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Synchrony Financial Ownership | Who Owns Synchrony Financial?

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Synchrony Financial Ownership Summary

Synchrony Financial is owned by 60.25% institutional investors, 0.41% insiders, and 39.34% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.81% of SYF shares. American Funds American Balanced A is the top mutual fund, with 5.90% of its assets in Synchrony Financial shares.

SYF Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockSynchrony Financial60.25%0.41%39.34%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 32.19%15.44%52.37%
IndustryCredit Services Stocks34.10%9.51%56.39%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group45.83M12.81%$3.82B
Capital world investors38.33M10.71%$3.20B
Blackrock35.81M8.85%$1.69B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de31.17M8.71%$2.60B
State street19.08M5.08%$1.36B
Geode capital management9.91M2.77%$830.52M
Goldman sachs group8.68M2.42%$723.89M
Par capital management7.50M2.00%$532.88M
Morgan stanley6.23M1.74%$519.78M
Dimensional fund advisors lp5.67M1.59%$473.45M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Par capital management7.50M15.60%$532.88M
Solel partners lp739.00K10.10%$52.51M
Khrom capital management1.25M9.23%$88.84M
Chou associates management215.70K7.38%$15.33M
Parus finance (uk)297.62K6.53%$24.83M
English capital management111.41K5.72%$9.29M
Factorial partners90.00K4.96%$7.51M
Twin lions management88.80K4.15%$6.31M
Round hill asset management75.73K3.98%$6.32M
Southpoint capital advisors lp2.00M3.73%$142.10M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank4.59M0.04%4.59M
Goldman sachs group8.68M0.09%1.94M
Nuveen asset management2.36M0.04%1.48M
Qube research3.26M0.24%873.23K
Jacobs levy equity management4.29M0.84%793.32K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership---3.23M
Ninety one uk---2.60M
Sachem head capital management lp---2.19M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de31.17M0.04%-2.04M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi---1.34M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank4.59M0.04%4.59M$383.23M
Duquesne family office261.82K0.46%261.82K$18.60M
Gillson capital lp218.30K1.35%218.30K$15.51M
Axa investment managers140.96K0.03%140.96K$10.02M
Azora capital lp136.50K0.45%136.50K$9.70M

Sold Out

HolderChange
West branch capital-1.00
Mendota financial group-1.00
Cape investment advisory-2.00
Frazier financial advisors-4.00
Halbert hargrove global advisors-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2025648-33.33%215,601,813-41.36%600.63%336-26.48%216-36.28%
Sep 30, 2025589-34.48%173,508,507-52.39%460.49%282-38.29%196-35.74%
Jun 30, 2025897-380,931,7291.61%1011.20%455-3.60%3045.56%
Mar 31, 202519-97.98%13,623,149-96.40%30.04%10-97.96%2-99.34%
Dec 31, 2024559-31.66%177,155,529-52.94%450.49%286-27.41%189-29.48%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
American Funds American Balanced A20.51M5.90%407.48K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv11.32M3.26%23.32K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF12.55M3.23%-130.98K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust11.06M2.90%77.74K
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A9.69M2.79%-1.39M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor9.18M2.64%57.42K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional7.80M2.24%-40.62K
American Funds Fundamental Invs A5.35M1.54%1.17M
Capital Group Fundamental Invtrs Comp5.35M1.54%1.17M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF4.59M1.32%360.22K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 02, 2026Gentleman Courtney See remarksSell$293.73K
Mar 02, 2026Schaller Bart See remarksSell$878.88K
Mar 02, 2026Juel Carol See remarksSell$1.14M
Mar 02, 2026Howse Curtis See remarksSell$533.69K
Mar 02, 2026Owens Darrell See remarksSell$261.70K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2026 Q1-18
2025 Q4-4
2025 Q3-5
2025 Q2-3
2025 Q1-21

SYF Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Synchrony Financial?

Synchrony Financial shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 60.25%, followed by 0.41% insiders and 39.34% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Synchrony Financial's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 34.10%, which Synchrony Financial exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Synchrony Financial?

Synchrony Financial’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (45.83M shares, 12.81%), Capital world investors (38.33M shares, 10.71%), and Blackrock (35.81M shares, 8.85%). Together, they hold 32.37% 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 15.60% of its assets in 7.5M Synchrony Financial shares, valued at 532.88M$.

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 5.90% of its total shares outstanding invested in 20.51M Synchrony Financial shares.

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