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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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%)

Holders
217
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+23.3%
% of All Funds
3.49%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
65
Increased
71
Reduced
63
Closed
20
Calls
$68.8M
Puts
$9.76M
Net Calls
+$59.1M
Net Calls Change
+$31.8M

Top Buyers

1
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
+$68.1M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$50.5M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$29.8M
4
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$26.6M
5
MGCM
Mane Global Capital Management
New York
+$26M

Top Sellers

1
DCP
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
-$104M
2
DPCM
Darlington Partners Capital Management
California
-$63.7M
3
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$46.5M
4
SEP
Soma Equity Partners
California
-$35.3M
5
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
-$33.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EOJOAM
26
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$35.2M -$5.77M -197,800 -16%
MGCM
27
Mane Global Capital Management
New York
$31.2M +$26M +890,309 New
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$31.2M +$4.38M +150,236 +20%
Jane Street
29
Jane Street
New York
$29.7M +$24.7M +847,073 New
SEI Investments
30
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$27.9M -$7.95M -272,567 -26%
Bank of New York Mellon
31
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$27.3M +$15.4M +528,208 +209%
Mawer Investment Management
32
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$25.8M +$332K +11,388 +2%
Assenagon Asset Management
33
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$22.9M +$1.94M +66,490 +11%
Lazard Asset Management
34
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$22.5M -$364K -12,494 -2%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$21.5M -$16.8M -575,820 -48%
T. Rowe Price Associates
36
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$21.3M +$286K +9,827 +2%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$21.2M +$403K +13,826 +2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
38
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$19.5M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
39
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$18.6M -$2.71M -93,000 -15%
D.E. Shaw & Co
40
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$18.2M -$1.75M -59,861 -10%
QM
41
QVIDTVM Management
Texas
$16.6M -$26.2K -900 -0.2%
ZR
42
Zeno Research
New York
$16.1M +$9.47M +324,750 +241%
RC
43
RBO & Co
California
$15.2M -$508K -17,441 -4%
SGDR
44
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$14.6M +$12.2M +417,743 New
State Street
45
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.4M +$218K +7,474 +2%
Fidelity International
46
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$14M +$11.6M +397,611 +44,726%
Balyasny Asset Management
47
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$13.6M +$11.4M +389,601 New
JIC
48
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$12.9M -$2.89M -99,266 -21%
CSS
49
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$11M +$8.81M +302,212 +2,443%
Amundi
50
Amundi
France
$10.2M -$182K -6,253 -2%
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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.