Warner Music
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.1B invested in Warner Music in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
968% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $65.6M | Put options by funds: $6.14M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 10 (+5)
86% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 22
79% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 38
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.16B → $4.1B (+$941M)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 151 → 168 (+17)
3.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75% → 78.37% (+3.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$144M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.7M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28.1M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$20.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$117M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$57.1M |
| 3 |
HAM
Honeycomb Asset Management
New York
|
-$22.2M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$18.7M |
| 5 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.7M |
WMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
168 of the 5,728 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Music (WMG) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $4.1B — up 30% from $3.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new WMG positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Sculptor Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $117M sold.
- 168 institutional investors held Warner Music (WMG) as of Q3 2021, up from 151 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $4.1B of Warner Music stock for Q3 2021, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Warner Music positions in Q3 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Warner Music buyer in Q3 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest Warner Music seller in Q3 2021 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $117M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.