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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
S
201
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1.93K – – –
ASN
202
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.83K +$1.52K +52 New
HNB
203
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1.44K -$146 -5 -11%
VCM
204
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$1.09K +$904 +31 New
CA
205
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$1.02K +$845 +29 New
IA
206
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K -$1.22K -42 -59%
SC
207
Schubert & Co
Texas
$981 +$29 +1 +4%
PA
208
Parallel Advisors
California
$817 +$87 +3 +15%
JWA
209
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$700 +$87 +3 +18%
HCP
210
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$700 +$233 +8 +67%
OIA
211
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$560 – – –
GI
212
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$350 +$292 +10 New
SIC
213
SJS Investment Consulting
Ohio
$315 +$204 +7 +350%
DI
214
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$280 +$87 +3 +60%
AF
215
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$245 +$204 +7 New
TWA
216
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$105 +$29 +1 +50%
TWD
217
True Wealth Design
Ohio
$35 +$29 +1 New
DCP
218
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
– -$104M -4,500,000 Closed
YIH
219
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$1.71M -73,479 Closed
BC
220
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.69M -72,960 Closed
WMSA
221
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$1.45M -62,260 Closed
ACM
222
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
– -$957K -41,251 Closed
Baird Financial Group
223
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$705K -30,358 Closed
KAS
224
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
– -$693K -29,862 Closed
QC
225
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$668K -28,770 Closed
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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.