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 ($153.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 388.7m as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $65.01. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($684.4m notional), 33 hold puts ($394.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 901 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 434 | 364 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $189.3m | $287.1m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2024 | $268.7m | $176.9m | 0.66 |
| Q3 2024 | $279.1m | $259.4m | 0.93 |
| Q4 2024 | $684.4m | $394.0m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP | New | +2.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.9m |
| Azora Capital LP | Added | +1.8m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.0m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +926.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +769.9k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | New | +747.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +677.2k |
Biggest sellers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -1.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| Junto Capital Management LP | New | $144.6m2.2m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $87.8m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.6m993.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $56.5m870.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $53.4m821.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $42.2m650.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $40.0m615.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $28.2m433.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $20.8m320.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $19.8m305.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $59.8m920.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $53.0m815.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $43.8m674.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $36.1m555.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $22.0m339.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $21.0m322.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $20.4m314.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.2m295.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $12.5m192.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $12.0m184.0k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.4m | $3.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | MOTHNER JONATHAN S Officer | Sold plan | $2.2m34.2k shares |
| 2024-11-01 | Howse Curtis Officer | Sold plan | $1.2m21.9k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.1m $3.1bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| Capital World Investors 0.42% of their portfolio | 42.5m $2.8bn | Reduced -618.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 35.2m $2.3bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.5m $1.2bn | Added +273.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.3m $802.0m | Reduced -133.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 10.0m $650.7m | Added +205.6k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 14.20% of their portfolio | 7.4m $481.0m | Reduced -1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.5m $425.3m | Reduced -460 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.1m $393.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Boston Partners 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.8m $375.9m | Reduced -615.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.7m $373.1m | Added +1.0m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.52% of their portfolio | 5.5m $358.1m | Added +380.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.4m $350.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.4m $347.9m | Reduced -210.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.2m $336.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.2m $334.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.6m $297.5m | Added +382.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $287.0m | Reduced -32.1k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 6.10% of their portfolio | 4.0m $260.0m | Reduced -600.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.0m $258.1m | Reduced -725.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $234.2m | Added +472.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $224.1m | Reduced -101.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $203.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $200.7m | Reduced -199.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.1m $200.8m | Added +481.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $198.4m | Reduced -37.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $189.0m | Reduced -310.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $183.2m | Reduced -777.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $174.1m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.6m $168.7m | Reduced -109.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $163.3m | Added +1.9m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.4m $156.4m | Reduced -555.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $153.2m | Added +1.5m |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.3m $147.1m | Reduced -468.9k |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP 7.87% of their portfolio | 2.2m $142.8m | New |
| Azora Capital LP 6.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $137.0m | Added +1.8m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $128.2m | Reduced -227.8k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.9m $126.3m | Added +279.5k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $116.6m | Added +27.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.8m $114.8m | Added +64.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.7m $111.0m | Reduced -1.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $106.2m | Added +648.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $100.3m | Reduced -518.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $95.2m | Reduced -414.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $87.0m | Added +769.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $86.5m | Added +121.1k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $86.4m | Added +9.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $83.9m | Reduced -262.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $82.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $81.6m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.3m | Added +4.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.2m | Added +10.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.6m | Reduced -56.2k |
| KBC Group NV 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.6m | Reduced -201.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.4m | Added +134.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.1m | Added +15.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.6m | Added +84.1k |
| Solel Partners LP 13.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.5m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $66.9m | Added +129.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.2m | Reduced -124.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 937.1k $60.9m | Added +926.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 906.8k $58.9m | Reduced -162.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 885.3k $57.5m | Reduced -72.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 875.7k $56.9m | Reduced -508.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 868.9k $56.5m | Reduced -6.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 834.3k $54.2m | Added +144.0k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 2.02% of their portfolio | 794.6k $51.7m | Reduced -70.6k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 747.9k $48.6m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 729.8k $47.4m | Added +137.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 707.6k $46.0m | Reduced -82.1k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 707.3k $46.0m | Reduced -116.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 703.9k $45.8m | Reduced -300.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 698.9k $44.4m | Reduced -56.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 685.0k $44.5m | Reduced -71.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 677.2k $44.0m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 667.2k $43.4m | Added +351.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 639.1k $42.7m | Added +68.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 636.6k $41.4m | Reduced -31.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 629.9k $40.9m | Reduced -14.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 627.7k $40.8m | Added +430.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 621.7k $40.4m | Added +382.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 609.4k $39.6m | Added +88.3k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.70% of their portfolio | 594.3k $38.6m | Reduced -230.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.14% of their portfolio | 587.3k $38.2m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 586.7k $38.1m | Added +422.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 581.3k $37.8m | Reduced -28.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 567.3k $36.9m | First filing |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 561.7k $36.5m | Added +52.2k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 559.5k $36.4m | Added +390.6k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.57% of their portfolio | 553.6k $36.0m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 542.2k $35.2m | Added +16.1k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 534.4k $34.7m | Reduced -24.2k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.28% of their portfolio | 492.4k $32.0m | Added +22.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 473.5k $30.8m | Added +239.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 469.7k $30.6m | Reduced -25.4k |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.98% of their portfolio | 467.3k $30.4m | Reduced -12.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 465.1k $30.2m | Added +45.1k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 464.7k $30.2m | Added +24.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 457.0k $29.7m | Reduced -30.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 452.6k $29.4m | Reduced -79.4k |