Synchrony Financial Ownership | Who Owns Synchrony Financial?

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Synchrony Financial Ownership Summary

Synchrony Financial is owned by 91.69% institutional investors, 0.37% insiders, and 7.95% 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 5.86% of its assets in Synchrony Financial shares.

SYF Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Synchrony Financial	91.69%	0.37%	7.95%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	37.05%	15.59%	47.36%
Industry	Credit Services Stocks	39.41%	11.37%	49.22%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	45.83M	12.81%	$3.82B
Capital world investors	33.80M	9.44%	$2.30B
Blackrock	35.81M	8.85%	$1.69B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	30.48M	8.52%	$2.07B
State street	17.72M	4.95%	$1.21B
Geode capital management	9.95M	2.78%	$683.28M
Goldman sachs group	9.59M	2.68%	$652.62M
Par capital management	7.61M	2.13%	$517.78M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	6.04M	1.69%	$410.76M
Invesco	5.63M	1.57%	$383.01M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Par capital management	7.61M	15.00%	$517.78M
Solel partners lp	739.00K	10.75%	$50.27M
Chou associates management	223.20K	7.22%	$15.18M
Parus finance (uk)	325.79K	6.63%	$22.16M
Factorial partners	90.00K	4.44%	$6.12M
English capital management	111.41K	4.44%	$7.58M
Southpoint capital advisors lp	2.00M	3.73%	$142.10M
Twin lions management	83.96K	3.45%	$5.71M
Round hill asset management	74.68K	3.33%	$5.08M
Khrom capital management	515.02K	3.20%	$35.03M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Harris associates l p	4.66M	0.42%	4.66M
Norges bank	4.59M	0.04%	4.59M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	1.95M	0.03%	1.95M
Nuveen asset management	2.36M	0.04%	1.48M
Australiansuper pty	2.89M	1.03%	1.22M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital world investors	33.80M	0.31%	-4.53M
Ninety one uk	-	-	-2.60M
Fmr	1.59M	0.01%	-2.23M
Sachem head capital management lp	-	-	-2.19M
Boston partners	1.83M	0.13%	-2.02M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Harris associates l p	4.66M	0.42%	4.66M	$316.91M
Norges bank	4.59M	0.04%	4.59M	$383.23M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	1.95M	0.03%	1.95M	$132.92M
Vanguard global advisers	872.53K	0.03%	872.53K	$59.35M
Vanguard asset management	726.40K	0.04%	726.40K	$49.41M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Murphy & mullick capital management	-1.00
West branch capital	-1.00
Davis capital management	-3.00
Clayton financial group	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	966	-6.30%	328,088,841	-9.17%	91	0.90%	444	-16.07%	374	8.09%
Dec 31, 2025	648	-33.33%	215,601,813	-41.36%	60	0.63%	336	-26.48%	216	-36.28%
Sep 30, 2025	589	-34.48%	173,508,507	-52.39%	46	0.49%	282	-38.29%	196	-35.74%
Jun 30, 2025	897	-	380,931,729	1.61%	101	1.20%	455	-3.60%	304	5.56%
Mar 31, 2025	19	-97.98%	13,623,149	-96.40%	3	0.04%	10	-97.96%	2	-99.34%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
American Funds American Balanced A	20.36M	5.86%	-149.20K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	11.05M	3.29%	25.71K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	12.55M	3.23%	-130.98K
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A	9.66M	2.78%	-34.87K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	9.01M	2.68%	161.83K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	7.53M	2.24%	18.33K
American Funds Fundamental Invs A	5.35M	1.54%	1.17M
Capital Group Fundamental Invtrs Comp	5.35M	1.54%	1.17M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	4.50M	1.34%	13.20K
Fidelity 500 Index	4.44M	1.32%	-144.57K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 15, 2026	MOTHNER JONATHAN S	See remarks	Sell	$801.91K
May 01, 2026	Howse Curtis	See remarks	Sell	$645.78K
May 01, 2026	COVIELLO ARTHUR W JR	-	Sell	$306.20K
May 01, 2026	Casellas Alberto	See remarks	Sell	$443.53K
Mar 02, 2026	Gentleman Courtney	See remarks	Sell	$293.73K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
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 91.69%, followed by 0.37% insiders and 7.94% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Synchrony Financial's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 39.41%, 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 (33.8M shares, 9.44%), and Blackrock (35.81M shares, 8.85%). Together, they hold 31.10% 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 15.00% of its assets in 7.61M Synchrony Financial shares, valued at 517.78M$.

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 5.86% of its total shares outstanding invested in 20.36M Synchrony Financial shares.

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