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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.09B invested in Warner Music in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11M | Put options by funds: $3.38M

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 38

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 36

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 153 (+1)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.35B → $3.09B (-$258M)

18.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.6% → 80.96% (-19%)

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 7 (-3)

Holders
153
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.66%
% of All Funds
2.69%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
37
Increased
58
Reduced
38
Closed
36
Calls
$11M
Puts
$3.38M
Net Calls
+$7.61M
Net Calls Change
-$165K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$84.9M
2
FCIM
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
+$51.3M
3
CCM
CAAS Capital Management
New York
+$40.5M
4
Mawer Investment Management
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
+$32.1M
5
JCM
Junto Capital Management
New York
+$31.9M

Top Sellers

1
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
-$72.8M
2
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
-$48.5M
3
DCP
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
-$46.7M
4
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$43.1M
5
XEA
XN Exponent Advisors
New York
-$31.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KIP
26
Kayak Investment Partners
California
$23.6M -$3.4M -94,900 -12%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.9M +$22.1M +618,601 +1,250%
MP
28
Marlowe Partners
New York
$22.7M +$848K +23,702 +4%
William Blair Investment Management
29
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$21.6M +$22.5M +630,089 New
JIC
30
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$19.1M – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
31
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$17.8M -$1.34M -37,373 -7%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$17.4M +$18.1M +505,856 New
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16.9M +$17.6M +492,141 New
IM
34
Islet Management
New York
$16.3M +$17M +475,000 New
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14.7M -$27M -755,069 -64%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$14.3M +$611K +17,069 +4%
AllianceBernstein
37
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$13.7M +$6.77M +189,325 +90%
Millennium Management
38
Millennium Management
New York
$13.4M +$9.86M +275,702 +239%
Northern Trust
39
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12.3M +$6.94M +194,056 +118%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
40
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$11.3M +$4.83M +134,908 +69%
Bank of New York Mellon
41
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$9.46M +$114K +3,191 +1%
SCM
42
Soros Capital Management
New York
$9.1M +$4.69M +131,000 +98%
TC
43
Tarsadia Capital
New York
$8.8M -$10.6M -296,680 -54%
RC
44
RBO & Co
California
$8.68M +$236K +6,590 +3%
Point72 Asset Management
45
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$8.43M +$8.78M +245,444 New
KHCM
46
Kettle Hill Capital Management
New York
$8.21M +$8.55M +239,081 New
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.99M +$5.21M +145,719 +168%
California Public Employees Retirement System
48
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.01M -$979K -27,371 -12%
IAM
49
Ion Asset Management
Israel
$6.97M +$2.61M +73,000 +56%
D.E. Shaw & Co
50
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.93M +$6.9M +192,789 +2,126%
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WMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

153 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Music (WMG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3.09B — down 7.7% from $3.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new WMG positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 58 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $84.9M. The largest seller was Holocene Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $72.8M sold.

  • 153 institutional investors held Warner Music (WMG) as of Q1 2021, up from 152 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.09B of Warner Music stock for Q1 2021, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Warner Music positions in Q1 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Warner Music buyer in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $84.9M added.
  • The largest Warner Music seller in Q1 2021 was Holocene Advisors, an estimated $72.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.