Sonic Automotive Ownership | Who Owns Sonic Automotive?

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Sonic Automotive Ownership Summary

Sonic Automotive is owned by 35.26% institutional investors, 39.58% insiders, and 25.16% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.42% of SAH shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.86% of its assets in Sonic Automotive shares.

SAH Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Sonic Automotive	35.26%	39.58%	25.16%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	249.86%	15.44%	-165.30%
Industry	Car Dealership Stocks	35.71%	8.07%	56.22%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.51M	7.42%	$171.97M
Blackrock	2.37M	6.98%	$129.19M
Vanguard group	1.63M	4.77%	$100.87M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.31M	3.89%	$90.09M
State street	675.85K	2.00%	$46.60M
Macquarie management	634.93K	1.88%	$43.54M
Westwood group	607.88K	1.80%	$41.68M
Invesco	450.18K	1.33%	$30.87M
Geode capital management	360.94K	1.07%	$24.75M
Charles schwab investment management	326.68K	0.97%	$22.40M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Formula growth	35.80K	1.11%	$2.45M
Phocas financial	87.72K	0.94%	$6.01M
Heartland advisors	123.22K	0.43%	$8.45M
Ai financial services	11.65K	0.38%	$798.59K
Pacific global investment management	4.55K	0.37%	$288.50K
Pdt partners	76.70K	0.31%	$5.26M
Westwood group	607.88K	0.30%	$41.68M
Bridgeway capital management	197.97K	0.27%	$13.58M
Teewinot capital advisers	39.26K	0.21%	$2.69M
Am squared	1.50K	0.21%	$81.70K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Heartland advisors	123.22K	0.43%	123.22K
Balyasny asset management	109.09K	0.01%	109.09K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	97.91K	0.00%	97.91K
Cx institutional	87.49K	0.18%	87.49K
Hrt financial lp	86.78K	0.01%	86.78K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Macquarie group	-	-	-788.79K
Millennium management	52.10K	0.00%	-178.05K
Towle	-	-	-141.09K
Pacer advisors	-	-	-136.64K
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc	51.13K	0.00%	-130.05K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Heartland advisors	123.22K	0.43%	123.22K	$8.45M
Balyasny asset management	109.09K	0.01%	109.09K	$7.48M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	97.91K	0.00%	97.91K	$6.71M
Cx institutional	87.49K	0.18%	87.49K	$6.00M
Hrt financial lp	86.78K	0.01%	86.78K	$5.95M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Caitong asset management	-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-1.00
Larson financial group	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	185	-18.14%	11,919,413	-20.43%	35	1.84%	95	-12.84%	60	-32.58%
Dec 31, 2025	70	-69.30%	2,277,660	-85.36%	6	0.32%	31	-76.15%	26	-58.06%
Sep 30, 2025	87	-57.97%	3,329,783	-77.19%	9	0.53%	49	-52.43%	20	-75.00%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	905.20K	2.86%	231.00
Macquarie Small Cap Core I	654.70K	1.92%	-49.18K
Delaware Small Cap Core I	621.65K	1.82%	-
Nomura Small Cap Core I	511.01K	1.62%	-12.76K
Nomura US Small Cap Core Equity	511.01K	1.52%	510.97K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	398.11K	1.26%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	410.24K	1.21%	-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	353.87K	1.12%	2.96K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	297.98K	0.94%	-1.28K
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF	268.46K	0.85%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 28, 2026	Byrd Heath	EVP and CFO	Sell	$809.71K
Feb 12, 2026	Rusnak Paul P.	-	Buy	$688.64K
Feb 13, 2026	Rusnak Paul P.	-	Buy	$2.91M
Feb 17, 2026	Rusnak Paul P.	-	Buy	$688.29K
Feb 11, 2026	Rusnak Paul P.	-	Buy	$115.82K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	6	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q2	-	4
2025 Q1	-	-

SAH Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Sonic Automotive?

Sonic Automotive shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 35.26%, followed by 39.58% insiders and 25.16% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Sonic Automotive's industry, Car Dealership Stocks, is 35.71%, which Sonic Automotive falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Sonic Automotive?

Sonic Automotive’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.51M shares, 7.42%), Blackrock (2.37M shares, 6.98%), and Vanguard group (1.63M shares, 4.77%). Together, they hold 19.16% 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?

Formula growth is Sonic Automotive’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.11% of its assets in 35.8K Sonic Automotive shares, valued at 2.45M$.

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 2.86% of its total shares outstanding invested in 905.2K Sonic Automotive shares.

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