.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m23.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $924.9k17.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $211.0k3.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $205.5k3.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $183.9k3.4k 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 in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Haynes Ernest D III Pres. Consumer Pkg Americas | Sold | $89.2k1.6k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Harrell James A. III Pres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg. | Sold | $1.2k20 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.4m $616.2m | Added +382.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.08% of their portfolio | 5.9m $319.9m | Reduced -5.9m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $258.5m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $240.2m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $228.2m | Reduced -79.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $212.6m | Added +32.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $179.2m | Added +528.3k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.6m $139.9m | Added +20.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.1m $112.9m | Added +523.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $110.7m | Added +718 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $106.0m | Added +129.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $86.9m | Reduced -305.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $81.0m | Added +66.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.0m | Reduced -241.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $62.6m | Reduced -140.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.4m | Added +12.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.9m | Added +26.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 995.7k $53.9m | Reduced -22.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 950.3k $51.4m | Added +179.6k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.33% of their portfolio | 855.7k $46.3m | Reduced -7.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 827.4k $44.8m | Added +40.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 810.7k $43.8m | Added +2.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 809.7k $43.8m | Reduced -174.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 732.1k $39.6m | Added +514.3k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 695.8k $37.6m | Reduced -444.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 686.3k $37.1m | Added +565.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 671.6k $36.3m | Added +28.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 643.0k $34.8m | Added +472.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 612.3k $33.1m | First filing |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.9k $32.6m | Reduced -57.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 534.5k $28.9m | Reduced -259.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 468.8k $25.4m | Added +432.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.5k $24.5m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 1.10% of their portfolio | 439.7k $23.8m | Reduced -431.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 439.3k $23.8m | Added +135.5k |
| Charter Oak Advisors LP 14.34% of their portfolio | 437.3k $23.7m | Added +56.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 426.2k $23.1m | Reduced -121.8k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 411.6k $22.3m | Added +99.3k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 403.6k $21.8m | Added +35.2k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 386.6k $20.9m | Reduced -74.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 380.7k $20.6m | Added +239.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 375.4k $20.3m | Added +48.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 364.6k $19.7m | Added +43.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 358.7k $19.4m | Added +52.1k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 354.2k $18.8m | Added +335.2k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 347.9k $18.8m | Added +298.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 340.0k $18.4m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 334.9k $18.1m | Reduced -25.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 329.0k $17.8m | Reduced -399.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.3k $17.5m | Added +240.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.2k $17.4m | Added +23.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 314.5k $17.0m | Added +65.1k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 311.8k $17.2m | Reduced -18.5k |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 3.78% of their portfolio | 306.6k $16.6m | Reduced -25.0k |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. 2.03% of their portfolio | 294.7k $15.9m | New |
| Access Investment Management LLC 4.17% of their portfolio | 289.9k $15.7m | Added +30.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.7k $14.6m | Added +4.5k |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.65% of their portfolio | 242.1k $13.1m | Added +42.2k |
| Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC 8.36% of their portfolio | 239.0k $12.9m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.2k $11.9m | Added +8.0k |
| Midwest Trust Co 0.15% of their portfolio | 219.4k $11.9m | Added +403 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.4k $9.5m | Added +100.6k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 217.3k $11.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.3k $11.5m | Added +162.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.2k $10.6m | Added +800 |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.19% of their portfolio | 191.1k $10.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.7k $10.2m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 185.3k $10.0m | Reduced -81.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.7k $9.9m | Added +7.9k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 178.7k $9.7m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 174.5k $9.4m | Added +44.1k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 173.1k $9.4m | Added +18.5k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 167.7k $9.1m | Reduced -98.2k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 155.0k $8.4m | Unchanged |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.9k $7.9m | Added +4.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.7k $7.9m | Added +10.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.3k $7.9m | Reduced -13.0k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.9k $7.2m | Added +115.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 132.4k $7.2m | Added +107.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.6k $6.8m | Added +24.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.8k $6.6m | Added +15.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.9k $6.5m | Added +2.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.8k $6.4m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.8k $6.2m | Added +22.9k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 113.3k $6.1m | Reduced -64.8k |
| Beck Bode, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 110.0k $6.0m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $5.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 105.6k $5.7m | Reduced -193 |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 100.0k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.3k $5.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 98.8k $5.3m | Added +59.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.9k $5.2m | Reduced -781.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.7k $5.1m | Added +2.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.2k $5.0m | First filing |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 92.8k $5.0m | Added +20.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $4.9m | Added +30.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.8k $4.6m | Added +7.8k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 85.5k $4.6m | Added +15.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $4.4m | Reduced -24.0k |
| EVR Research LP 2.46% of their portfolio | 80.0k $4.3m | Reduced -140.0k |