Warner Music
183 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.3B invested in Warner Music in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
1,695% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.2M | Put options by funds: $4.47M
48% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 50
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.48B → $4.3B (-$176M)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 37
1.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.31% → 83.29% (-1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 183 (-5)
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$259M |
| 2 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$113M |
| 3 |
CIA
Caledonia Investments (Australia)
Sydney NSW,
Australia
|
+$92.5M |
| 4 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$87.9M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$59.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$163M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$111M |
| 3 |
CI
Cooper Investors
Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia
|
-$36.8M |
| 4 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
-$36.8M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$24.8M |
WMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
183 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Music (WMG) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $4.3B — down 3.9% from $4.48B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of WMG and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $259M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $163M.
- 183 institutional investors held Warner Music (WMG) as of Q1 2022, down from 188 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $4.3B of Warner Music stock for Q1 2022, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Warner Music positions in Q1 2022 and 37 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Warner Music buyer in Q1 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $259M added.
- The largest Warner Music seller in Q1 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $163M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.