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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$602M +$5.02M +172,324 +1%
Sands Capital Management
2
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$374M -$14.3M -491,312 -4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$365M +$3.99M +136,801 +1%
CIA
4
Caledonia Investments (Australia)
Australia
$219M -$19.3M -660,634 -10%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$206M +$29.8M +1,021,934 +21%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$169M +$77.9K +2,671 +0.1%
DPCM
7
Darlington Partners Capital Management
California
$157M -$63.7M -2,186,509 -33%
JSP
8
Jackson Square Partners
California
$134M -$10.5M -358,869 -9%
SPC
9
Slate Path Capital
New York
$110M – – –
SEP
10
Soma Equity Partners
California
$105M -$35.3M -1,212,380 -29%
Capital International Investors
11
Capital International Investors
California
$105M +$66.8K +2,293 +0.1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
12
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$96M -$946K -32,436 -1%
CB
13
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$81.8M +$68.1M +2,336,194 New
SAM
14
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$78M -$33.3M -1,141,831 -34%
Harris Associates
15
Harris Associates
Illinois
$75.3M +$409K +14,045 +0.7%
Allspring Global Investments
16
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$71M +$517K +17,736 +0.9%
Janus Henderson Group
17
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$65.1M -$46.5M -1,594,800 -46%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$61.8M +$50.5M +1,732,786 +5,209%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$59.7M +$651K +22,330 +1%
SIMG
20
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$57.5M -$69.6K -2,386 -0.1%
CAM
21
Contour Asset Management
New York
$54.9M -$1.62M -55,618 -3%
FCIM
22
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$54M +$11.8M +405,945 +36%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41.7M -$1.14M -39,120 -3%
Point72 Asset Management
24
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$40M +$26.6M +913,950 +398%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$35.8M -$4.66M -159,766 -14%
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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.