Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SBGI held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 4.0M | $51.6M | -4.9% | 5.705% | 0.51% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.9M | $37.6M | -1.2% | 4.161% | 0.00% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.9M | $24.7M | β | 2.726% | 0.00% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.7M | $21.9M | β | 2.420% | 0.00% |
| 5 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.7M | $21.5M | -14.7% | 2.377% | 0.00% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.6M | $21.0M | +7.5% | 2.322% | 0.00% |
| 7 | Madison Avenue Partners, LP | 1.5M | $19.1M | +62.0% | 2.108% | 0.83% |
| 8 | CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP /VA | 1.3M | $16.9M | -6.1% | 1.864% | 2.88% |
| 9 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 1.1M | $14.5M | +0.0% | 1.607% | 0.10% |
| 10 | Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 1.0M | $13.5M | 0.0% | 1.494% | 0.45% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 981K | $12.7M | +1.9% | 1.404% | 0.00% |
| 12 | STATE STREET CORP | 922K | $11.9M | +0.6% | 1.320% | 0.00% |
| 13 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 785K | $10.2M | -13.5% | 1.123% | 0.00% |
| 14 | Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 755K | $9.8M | -5.6% | 1.080% | 0.07% |
| 15 | PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | 742K | $9.6M | +17.5% | 1.062% | 0.12% |
| 16 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 414K | $5.4M | -1.9% | 0.593% | 0.00% |
| 17 | ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 355K | $4.6M | -25.7% | 0.508% | 0.04% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 354K | $4.6M | -9.3% | 0.507% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Squarepoint Ops LLC | 289K | $3.7M | +102.2% | 0.414% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 283K | $3.7M | +67.5% | 0.404% | 0.00% |
| 21 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 260K | $3.4M | β | 0.371% | 0.00% |
| 22 | UBS Group AG | 247K | $3.2M | +36.5% | 0.353% | 0.00% |
| 23 | JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | 195K | $2.5M | 0.0% | 0.279% | 0.43% |
| 24 | Trexquant Investment LP | 193K | $2.5M | +1637.2% | 0.276% | 0.02% |
| 25 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 177K | $2.3M | +18.8% | 0.254% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in SBGI β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SBGI during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new SBGI position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their SBGI position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 163 | 2.4% | 37.94% | 7.53 pp | $373M | 17% |
| Q4 2025 | 167 | +9.2% | 45.47% | +0.28 pp | $446M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 153 | 7.8% | 45.19% | 47.73 pp | $444M | 51% |
| Q2 2025 | 166 | 5.7% | 92.92% | +50.22 pp | $912M | +118% |
| Q1 2025 | 176 | +2.3% | 42.70% | 0.66 pp | $419M | 1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 172 | +11% | 43.36% | 52.56 pp | $426M | 55% |
| Q3 2024 | 155 | +4.7% | 95.92% | +61.47 pp | $942M | +178% |
| Q2 2024 | 148 | β | 34.45% | β | $338M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SBGI stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Sinclair, Inc. stands at 37.9%, held across 163 reporting institutions.
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL is the largest reported institutional holder of SBGI, with approximately 3,987,344 shares worth $0.05B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of SBGI, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SBGI is 34 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
35 institutions opened new positions in SBGI during Q1 2026, while 39 fully exited. 22 added to existing positions and 103 trimmed.
SBGI institutional ownership fell by 7.53 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -4 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 65.0% of all reported 13F value in SBGI, and the top 25 account for 89.2%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI) Institutional Ownership