Sinclair Ownership | Who Owns Sinclair?

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Sinclair Ownership Summary

Sinclair is owned by 17.64% institutional investors, 13.36% insiders, and 69.00% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.60% of SBGI shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 1.72% of its assets in Sinclair shares.

SBGI Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Sinclair	17.64%	13.36%	69.00%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	31.68%	14.81%	53.51%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	38.80%	16.92%	44.28%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	3.71M	5.60%	$59.94M
Gamco investors, inc. et al	3.70M	5.58%	$59.79M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.81M	4.23%	$45.33M
Blackrock	2.63M	4.10%	$35.03M
Capital management corp /va	1.67M	2.51%	$26.90M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.39M	2.09%	$22.37M
Gabelli funds	1.15M	1.73%	$18.54M
Empyrean capital partners, lp	1.14M	1.72%	$18.47M
State street	894.04K	1.35%	$14.43M
Geode capital management	825.42K	1.24%	$13.33M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
American financial group	658.42K	4.84%	$10.63M
Capital management corp /va	1.67M	4.82%	$26.90M
Alden global capital	83.95K	1.32%	$1.35M
Empyrean capital partners, lp	1.14M	0.84%	$18.47M
Gamco investors, inc. et al	3.70M	0.63%	$59.79M
Beacon investment advisors	57.19K	0.43%	$923.11K
Carronade capital management, lp	440.42K	0.39%	$7.11M
Grant/grossmendelsohn	37.48K	0.32%	$605.00K
Corton capital	31.37K	0.29%	$506.34K
Prospect financial services	27.50K	0.24%	$443.85K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Carronade capital management, lp	440.42K	0.39%	355.42K
Goldman sachs group	616.52K	0.00%	123.05K
Ubs oconnor	109.40K	0.00%	109.40K
Trexquant investment lp	104.61K	0.02%	104.61K
Empyrean capital partners, lp	1.14M	0.84%	84.49K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Alden global capital	83.95K	1.32%	-740.02K
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.39M	0.01%	-167.11K
Millennium management	72.23K	0.00%	-147.53K
Charles schwab investment management	434.61K	0.00%	-128.91K
Schonfeld strategic advisors	251.30K	0.02%	-119.93K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Ubs oconnor	109.40K	0.00%	109.40K	$79.31K
Caption management	82.68K	0.01%	82.68K	$1.33M
Susquehanna fundamental investments	58.21K	0.01%	58.21K	$939.53K
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc	54.59K	0.00%	54.59K	$881.07K
San luis wealth advisors	49.04K	0.15%	49.04K	$791.00K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-8.00
Capital performance advisors llp	-26.00
Denali advisors	-50.00
Innealta capital	-52.00
First horizon advisors	-53.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	78	-53.57%	11,702,889	-56.34%	17	1.08%	38	-53.66%	18	-64.00%
Sep 30, 2024	168	7.01%	26,802,760	2.17%	40	2.42%	82	-5.75%	50	6.38%
Jun 30, 2024	155	-4.32%	26,230,223	-1.08%	40	2.39%	85	11.84%	47	-11.32%
Mar 31, 2024	162	-4.71%	26,516,080	-0.38%	41	2.35%	76	-7.32%	53	6.00%
Dec 31, 2023	170	4.94%	26,617,000	-0.57%	41	2.35%	82	9.33%	50	-12.28%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.15M	1.72%	-
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB	1.10M	1.66%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.08M	1.63%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Index	925.49K	1.39%	756.00
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	884.39K	1.33%	2.75K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	610.90K	0.92%	-780.00
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	571.92K	0.86%	1.15K
Bridgeway Small Cap Value	412.04K	0.62%	-
Bridgeway Small-Cap Value	412.04K	0.62%	-
CMC G&I	391.34K	0.59%	-5.49K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 08, 2025	SMITH DAVID D	Executive Chairman	Buy	$1.67M
Apr 09, 2025	SMITH DAVID D	Executive Chairman	Buy	$814.08K
Apr 04, 2025	SMITH DAVID D	Executive Chairman	Buy	$1.74M
Apr 03, 2025	SMITH DAVID D	Executive Chairman	Buy	$1.88M
Apr 07, 2025	SMITH DAVID D	Executive Chairman	Buy	$101.89K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	5	-
2025 Q1	11	-
2024 Q1	-	-
2023 Q4	1	3
2023 Q2	-	-

SBGI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Sinclair?

Sinclair shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 17.64%, followed by 13.36% insiders and 69.00% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Sinclair's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 38.80%, which Sinclair falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Sinclair?

Sinclair’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (3.71M shares, 5.60%), Gamco investors, inc. et al (3.7M shares, 5.58%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.81M shares, 4.23%). Together, they hold 15.41% of Sinclair’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Sinclair?

Yes, BlackRock owns 4.10% of Sinclair, totaling 2.63M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 35.03M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -49.658K shares, a -1.85% change.

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

American financial group is Sinclair’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 4.84% of its assets in 658.42K Sinclair shares, valued at 10.63M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Sinclair shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Sinclair shares, with 1.72% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.15M Sinclair shares.

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