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 ($99.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 406.8m as of 2024-02-02, 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 ≈ $38.25. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($382.8m notional), 36 hold puts ($347.1m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 677 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 272 | 346 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $116.1m | $121.6m | 1.05 |
| Q2 2023 | $93.5m | $118.9m | 1.27 |
| Q3 2023 | $127.0m | $164.1m | 1.29 |
| Q4 2023 | $382.8m | $347.1m | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +5.1m |
| Man Group plc | New | +2.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.0m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +1.0m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +908.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +734.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +731.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -3.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -631.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -618.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -600.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -591.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -571.2k |
Biggest calls
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $133.7m3.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $52.3m1.4m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $42.2m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $29.2m764.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $23.5m616.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.0m550.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.9m312.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $11.8m309.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $10.2m266.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.2m162.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $47.7m1.2m shares |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | New | $34.4m900.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $27.5m720.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $26.2m687.1k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | New | $26.0m681.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $18.9m495.6k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $17.9m470.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $17.2m450.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $16.5m431.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.0m419.2k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $982.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | Juel Carol Officer | Sold | $196.6k5.2k shares |
| 2023-12-14 | Schaller Bart Officer | Sold | $174.2k4.6k shares |
| 2023-12-13 | Schaller Bart Officer | Sold | $406.8k11.1k shares |
| 2023-12-13 | Juel Carol Officer | Sold | $185.9k5.0k shares |
| 2023-12-12 | Juel Carol Officer | Sold | $19.2k533 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 53.2m $2.0bn | Reduced -591.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.30% of their portfolio | 44.5m $1.7bn | Reduced -345 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 41.6m $1.6bn | Added +2.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 22.0m $839.5m | Reduced -2.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.7m $715.1m | Added +117.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.6m $366.3m | Added +5.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.4m $358.3m | Added +156.3k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 10.54% of their portfolio | 8.4m $320.8m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.29% of their portfolio | 7.2m $275.5m | Added +2.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.9m $263.9m | Reduced -173.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.4m $246.2m | Reduced -395 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 5.7m $216.7m | Added +908.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.3m $202.7m | Reduced -160.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2m $199.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.1m $194.0m | Added +731.4k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 4.10% of their portfolio | 5.0m $190.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $182.7m | Added +117.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $179.1m | Reduced -284.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.4m $169.6m | Added +734.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.1m $158.3m | Added +5.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.8m $146.1m | Added +730.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $145.1m | Reduced -631.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $138.4m | Reduced -168.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $137.0m | Added +165.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 3.4m $129.8m | Added +491.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $127.2m | Added +1.0m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.75% of their portfolio | 3.3m $125.3m | Added +371.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.8m $108.6m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $92.9m | Reduced -64.2k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $92.0m | Added +377 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $91.0m | Added +116.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.2m $85.0m | Added +124.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $82.8m | Added +1.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $81.2m | Added +72.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $76.6m | Reduced -18.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $75.7m | Added +28.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $73.0m | Added +17.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $69.2m | Added +627.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.7m $66.6m | Added +1.6m |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.7m $65.8m | Added +468.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $65.1m | Added +21.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $60.1m | Added +380.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $54.9m | Reduced -249.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.9m | Reduced -70.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.1m | Added +612.6k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $47.6m | Reduced -122.2k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.9m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.2m | Reduced -233.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.1m | Reduced -29.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.2m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.3m | Reduced -62.9k |
| Solel Partners LP 5.72% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.3m | Added +98.0k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.2m | Reduced -167.7k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.65% of their portfolio | 1.0m $39.0m | Reduced -73.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.4m | Added +47.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 968.0k $37.0m | Added +118.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 957.6k $36.6m | Added +396.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 902.3k $31.2m | Reduced -266.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 876.0k $33.5m | Reduced -10.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 864.1k $33.0m | Reduced -116.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 845.9k $32.3m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 839.0k $32.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 831.2k $31.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 805.6k $30.8m | Reduced -1.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 778.6k $29.7m | Added +393.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 751.4k $28.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 750.3k $28.7m | Reduced -61.9k |
| GMT Capital Corp 1.08% of their portfolio | 749.5k $28.6m | Reduced -244.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 715.7k $27.3m | Added +88.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.25% of their portfolio | 699.6k $26.7m | Added +41.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 667.6k $25.5m | New |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 665.3k $25.4m | Added +44.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 622.8k $23.3m | Reduced -600.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 620.6k $23.7m | Added +216 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 604.6k $23.1m | Reduced -49.4k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.66% of their portfolio | 596.4k $49.8m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 595.0k $22.7m | Reduced -11.3k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 592.4k $22.6m | Reduced -168.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 583.7k $22.3m | Reduced -133.8k |
| NATIXIS 0.16% of their portfolio | 565.1k $21.6m | Added +541.8k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 554.3k $21.2m | New |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 0.46% of their portfolio | 548.0k $20.9m | Reduced -113.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 545.2k $20.8m | Reduced -156.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 541.4k $20.7m | Added +111.7k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.08% of their portfolio | 512.4k $19.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 511.2k $19.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.74% of their portfolio | 510.6k $19.5m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.32% of their portfolio | 501.9k $19.2m | Added +46.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 500.0k $19.1m | Added +200.5k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 496.1k $18.9m | Reduced -445.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 494.6k $18.9m | Added +3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 493.8k $18.9m | Reduced -43.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.5k $18.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 473.4k $18.1m | Added +241.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 469.4k $17.9m | Reduced -114.1k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 464.8k $17.8m | Reduced -3.1k |
| BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.09% of their portfolio | 440.9k $16.8m | Added +298.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 438.4k $16.7m | Reduced -19.5k |
| BOKF, NA 0.32% of their portfolio | 426.2k $16.3m | Added +16.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 400.3k $15.3m | Added +20.5k |