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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
TG
101
TCW Group
California
$1.97M – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
102
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.82M -$247K -8,469 -14%
OQS
103
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$1.78M +$1.49M +50,948 New
CII
104
Capital International Inc
California
$1.75M -$123K -4,223 -8%
DTL
105
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$1.69M +$1.41M +48,210 New
SCC
106
Steel Canyon Capital
Arizona
$1.65M +$1.37M +47,071 New
CCS
107
Concentric Capital Strategies
Connecticut
$1.6M +$1.33M +45,737 New
BBA
108
Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.49M +$1.24M +42,500 New
Invesco
109
Invesco
Georgia
$1.48M -$18.9M -649,133 -94%
RJA
110
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.33M +$5.25K +180 +0.5%
AWP
111
Accretive Wealth Partners
New Jersey
$1.33M +$1.11M +37,994 New
BHCM
112
Boulder Hill Capital Management
New York
$1.33M +$1.1M +37,900 New
UIM
113
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.27M – – –
US Bancorp
114
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.18M -$41K -1,408 -4%
Two Sigma Investments
115
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.06M +$880K +30,200 New
LIP
116
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Florida
$1.06M +$880K +30,177 New
GF
117
Gabelli Funds
New York
$963K +$14.6K +500 +2%
BCM
118
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$942K +$784K +26,900 New
Macquarie Group
119
Macquarie Group
Australia
$922K -$276K -9,470 -26%
CGPCS
120
Capital Group Private Client Services
California
$912K +$71.9K +2,465 +10%
Man Group
121
Man Group
United Kingdom
$892K -$374K -12,845 -34%
CP
122
CenterBook Partners
Connecticut
$873K +$727K +24,922 New
CC
123
Cipher Capital
New York
$873K +$726K +24,919 New
P
124
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$819K +$109K +3,756 +19%
QT
125
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$805K +$670K +22,975 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.