Warner Music
217 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.22B invested in Warner Music in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
606% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68.8M | Put options by funds: $9.76M
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 20
49% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $4.22B (+$1.39B)
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 176 → 217 (+41)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 63
0.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.91% → 88% (-0.91%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$68.1M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$50.5M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$29.8M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$26.6M |
| 5 |
MGCM
Mane Global Capital Management
New York
|
+$26M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CANY
226
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
| – | -$641K | -27,633 | Closed |
|
227
Vontobel Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$571K | -24,697 | Closed |
|
|
TC
228
TwinBeech Capital
Purchase,
New York
| – | -$519K | -22,381 | Closed |
|
229
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
| – | -$487K | -20,989 | Closed |
|
230
CIBC Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$454K | -19,569 | Closed |
|
231
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$556K | -19,057 | Closed |
|
|
MWC
232
MBM Wealth Consultants
Chesterfield,
Missouri
| – | -$12K | -972 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
233
Axiom Investment Management
New York
| – | -$22K | -915 | Closed |
|
|
CB
234
Community Bank
Dewitt,
New York
| – | -$3K | -124 | Closed |
|
|
CAL
235
Capital Analysts LLC
Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -51 | Closed |
|
WMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
217 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Music (WMG) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $4.22B — up 49% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new WMG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cooke & Bieler, opening a new position worth an estimated $68.1M. The largest seller was Darsana Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $104M sold.
- 217 institutional investors held Warner Music (WMG) as of Q4 2022, up from 176 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $4.22B of Warner Music stock for Q4 2022, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new Warner Music positions in Q4 2022 and 20 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest Warner Music buyer in Q4 2022 was Cooke & Bieler, an estimated $68.1M added.
- The largest Warner Music seller in Q4 2022 was Darsana Capital Partners, an estimated $104M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.