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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
SRC
151
Samson Rock Capital
United Kingdom
$412K +$343K +11,760 New
Bank Julius Baer & Co
152
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$403K +$335K +11,497 New
AA
153
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$400K -$1.75K -60 -0.5%
Citigroup
154
Citigroup
New York
$389K +$94.1K +3,227 +41%
ITFISA
155
Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna
$357K – – –
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
156
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$346K +$50.9K +1,746 +21%
Susquehanna International Group
157
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$328K +$273K +9,357 New
XT
158
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$311K +$259K +8,894 New
FRM
159
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$310K +$258K +8,851 New
PRC
160
Pearl River Capital
Michigan
$273K +$227K +7,791 New
QT
161
Quantamental Technologies
New York
$273K +$227K +7,787 New
OAM
162
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$271K -$42.5K -1,459 -16%
SI
163
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$253K – – –
GHA
164
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$244K +$203K +6,966 New
Osaic Holdings
165
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$227K -$7K -240 -4%
GAM
166
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$224K -$89.1K -3,057 -32%
LPL Financial
167
LPL Financial
California
$218K +$181K +6,225 New
CMBA
168
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$217K +$181K +6,205 New
CCA
169
Column Capital Advisors
Indiana
$216K – – –
TL
170
Tradewinds LLC
North Carolina
$216K +$168K +5,771 New
EGM
171
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$202K -$481K -16,515 -74%
ETC
172
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$164K +$4.81K +165 +4%
Toronto Dominion Bank
173
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$162K -$24.3K -835 -15%
CQS
174
Credential Qtrade Securities
$157K -$6.53K -224 -5%
CS
175
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$144K -$1.14M -39,246 -91%
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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.