SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL SYF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 87165B103 · ISIN US87165B1035
American financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFinance Services
- HeadquartersStamford, CT
- Founded2003
- Websitesynchronybank.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 ($90.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 413.8m as of 2023-10-19, 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 ≈ $30.80. Options: 28 managers hold calls ($127.0m notional), 31 hold puts ($164.1m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 633 |
| Q4 2022 | 695 |
| Q1 2023 | 654 |
| Q2 2023 | 663 |
| Q3 2023 | 656 |
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 | 275 | 340 |
| Q1 2023 | 265 | 366 |
| Q2 2023 | 253 | 360 |
| Q3 2023 | 278 | 312 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $173.2m | $126.3m | 0.73 |
| Q1 2023 | $116.1m | $121.6m | 1.05 |
| Q2 2023 | $93.5m | $118.9m | 1.27 |
| Q3 2023 | $127.0m | $164.1m | 1.29 |
Biggest buyers
| Man Group plc | New | +3.0m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +1.9m |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +1.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Amundi | Added | +922.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +755.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +720.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +628.6k |
| GMT Capital Corp | Added | +529.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +478.7k |
Biggest sellers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -5.3m |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -3.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -883.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -763.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -738.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -690.9k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $31.2m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $22.8m746.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.9m551.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.5m440.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.8m223.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.5m212.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $4.5m146.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $3.7m121.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $3.7m120.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.1m70.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $43.1m1.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $21.4m699.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.0m459.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.8m385.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $9.7m315.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.5m279.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.4m242.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.8m221.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $4.6m149.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $3.1m100.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-02-05 | 9.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution -4.1 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.4% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-11-10 | 5.1% |
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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.8m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $6.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-09 | MELITO DAVID P Officer | Sold | $525.5k15.0k shares |
| 2023-08-01 | DOUBLES BRIAN D Officer, director | Sold | $1.3m36.6k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 53.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -738.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.27% of their portfolio | 44.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -553.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 39.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 24.5m $750.0m | Reduced -5.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.6m $568.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.2m $282.1m | Added +28.3k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 9.60% of their portfolio | 8.4m $256.8m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 7.1m $216.5m | Added +104.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.4m $197.1m | Added +4.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $194.3m | Reduced -435.0k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 4.10% of their portfolio | 6.0m $183.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.5m $167.2m | Added +755.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.2m $159.2m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $152.0m | Added +178.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.8m $145.7m | Reduced -116.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $142.7m | Added +284.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $138.5m | Reduced -295.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.4m $135.4m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.3m $132.9m | Reduced -763.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.1m $126.5m | Added +426.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $116.0m | Reduced -167.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $113.3m | Added +145.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $104.6m | Added +16.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $94.6m | Added +1.9m |
| Man Group plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.0m $91.2m | New |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.9m $89.0m | Added +264.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.9m $88.9m | Added +720.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $76.4m | Reduced -690.9k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $68.9m | Added +922.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $70.1m | Reduced -386.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $69.3m | Added +112.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.1m $64.3m | Added +62.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $62.8m | Added +50.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $62.6m | Added +170.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $59.7m | Added +1.5m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $57.9m | Added +7.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $56.2m | Added +237.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $51.6m | Reduced -12.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $51.4m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.3m | Added +7.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $42.1m | Reduced -168.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $41.9m | Reduced -41.1k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.4m | Reduced -38.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.3m | Added +42.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.4m | Reduced -427.2k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.3m | Reduced -203.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.5m | Reduced -26.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.4m | Added +7.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.2m | Added +628.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.9m | Added +64.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.8m | Added +99.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.7m | Added +63.2k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.5m | Added +88.4k |
| GMT Capital Corp 1.14% of their portfolio | 994.0k $30.4m | Added +529.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 981.1k $30.0m | Reduced -218.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 958.6k $29.3m | Added +478.7k |
| Solel Partners LP 4.40% of their portfolio | 956.3k $29.2m | Added +316.3k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 941.3k $28.8m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 886.1k $27.1m | Reduced -59.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 849.2k $26.0m | Reduced -11.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 845.9k $26.3m | Added +17.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 840.2k $25.7m | Reduced -21.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 812.2k $24.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 806.6k $24.7m | Added +83.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 801.0k $24.5m | Reduced -24.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 785.0k $24.0m | Reduced -44.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 760.4k $23.2m | Added +60.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 754.2k $23.1m | Added +35.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 717.5k $21.9m | Reduced -883.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 701.9k $21.5m | Reduced -241.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 699.3k $21.4m | Reduced -510.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 673.1k $20.6m | Added +149.1k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.20% of their portfolio | 665.8k $20.4m | Added +56.6k |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 0.51% of their portfolio | 661.7k $20.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.20% of their portfolio | 658.1k $20.1m | Reduced -79.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 654.0k $20.0m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 640.9k $19.6m | Added +8.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 627.7k $18.3m | Added +209.9k |
| Khrom Capital Management LLC 9.19% of their portfolio | 623.3k $19.1m | Reduced -384.5k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 620.7k $19.0m | Reduced -79.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 620.4k $19.0m | First filing |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 618.9k $18.9m | Added +153.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 606.3k $18.5m | Reduced -7.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 583.4k $17.8m | Reduced -26.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 560.7k $17.1m | Reduced -25.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 537.3k $16.4m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 527.3k $16.1m | Added +13.0k |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.67% of their portfolio | 522.1k $16.0m | Reduced -43 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.06% of their portfolio | 514.7k $15.7m | Added +444.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 491.9k $15.0m | Reduced -23 |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 491.5k $15.0m | Added +180.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 484.4k $14.8m | Added +170.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 483.9k $14.8m | Reduced -326.8k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 467.9k $14.3m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 457.9k $14.0m | Reduced -96.9k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.26% of their portfolio | 455.9k $13.9m | Added +99.7k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 442.3k $13.5m | Added +440.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 429.7k $13.1m | Reduced -231.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.1k $13.1m | Reduced -51.6k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 426.1k $13.0m | New |