Sonic Automotive Ownership | Who Owns Sonic Automotive?

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Sonic Automotive Ownership Summary

Sonic Automotive is owned by 44.97% institutional investors, 31.97% insiders, and 23.06% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.06% of SAH shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.54% of its assets in Sonic Automotive shares.

SAH Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Sonic Automotive	44.97%	31.97%	23.06%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	60.16%	14.23%	25.61%
Industry	Car Dealership Stocks	59.82%	10.49%	29.70%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.41M	7.06%	$192.47M
Blackrock	2.37M	6.98%	$129.19M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.65M	4.86%	$104.65M
Vanguard group	1.56M	4.58%	$98.66M
Macquarie group	759.14K	2.23%	$48.09M
State street	687.79K	2.02%	$37.67M
Invesco	600.36K	1.77%	$38.03M
Hotchkis & wiley capital management	566.12K	1.66%	$45.25M
Westwood group	493.13K	1.45%	$39.42M
Millennium management	476.11K	1.40%	$30.16M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Towle	178.91K	3.36%	$14.30M
Formula growth	35.80K	1.08%	$2.86M
Phocas financial	17.66K	0.83%	$1.12M
Islay capital management	14.30K	0.74%	$1.14M
Denali advisors	56.67K	0.47%	$4.53M
Pacific global investment management	4.55K	0.37%	$288.50K
Westwood group	493.13K	0.35%	$39.42M
Oliver luxxe assets	23.14K	0.33%	$1.85M
Teewinot capital advisers	39.26K	0.26%	$3.14M
Am squared	1.50K	0.21%	$81.70K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.41M	0.00%	142.83K
Tudor investment corp et al	130.01K	0.02%	67.33K
Jump financial	45.31K	0.04%	31.68K
Pdt partners	30.39K	0.14%	30.39K
Jpmorgan chase	80.96K	0.00%	27.73K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Westwood group	493.13K	0.35%	-148.11K
J. goldman & co lp	-	-	-127.11K
Hite hedge asset management	-	-	-123.72K
Guggenheim capital	-	-	-95.92K
Hotchkis & wiley capital management	566.12K	0.15%	-92.64K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Pdt partners	30.39K	0.14%	30.39K	$2.43M
Martingale asset management l p	20.31K	0.04%	20.31K	$1.62M
Islay capital management	14.30K	0.74%	14.30K	$1.14M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	13.37K	0.00%	13.37K	$1.07M
Dark forest capital management lp	13.13K	0.04%	13.13K	$1.05M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-3.00
Global financial private client	-4.00
Stephens consulting	-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	212	4.43%	15,336,057	1.64%	44	2.27%	105	-	81	26.56%
Mar 31, 2025	203	7.41%	15,216,012	1.12%	44	2.29%	107	35.44%	64	-16.88%
Dec 31, 2024	179	-5.29%	14,155,551	-8.65%	41	2.00%	75	-	73	-10.98%
Sep 30, 2024	189	-3.08%	15,496,154	-0.05%	45	2.19%	75	-21.88%	82	18.84%
Jun 30, 2024	192	2.67%	15,478,303	-1.81%	45	2.12%	94	25.33%	68	-13.92%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	866.80K	2.54%	144.00
Macquarie Small Cap Core I	703.88K	2.06%	-
Delaware Small Cap Core I	621.65K	1.82%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	410.24K	1.21%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	409.10K	1.20%	-9.07K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	355.36K	1.04%	-6.72K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	319.16K	0.93%	-2.23K
American Beacon Small Cp Val R5	308.67K	0.90%	11.81K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	205.61K	0.60%	445.00
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF	204.48K	0.60%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 02, 2025	DYKE JEFF	President	Sell	$40.33K
May 29, 2025	DYKE JEFF	President	Sell	$128.66K
May 28, 2025	DYKE JEFF	President	Sell	$1.15M
May 30, 2025	DYKE JEFF	President	Sell	$2.18M
Jul 18, 2024	Byrd Heath	EVP and CFO	Sell	$1.19M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	4
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	-
2024 Q3	-	1
2024 Q2	-	10

SAH Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Sonic Automotive?

Sonic Automotive shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 44.97%, followed by 31.97% insiders and 23.06% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Sonic Automotive's industry, Car Dealership Stocks, is 59.82%, which Sonic Automotive falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Sonic Automotive?

Sonic Automotive’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.41M shares, 7.06%), Blackrock (2.37M shares, 6.98%), and Dimensional fund advisors lp (1.65M shares, 4.86%). Together, they hold 18.90% of Sonic Automotive’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Sonic Automotive?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.98% of Sonic Automotive, totaling 2.37M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 129.19M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -39.374K shares, a -1.63% change.

Who is Sonic Automotive’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Towle is Sonic Automotive’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.36% of its assets in 178.91K Sonic Automotive shares, valued at 14.3M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Sonic Automotive shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Sonic Automotive shares, with 2.54% of its total shares outstanding invested in 866.8K Sonic Automotive shares.

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