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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
Victory Capital Management
76
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$4.19M +$992K +34,023 +40%
DnB Asset Management
77
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$4.08M – – –
CA
78
Claar Advisors
New York
$3.87M -$43.7K -1,500 -1%
SMDAM
79
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$3.71M – – –
First Trust Advisors
80
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.68M +$1.66M +56,913 +118%
SG Americas Securities
81
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.61M -$1.15M -39,499 -28%
HF
82
HRT Financial
New York
$3.45M +$2.87M +98,409 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
83
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$3.26M +$1.41M +48,500 +109%
CFB
84
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$2.84M +$1.12M +38,369 +90%
MWVC
85
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
$2.8M +$2.33M +80,000 New
CI
86
Capital International
California
$2.74M +$24.5K +839 +1%
PP
87
PDT Partners
New York
$2.71M +$1.29M +44,384 +134%
CCG
88
Cloverfields Capital Group
Minnesota
$2.7M -$151K -5,177 -6%
CIS
89
Capital International Sarl
California
$2.63M +$293K +10,036 +15%
GI
90
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$2.6M +$2.16M +74,250 New
Marshall Wace
91
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.53M +$2.11M +72,214 New
CGI
92
Comgest Global Investors
France
$2.48M +$181K +6,220 +10%
Russell Investments Group
93
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.43M +$2.03M +69,500 New
KJHP
94
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$2.37M +$1.46M +50,000 New
Wells Fargo
95
Wells Fargo
California
$2.37M -$70K -2,402 -3%
PMAM
96
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.3M +$1.08M +37,055 +130%
TAM
97
Tabor Asset Management
New York
$2.13M +$1.77M +60,711 New
Natixis Advisors
98
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.1M +$204K +6,983 +13%
BMSSC
99
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co
Germany
$2.09M +$1.28M +43,750 +276%
KF
100
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$2.03M +$1.69M +58,050 New
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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.