Security Snapshot

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock (SAH) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 83545G102

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q4 2025

Institutions Reporting

225

Shares (Excl. Options)

14,976,220

Price

$61.86

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Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
SAH on NYSE
Shares outstanding
21,894,803
Price per share
$68.06
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
14,976,220
Total reported value
$926,782,071
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-1,271,473
Value change
-$94,470,952
Number of holders
225
Price from insider filings
$68.06
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Quick Takeaways

  • SAH - SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock is tracked under CUSIP 83545G102.
  • 225 institutions reported positions in Q4 2025.
  • 2 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

What Changed

  • Holder count moved from 225 to 156 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • Reported value moved from $926,782,071 to $619,187,816.

Why This Matters

  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Source Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 225 institutions filings for Q4 2025.

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Investment Quick Answers

What is CUSIP 83545G102?
CUSIP 83545G102 identifies SAH - SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock in SEC 13F datasets.

Where can I see the latest institutional holders?
Review the Q4 2025 holders report and the ownership history table below.

Significant Owners of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock (SAH) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 10% $133,612,492 2,222,430 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 6.1% -18% $106,753,416 -$25,283,521 1,335,583 -19% Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 30 Jun 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 225 institutional investors reported holding 14,976,220 shares of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock (SAH). This represents 68% of the company’s total 21,894,803 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock (SAH) together control 53% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 11% 2,453,374 +1.6% 0% $151,765,726
VANGUARD GROUP INC 7.4% 1,630,672 -0.96% 0% $100,873,370
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5.8% 1,265,258 -1.1% 0.02% $78,270,758
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 3.2% 706,503 0% 0.07% $43,704,000
STATE STREET CORP 3.2% 701,133 +9.8% 0% $43,622,901
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 2.7% 596,138 +19% 0.3% $36,877,097
Invesco Ltd. 2.3% 510,963 +12% 0% $31,608,171
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.7% 375,034 +1.2% 0% $23,203,887
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.7% 370,771 -1.5% 0% $22,935,894
Nuveen, LLC 1.3% 292,891 -0.9% 0% $18,118,237
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.3% 286,384 -12% 0.05% $17,715,714
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.1% 248,756 -4.9% 0% $15,388,045
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 1.1% 230,153 -40% 0.01% $14,237,265
MORGAN STANLEY 0.99% 217,422 +12% 0% $13,449,784
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.95% 207,264 -7.2% 0.05% $12,821,351
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.94% 205,398 +2.7% 0% $12,705,916
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.9% 197,867 +79% 0.01% $12,240,098
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.87% 190,832 -63% 0% $11,804,840
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.83% 181,189 0% 0.01% $11,208,352
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.72% 157,166 +44% 0.01% $9,722,289
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.68% 148,179 -39% 0% $9,166,353
TOWLE & CO 0.64% 141,087 -5.3% 2.3% $8,727,642
Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.62% 136,644 0.02% $8,452,798
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.55% 119,371 0.15% $7,384,290
Phocas Financial Corp. 0.51% 112,246 -0.24% 0.9% $6,943,538

Institutional Holders of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC - Common Stock (SAH) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 9,032,932 $619,187,816 -$7,236,045 $68.57 156
2025 Q4 14,976,220 $926,782,071 -$94,470,952 $61.86 225
2025 Q3 15,541,909 $1,182,525,553 +$10,816,954 $76.09 225
2025 Q2 15,361,160 $1,228,186,905 +$17,294,773 $79.93 212
2025 Q1 15,227,094 $867,756,056 +$11,695,007 $56.96 203
2024 Q4 15,046,727 $953,586,042 -$28,189,980 $63.35 185
2024 Q3 15,496,153 $906,096,159 +$3,037,424 $58.48 186
2024 Q2 15,503,538 $844,745,135 -$16,821,999 $54.47 191
2024 Q1 15,765,450 $897,831,887 -$7,077,857 $56.94 183
2023 Q4 15,911,397 $894,582,981 +$29,464,570 $56.21 195
2023 Q3 15,393,496 $735,426,880 -$80,277,448 $47.76 181
2023 Q2 17,152,741 $818,098,206 -$63,748,047 $47.67 182
2023 Q1 18,288,677 $994,086,579 -$94,066,088 $54.34 181
2022 Q4 20,168,255 $993,914,847 -$20,019,824 $49.27 198
2022 Q3 20,626,734 $893,329,819 -$65,979,142 $43.30 187
2022 Q2 22,290,179 $816,779,836 -$20,774,915 $36.63 194
2022 Q1 22,953,526 $977,161,314 -$39,303,004 $42.51 196
2021 Q4 23,757,287 $1,174,492,551 -$12,995,109 $49.45 213
2021 Q3 23,937,583 $1,258,111,241 +$24,466,385 $52.54 200
2021 Q2 23,524,151 $1,052,641,374 +$4,563,603 $44.74 178
2021 Q1 23,360,018 $1,158,082,823 -$39,201,590 $49.57 176
2020 Q4 24,339,489 $938,903,284 -$43,298,953 $38.57 180
2020 Q3 25,046,631 $1,006,148,877 -$38,501,723 $40.16 175
2020 Q2 26,164,889 $835,023,342 +$43,391,186 $31.91 147
2020 Q1 25,286,350 $335,884,381 -$34,105,595 $13.28 136
2019 Q4 25,869,113 $802,116,810 +$5,724,604 $31.00 151
2019 Q3 25,610,691 $804,559,613 -$7,124,371 $31.41 148
2019 Q2 26,096,868 $609,475,157 +$17,818,261 $23.35 140
2019 Q1 26,186,927 $387,914,584 +$3,224,737 $14.81 123
2018 Q4 25,980,603 $357,577,749 -$17,088,545 $13.76 131
2018 Q3 27,136,717 $525,171,182 -$811,319 $19.35 121
2018 Q2 27,184,715 $560,144,733 +$2,721,777 $20.60 124
2018 Q1 27,067,751 $513,051,403 -$161,036 $18.95 126
2017 Q4 27,097,107 $500,064,145 -$13,430,563 $18.45 129
2017 Q3 27,730,028 $565,772,259 -$7,107,931 $20.40 125
2017 Q2 28,092,314 $545,128,013 -$13,841,621 $19.45 127
2017 Q1 28,805,032 $577,641,752 +$62,255,413 $20.05 147
2016 Q4 29,148,840 $667,621,698 +$6,304,121 $22.90 141
2016 Q3 29,229,031 $549,615,103 -$10,854,004 $18.80 138
2016 Q2 30,009,132 $514,312,175 +$21,224,773 $17.11 145
2016 Q1 28,668,450 $530,187,149 -$97,987,570 $18.48 148
2015 Q4 32,988,938 $750,754,867 -$4,735,675 $22.76 149
2015 Q3 33,388,855 $681,827,734 -$25,898,531 $20.42 145
2015 Q2 34,594,221 $824,385,902 +$4,558,943 $23.83 160
2015 Q1 34,357,206 $855,657,077 -$8,424,372 $24.90 150
2014 Q4 34,665,058 $936,168,874 -$24,117,961 $27.04 145
2014 Q3 35,649,307 $873,770,512 -$2,470,229 $24.51 142
2014 Q2 35,410,911 $944,716,115 -$7,713,236 $26.68 134
2014 Q1 34,139,732 $767,645,755 -$8,558,433 $22.48 132
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