Sony SONY
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$20.32M (14 inflow days, 6 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 28.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 0.22% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,335,501 | 0.5% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,093,326 | 0.4% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,241,159 | 1.2% |
| Daiwa Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,993,000 | 2.1% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,571,300 | 0.6% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,518,824 | 4.0% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,323,292 | 0.6% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,098,690 | 1.2% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,427,100 | 4.0% |
| Daiwa Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,146,700 | 2.1% |
| Bessemer Investment Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,243,106 | 0.1% |
| Altrinsic Global Advisors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,044,111 | 0.1% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,003,280 | 9.2% |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,899,554 | 0.1% |
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,196,100 | 0.5% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | Yasuhiro Ito | Chief People Officer, Corporate Exec Off. & Officer in charge of Human Res. & General Affairs | Private Disposition | -9,000 | $24.29 | 6,489 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Yasuhiro Ito | Chief People Officer, Corporate Exec Off. & Officer in charge of Human Res. & General Affairs | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +9,000 | $8.35 | 15,489 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Shinji Sashida | Business CEO | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +7,000 | $11.61 | 12,700 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Kenji Tanaka | Business CEO | Private Disposition | -20,000 | $23.83 | 43,899 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Kenji Tanaka | Business CEO | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +9,000 | $8.41 | 63,899 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Rob Stringer | Business CEO | Private Disposition | -545,547 | $22.49 | – |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Ravi Ahuja | Business CEO | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -15,580 | $22.71 | 22,096 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Tsuyoshi Kodera | Chief Digital Officer, Corporate Exe. Officer and Officer in charge of Digital & Technology | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -17,100 | $22.72 | 47,508 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Ravi Ahuja | Business CEO | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +11,867 | – | 22,096 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Tsuyoshi Kodera | Chief Digital Officer, Corporate Exe. Officer and Officer in charge of Digital & Technology | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +19,955 | – | 47,508 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Nora Denzel | Independent Outside Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,550 | – | 5,550 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Neil Hunt | Independent Outside Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,550 | – | 5,550 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | William Morrow | Independent Outside Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,550 | – | 5,550 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Shingo Konomoto | Independent Outside Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,550 | – | 5,550 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Ravi Ahuja | Business CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +142,000 | – | 142,000 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Hiroki Totoki | President, CEO, Director & Representative Corporate Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +402,930 | – | 61,442 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Wendy Mira Becker | Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,550 | – | 5,550 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Jon Platt | Business CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +71,000 | – | 71,000 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Masayuki Hyodo | Independent Outside Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,550 | – | 5,550 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Rob Stringer | Business CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +191,384 | – | 191,384 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 12,760,271 | 0.2% | 3.0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 10,899,692 | 0.2% | 3.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 12,529,774 | 0.2% | 3.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 11,104,607 | 0.2% | 2.8 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 10,821,753 | 0.2% | 2.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 10,068,731 | 0.2% | 1.7 |
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