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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
SRFM
51
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
$10.1M -$1.64M -56,138 -16%
DCM
52
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$9.23M +$7.68M +263,583 New
ECM
53
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$9.09M +$6.05M +207,586 +399%
IAM
54
Ion Asset Management
Israel
$8.76M +$292K +10,000 +4%
Bank of America
55
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.19M +$3.38M +115,968 +98%
William Blair Investment Management
56
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$8.01M -$3.22M -110,400 -33%
TC
57
Tenere Capital
New York
$7.75M +$6.45M +221,293 New
BA
58
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$7.52M +$5.62M +192,932 +889%
Northern Trust
59
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.17M -$143K -4,921 -2%
UBS Group
60
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.92M -$2.35M -80,771 -29%
Neuberger Berman Group
61
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$6.78M +$438K +15,016 +8%
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.59M -$4.22M -144,824 -43%
AAM
63
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.48M +$95.1K +3,262 +2%
DG
64
DigitalBridge Group
Florida
$6.2M +$5.16M +176,928 New
VEPM
65
Vista Equity Partners Management
California
$6.01M -$8.38M -287,504 -63%
BRIM
66
Broad Run Investment Management
Virginia
$5.8M +$4.83M +165,601 New
William Blair & Company
67
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$5.7M -$102K -3,502 -2%
Bank of Montreal
68
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.61M +$4.07M +139,668 +759%
ACM
69
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.01M +$108K +3,692 +3%
Lord, Abbett & Co
70
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$4.96M +$4.13M +141,744 New
SSA
71
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$4.94M +$4.11M +141,009 New
TD Asset Management
72
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.93M +$480K +16,464 +13%
MC
73
Maplelane Capital
New York
$4.83M +$4.02M +138,000 New
JMPWA
74
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$4.38M +$3.29K +113 +0.1%
Legal & General Group
75
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.35M +$434K +14,891 +14%
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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.