Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)
NYSE: SAH · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · Charlotte, NC · filing with the SEC since 1997
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Who owns Sonic Automotive, Inc.
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
3
David Bruton Smith holds 42.3% of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, as its SCHEDULE 13D/A filed Jun 17, 2026 says.
Directors and officers
10
report now, of 14 people on the record since 2006. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 3 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
David Bruton Smith
SCHEDULE 13D/A · filed Jun 17, 2026 · Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Blackrock, Inc.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Oct 27, 2026 · Class A Stock · 10.2% in Apr 29, 2025
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jul 15, 2025 · Common Stock · 7.5% in Jan 23, 2025
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 27, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
What SAH reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
370 subsidiaries in 1 country, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Feb 23, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
5sales
0purchases
5sales on a scheduled plan
2people selling
$9.6Msold, in dollars
$0bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Oct 16, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Oct 16, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window3 of 16 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyke Jeff | President | 3 | $8.4M | 3 | 0 | $0 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | 2 | $1.2M | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Rusnak Paul P. | 10% owner | 0 | $0 | 0 | 10 | $8.9M |