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Synchrony Financial Ownership | Who Owns Synchrony Financial?

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Synchrony Financial Ownership Summary

Synchrony Financial is owned by 45.16% institutional investors, 0.84% insiders, and 54.00% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.27% of SYF shares. American Funds American Balanced A is the top mutual fund, with 5.37% of its assets in Synchrony Financial shares.

SYF Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockSynchrony Financial45.16%0.84%54.00%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 40.29%14.61%45.11%
IndustryCredit Services Stocks39.92%8.89%51.19%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group48.14M12.27%$3.13B
Capital world investors42.51M10.84%$2.76B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de35.22M8.98%$2.29B
Blackrock35.81M8.85%$1.69B
State street18.80M4.64%$887.07M
Geode capital management9.96M2.54%$650.68M
Par capital management7.40M1.89%$481.00M
Dimensional fund advisors lp6.54M1.67%$425.29M
Boston partners6.31M1.56%$297.79M
First trust advisors lp6.05M1.54%$393.46M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Par capital management7.40M14.19%$481.00M
Solel partners lp1.05M13.42%$68.53M
Chou associates management215.70K9.56%$14.02M
Sachem head capital management lp2.20M7.87%$142.84M
Azora capital lp2.93M6.36%$138.26M
Southpoint capital advisors lp4.00M6.10%$260.00M
English capital management117.56K5.80%$7.64M
Factorial partners101.00K3.77%$6.57M
Kerusso capital management78.17K3.25%$5.08M
Round hill asset management66.62K3.05%$4.33M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank5.35M0.05%5.35M
Azora capital lp2.93M6.36%2.93M
Sachem head capital management lp2.20M7.87%2.20M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/2.51M0.02%1.94M
Nuveen asset management2.36M0.04%1.48M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership5.39M0.28%-2.69M
Vanguard group48.14M0.05%-1.50M
Invesco5.15M0.06%-1.23M
Junto capital management lp---1.21M
Bank of new york mellon3.13M0.04%-1.21M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank5.35M0.05%5.35M$347.90M
Azora capital lp2.93M6.36%2.93M$138.26M
Sachem head capital management lp2.20M7.87%2.20M$142.84M
Samlyn capital747.93K0.73%747.93K$48.62M
Alyeska investment group677.25K0.17%677.25K$44.02M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mendota financial group-1.00
Colonial trust advisors-5.00
Johnson financial group-8.00
Jamison private wealth management-10.00
Sugar maple asset management-10.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024559-31.66%177,155,529-52.94%450.49%286-27.41%189-29.48%
Sep 30, 20248096.17%376,208,905-3.19%951.01%3898.66%265-0.38%
Jun 30, 20247500.54%388,202,9880.35%951.05%354-0.56%2638.68%
Mar 31, 20247463.18%386,836,722-1.32%951.10%35614.10%242-13.26%
Dec 31, 20237233.88%391,998,5811.36%931.08%31211.03%2798.14%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
American Funds American Balanced A20.92M5.37%-318.00K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF12.55M3.23%-130.98K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv12.26M3.15%42.21K
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A11.30M2.90%-
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust10.80M2.78%73.08K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional8.41M2.16%35.61K
Capital Group Fundamental Invtrs Comp6.66M1.71%-
American Funds Fundamental Invs A6.66M1.71%-
First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF5.00M1.29%3.29K
Fidelity 500 Index4.88M1.25%21.71K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Feb 28, 2025DOUBLES BRIAN D See remarksSell$82.63K
Feb 28, 2025DOUBLES BRIAN D See remarksSell$1.16M
Feb 28, 2025DOUBLES BRIAN D See remarksSell$1.55M
Feb 28, 2025DOUBLES BRIAN D See remarksSell$130.67K
Feb 28, 2025DOUBLES BRIAN D See remarksSell$535.98K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q1-21
2024 Q4-3
2024 Q3-3
2024 Q2-1
2024 Q1-12

SYF Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Synchrony Financial?

Synchrony Financial shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 45.16%, followed by 0.84% insiders and 54.00% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Synchrony Financial's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 39.92%, which Synchrony Financial exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Synchrony Financial?

Synchrony Financial’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (48.14M shares, 12.27%), Capital world investors (42.51M shares, 10.84%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (35.22M shares, 8.98%). Together, they hold 32.08% of Synchrony Financial’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Synchrony Financial?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.85% of Synchrony Financial, totaling 35.81M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.04% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.69B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.11M shares, a -3.01% change.

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

Par capital management is Synchrony Financial’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 14.19% of its assets in 7.4M Synchrony Financial shares, valued at 481M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Synchrony Financial shares?

American Funds American Balanced A is the top mutual fund holder of Synchrony Financial shares, with 5.37% of its total shares outstanding invested in 20.92M Synchrony Financial shares.

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