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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
SOW
176
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$137K +$19.4K +664 +20%
NA
177
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$134K +$111K +3,814 New
TRCT
178
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$122K +$48.8K +1,674 +91%
PNC Financial Services Group
179
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$96.1K -$161K -5,525 -67%
ACM
180
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$84K +$70K +2,400 New
UB
181
UMB Bank
Missouri
$60K +$23.4K +803 +89%
CI Investments Inc
182
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$51K +$9.88K +339 +30%
MS
183
Madden Securities
Texas
$49.2K +$41K +1,406 New
O
184
Ossiam
France
$47.7K – – –
CT
185
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$37.8K +$31.4K +1,078 New
WBC
186
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$36.9K +$12.6K +431 +69%
Barclays
187
Barclays
United Kingdom
$30.1K -$143K -4,920 -85%
WTC
188
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$29.5K +$24.5K +842 New
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
189
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$21K -$437 -15 -2%
AA
190
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$16K -$4.37K -150 -25%
National Bank of Canada
191
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$11.8K -$816 -28 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
192
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.94K +$814K +27,923 +12%
IRC
193
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$6.13K – – –
TWM
194
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$6K +$29 +1 +0.6%
FHA
195
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$5.36K – – –
BIA
196
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$5.32K +$1.02K +35 +30%
FDCDDQ
197
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$4.62K – – –
TIM
198
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$4.55K – – –
TAIM
199
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$4K -$3.5K -120 -51%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
200
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.07K +$204 +7 +13%
6 7
8
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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.