Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SYF held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital World Investors | 33.8M | $2.30B | -11.8% | 9.723% | 0.31% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 30.5M | $2.07B | -2.2% | 8.768% | 0.04% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 22.6M | $1.54B | β | 6.501% | 0.04% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 18.5M | $1.26B | β | 5.324% | 0.07% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 17.7M | $1.21B | -3.9% | 5.099% | 0.04% |
| 6 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 16.1M | $1.09B | -0.6% | 4.622% | 0.08% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 9.9M | $683.3M | +0.4% | 2.862% | 0.04% |
| 8 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 9.6M | $654.1M | -3.1% | 2.766% | 0.08% |
| 9 | PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 7.6M | $517.8M | +1.5% | 2.190% | 16.20% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 6.0M | $410.8M | +6.4% | 1.738% | 0.09% |
| 11 | Invesco Ltd. | 5.6M | $383.0M | +2.5% | 1.620% | 0.06% |
| 12 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 5.3M | $363.1M | +5.6% | 1.536% | 0.26% |
| 13 | NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 5.3M | $348.7M | +2.3% | 1.511% | 0.33% |
| 14 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 5.0M | $340.6M | -1.6% | 1.441% | 0.05% |
| 15 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 4.8M | $329.1M | -9.6% | 1.392% | 0.08% |
| 16 | HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | 4.7M | $316.9M | β | 1.340% | 0.42% |
| 17 | MORGAN STANLEY | 4.6M | $310.3M | -26.8% | 1.312% | 0.02% |
| 18 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.5M | $302.4M | +37.3% | 1.290% | 0.14% |
| 19 | ASSETMARK, INC | 4.3M | $295.1M | +0.9% | 1.248% | 0.60% |
| 20 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 4.3M | $289.8M | -12.5% | 1.226% | 0.06% |
| 21 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 4.2M | $284.5M | +4.0% | 1.203% | 0.30% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.1M | $208.5M | +1.3% | 0.882% | 0.03% |
| 23 | AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | 2.9M | $196.8M | +73.0% | 0.832% | 1.03% |
| 24 | Legal & General Group Plc | 2.9M | $196.5M | -4.2% | 0.831% | 0.05% |
| 25 | Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 2.7M | $184.1M | -4.2% | 0.778% | 0.26% |
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 SYF β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SYF during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new SYF position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their SYF 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 | 935 | 3.3% | 89.86% | 25.31 pp | $22.91B | 22% |
| Q4 2025 | 967 | +7.3% | 115.17% | +15.74 pp | $29.37B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | 901 | +4.4% | 99.43% | 6.68 pp | $25.36B | 6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 863 | +2.4% | 106.11% | +31.47 pp | $27.06B | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | 843 | 2.8% | 74.64% | 17.81 pp | $19.03B | 19% |
| Q4 2024 | 867 | +15% | 92.45% | +22.06 pp | $23.57B | +31% |
| Q3 2024 | 752 | +7.4% | 70.39% | 0.91 pp | $17.95B | 1.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 700 | β | 71.30% | β | $18.18B | 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 SYF stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Synchrony Financial stands at 89.9%, held across 935 reporting institutions.
Capital World Investors is the largest reported institutional holder of SYF, with approximately 33,796,907 shares worth $2.30B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of SYF.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SYF is 17 out of 100 (Heavy Distribution). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
128 institutions opened new positions in SYF during Q1 2026, while 160 fully exited. 134 added to existing positions and 670 trimmed.
SYF institutional ownership fell by 25.31 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -32 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.2% of all reported 13F value in SYF, and the top 25 account for 70.2%.
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.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) Institutional Ownership