Who Owns Sonoco Products Stock?
NYSE: SONConsumer DiscretionaryContainers/PackagingUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Ownership breakdown
- Held by institutions
- 101.60%
- Institutions (% of float)
- 102.67%
- Held by insiders
- 1.05%
- Institutional holders
- 648
- Institutions 99.0%
- Insiders 1.0%
- Public and other 0.0%
Who owns Sonoco Products stock?
Institutional investors own about 101.6% of Sonoco Products's shares, spread across 648 institutions that file 13F reports. That level of institutional ownership is high, typical of large, widely followed companies. Insiders, including executives, directors and large founding shareholders, hold 1.05% of SON.
The largest institutional holders are Blackrock Inc. (11.79%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (5.52%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.92%). Together, the top 10 institutions control 49.4% of shares outstanding. In their latest filings, 9 of the top 10 institutions increased their SON positions and 1 reduced them.
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Top institutional holders of SON
| Institution | Shares | % Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 11.66M | 11.79% | +2.4% |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. | 5.45M | 5.52% | -7.8% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.86M | 4.92% | +23.6% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.80M | 4.86% | +0.5% |
| LSV Asset Management | 4.65M | 4.70% | +122.8% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.46M | 4.51% | +0.5% |
| State Street Corporation | 4.42M | 4.47% | +4.6% |
| Bank of America Corporation | 3.64M | 3.68% | +9.8% |
| Earnest Partners LLC | 2.83M | 2.86% | +9.4% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2.06M | 2.09% | +64.1% |
% held is the share of total shares outstanding. Change is the percentage change in the position since the holder's previous 13F filing.
Top mutual fund and ETF holders of SON
| Fund | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS Fd.S-Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fd. | 3.84M | 3.89% |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.46M | 3.50% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.14M | 3.17% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.27M | 2.29% |
| iShares Trust-iShares Select Dividend ETF | 2.02M | 2.05% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.44M | 1.45% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.13M | 1.15% |
| SPDR SERIES TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 925.52K | 0.94% |
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio | 896.54K | 0.91% |
| SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRT-State Street SPDR S&P Mid Cap 400 ETF TRT | 723.05K | 0.73% |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest shareholder of Sonoco Products?
Blackrock Inc. is the largest institutional shareholder of SON, owning 11.79% of shares outstanding (11.66M shares) as of its latest 13F filing.
What percentage of Sonoco Products is owned by institutions?
Institutions own about 101.6% of SON shares and 102.7% of the public float.
How much of Sonoco Products do insiders own?
Insiders, such as officers and directors, own about 1.05% of SON shares outstanding.
Where does institutional ownership data come from?
Investment managers with more than $100 million in US equities must file Form 13F with the SEC within 45 days of each quarter-end. Holdings are therefore up to about 4.5 months old when published.