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 ($108.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 389.3m as of 2024-10-18, 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 ≈ $49.91. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($279.1m notional), 30 hold puts ($259.4m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 732 |
| Q3 2024 | 784 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 353 | 338 |
| Q3 2024 | 382 | 332 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $382.8m | $347.1m | 0.91 |
| Q1 2024 | $189.3m | $287.1m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2024 | $268.7m | $176.9m | 0.66 |
| Q3 2024 | $279.1m | $259.4m | 0.93 |
Biggest buyers
| Ninety One UK Ltd | New | +2.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | Added | +1.3m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | New | +1.2m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI | Added | +906.2k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +823.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +632.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +550.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +469.8k |
Biggest sellers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -4.2m |
| Azora Capital LP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -1.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -712.4k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -678.0k |
Biggest calls
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $44.9m900.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $42.7m856.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $39.0m782.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $34.7m696.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $32.4m650.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $13.8m277.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Unchanged | $12.5m250.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.1m203.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $6.5m129.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $5.1m101.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $66.0m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $52.1m1.0m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $24.4m490.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $13.4m269.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.8m256.2k shares |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | Added | $9.1m181.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.9m179.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $8.4m168.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $8.2m164.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.0m140.1k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.4m | $1.4m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.6m | $3.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-19 | Wenzel Brian J. Sr. Officer | Sold plan | $3.5m74.7k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | Schaller Bart Officer | Sold plan | $47.3k930 shares |
| 2024-08-01 | Juel Carol Officer | Sold plan | $22.5k443 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 49.6m $2.5bn | Reduced -624.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.33% of their portfolio | 43.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -495.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.3m $1.8bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.3m $910.5m | Reduced -544.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.5m $622.1m | Reduced -4.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.8m $487.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 11.88% of their portfolio | 8.4m $419.0m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.34% of their portfolio | 8.1m $403.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.1m $351.9m | Added +263.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.5m $326.4m | Reduced -143.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.38% of their portfolio | 6.4m $319.2m | Added +88.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.4m $318.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $277.5m | Added +346.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.40% of their portfolio | 5.1m $255.8m | Added +378.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $234.9m | Reduced -138.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.7m $232.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 5.44% of their portfolio | 4.6m $229.4m | Added +1.3m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.86% of their portfolio | 4.4m $221.8m | Added +157.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.4m $220.3m | Added +1.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $216.4m | Reduced -97.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.2m $209.2m | Reduced -177.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.1m $204.0m | Reduced -271.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $179.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $177.0m | Reduced -57.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $164.0m | Reduced -31.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $160.5m | Reduced -144.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $156.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.1m $154.1m | Reduced -41.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.74% of their portfolio | 3.0m $147.7m | Reduced -313.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $143.1m | Reduced -157.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.7m $136.3m | Reduced -58.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.7m $135.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.7m $134.9m | New |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $129.2m | Reduced -118.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.2m $109.7m | Added +37.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $102.9m | Added +159.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $93.8m | Added +1.0m |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $89.3m | Reduced -712.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $84.8m | Reduced -71.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.7m $83.0m | Added +144.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.5m | Reduced -24.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $69.0m | Added +343.1k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.8m | Added +28.0k |
| KBC Group NV 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.0m | Reduced -419.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.9m | Added +118.7k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.4m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.3m | Added +108.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.9m | Added +87.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.5m | Reduced -31.8k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.8m | Added +906.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.4m | Added +469.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.4m | Reduced -52.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.9m | Added +203.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.3m | Reduced -17.2k |
| Solel Partners LP 10.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.6m | Unchanged |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.1m | Reduced -37.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 986.2k $49.2m | Added +465.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 984.6k $49.1m | Reduced -230.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 964.6k $48.1m | Reduced -99.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 957.8k $47.8m | Added +177.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 899.9k $44.9m | Reduced -136.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 876.2k $43.7m | Added +826 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 875.5k $43.7m | Reduced -132.2k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.66% of their portfolio | 865.2k $43.2m | Reduced -42.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 863.2k $43.1m | Reduced -8.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.71% of their portfolio | 825.2k $41.2m | Reduced -239.8k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 823.7k $41.1m | New |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.24% of their portfolio | 810.5k $36.2m | Reduced -47.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 789.6k $39.4m | Added +25.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 756.8k $37.7m | Reduced -59.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 754.9k $37.7m | Reduced -505.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 690.4k $34.4m | Reduced -130.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 667.8k $33.3m | Reduced -82.9k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 659.3k $32.9m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 644.2k $32.1m | Added +550.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 632.9k $31.6m | New |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 609.9k $30.4m | Reduced -40.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 597.1k $29.6m | Added +122.8k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.14% of their portfolio | 596.5k $29.8m | Added +309.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 592.1k $29.5m | Added +120.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 574.2k $28.6m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 570.7k $28.5m | Added +20.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 569.8k $28.4m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 558.6k $27.9m | Added +38.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 532.0k $26.5m | Reduced -61.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 526.1k $26.2m | Reduced -42.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 521.1k $26.0m | Added +132.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 509.5k $25.4m | Reduced -266.4k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 508.5k $25.4m | Reduced -24.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 495.1k $24.5m | Reduced -904 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 487.7k $24.3m | Added +10.3k |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.80% of their portfolio | 479.8k $23.9m | Reduced -7.9k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.20% of their portfolio | 470.3k $23.5m | Reduced -69.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 461.5k $23.0m | Reduced -26.8k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 440.2k $22.0m | Reduced -68.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 429.9k $21.4m | Added +420.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 421.6k $21.0m | Reduced -21.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 420.0k $20.9m | New |
| BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.08% of their portfolio | 418.7k $20.9m | Reduced -37.3k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 408.2k $20.4m | Reduced -339 |