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 ($98.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 401.5m as of 2024-04-19, 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 ≈ $43.05. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($189.3m notional), 34 hold puts ($287.1m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 712 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 346 | 302 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $93.5m | $118.9m | 1.27 |
| Q3 2023 | $127.0m | $164.1m | 1.29 |
| Q4 2023 | $382.8m | $347.1m | 0.91 |
| Q1 2024 | $189.3m | $287.1m | 1.52 |
Biggest buyers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +5.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.9m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +2.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.1m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | New | +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.1m |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +924.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +896.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +674.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +600.9k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -4.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -890.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -764.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -676.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $41.1m953.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $38.6m895.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $19.1m443.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $17.6m408.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.8m390.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.5m312.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $7.1m165.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.4m102.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $4.4m101.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $3.0m68.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $53.9m1.2m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $44.6m1.0m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $34.5m800.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $25.4m589.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $20.7m480.9k shares |
| TIG Advisors, LLC | New | $10.8m250.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.1m210.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.0m209.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.1m188.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.8m180.6k 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 Q1 2024
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $16.3m | $15.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Schaller Bart Officer | Sold plan | $2.6m61.8k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | Howse Curtis Officer | Sold plan | $264.6k6.2k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | DOUBLES BRIAN D Officer, director | Sold plan | $5.6m134.7k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | Juel Carol Officer | Sold plan | $2.9m71.5k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | Casellas Alberto Officer | Sold plan | $2.0m48.5k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | MOTHNER JONATHAN S Officer | Sold plan | $1.5m36.0k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | Nalluswami Maran Officer | Sold plan | $592.3k14.6k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | Wenzel Brian J. Sr. Officer | Sold plan | $456.9k11.3k shares |
| 2024-03-04 | MELITO DAVID P Officer | Sold | $128.6k3.1k shares |
| 2024-02-01 | MELITO DAVID P Officer | Sold | $284.0k7.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 51.0m $2.2bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| Capital World Investors 0.32% of their portfolio | 44.5m $1.9bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.9m $1.6bn | Reduced -4.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 20.5m $884.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 19.0m $819.5m | Added +282.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.4m $580.0m | Added +3.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.6m $414.8m | Added +232.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.37% of their portfolio | 9.3m $399.5m | Added +2.1m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 11.26% of their portfolio | 8.4m $362.2m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 6.8m $292.8m | Reduced -118.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.4m $277.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Boston Partners 0.33% of their portfolio | 6.4m $274.9m | Added +2.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.4m $274.8m | Reduced -72.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.64% of their portfolio | 5.6m $241.4m | Added +5.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2m $222.4m | Added +372.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 5.0m $214.7m | Reduced -676.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $197.0m | Reduced -511.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.6m $196.2m | Added +108.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $193.5m | Reduced -201.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.9m $169.7m | Reduced -209.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $163.1m | Reduced -14.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $157.2m | Added +56.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 3.5m $150.7m | Added +97.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $149.4m | Reduced -160.8k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.82% of their portfolio | 3.3m $139.3m | Added +54.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $139.2m | Reduced -103.6k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 2.73% of their portfolio | 3.2m $138.0m | Reduced -1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2m $136.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Man Group plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.1m $134.3m | Added +270.6k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $121.0m | Added +577.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $116.1m | Added +523.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $115.3m | Added +674.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 2.6m $114.2m | Added +924.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.6m $113.8m | Added +206.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $93.7m | Reduced -55.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $79.6m | Reduced -63.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $76.2m | Reduced -617.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $75.4m | Reduced -232.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $70.0m | Reduced -81.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.8m | Added +66.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.1m | Added +343.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.7m | Added +600.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.4m | Reduced -68.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.8m | Added +73.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.7m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.2m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.3m | Reduced -20.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.3m | Added +289.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.7m | Reduced -141.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.9m | Added +543.2k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.1m | Reduced -159.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.0m | Added +14.1k |
| Solel Partners LP 7.53% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.5m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.1m | Reduced -764.6k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.9m | Reduced -3.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.6m | Added +388.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 998.4k $42.0m | Added +30.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 978.0k $42.2m | Reduced -28.2k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.68% of their portfolio | 974.4k $42.0m | Reduced -182.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 929.8k $40.1m | Reduced -643.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 909.5k $36.3m | Added +7.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 905.7k $39.1m | Added +154.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 898.3k $38.7m | Added +22.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 896.4k $38.7m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 892.1k $38.5m | Added +53.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 802.9k $34.6m | Reduced -43.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 766.8k $33.1m | Reduced -38.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 728.0k $31.4m | Reduced -22.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 719.7k $31.0m | Added +178.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.36% of their portfolio | 679.1k $29.3m | Added +562.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 672.8k $29.0m | Added +203.4k |
| BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.66% of their portfolio | 660.0k $28.5m | Added +219.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 651.2k $18.9m | Added +56.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 638.9k $27.6m | Reduced -76.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 607.8k $26.2m | Reduced -12.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 601.2k $25.9m | Added +8.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 596.2k $25.7m | Added +337.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 590.6k $25.5m | Added +198.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 584.1k $25.2m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 550.4k $23.7m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 550.0k $23.7m | Reduced -314.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 549.6k $23.7m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.17% of their portfolio | 545.3k $23.5m | Added +480.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.21% of their portfolio | 541.8k $23.4m | Reduced -157.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 526.0k $22.7m | Reduced -57.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 523.1k $22.6m | Added +49.7k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 518.9k $22.4m | Added +24.3k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 509.6k $22.0m | Reduced -155.7k |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.76% of their portfolio | 500.4k $21.6m | Reduced -10.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 500.2k $21.6m | Added +6.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 492.3k $21.2m | Added +101.5k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 491.1k $21.2m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.1k $21.1m | Added +168.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.4k $20.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 464.9k $20.0m | Added +150 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 450.0k $19.4m | Added +256.7k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 439.9k $19.0m | Added +85.4k |
| OSSIAM 0.32% of their portfolio | 419.6k $18.1m | Added +371.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 413.2k $17.8m | Added +12.9k |