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254 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.03B invested in Warner Music in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,072% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.6M | Put options by funds: $5.43M

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 97

1.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 103%101.49% (-1.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267254 (-13)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.68B → $4.03B (-$647M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 44

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
254
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-4.87%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
33
Increased
89
Reduced
97
Closed
44
Calls
$63.6M
Puts
$5.43M
Net Calls
+$58.2M
Net Calls Change
-$37.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$411M +$19.5M +697,109 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$405M -$11.7M -420,548 -3%
IFP
3
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$362M -$2.75M -98,679 -0.7%
DPCM
4
Darlington Partners Capital Management
California
$327M
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$257M +$4.59M +164,426 +2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
6
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$233M +$9.36M +335,409 +4%
DCP
7
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
$218M +$27.9M +1,000,000 +14%
Mawer Investment Management
8
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$201M -$14.3M -510,736 -6%
Fidelity International
9
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$158M +$987K +35,374 +0.6%
CB
10
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$154M -$3.1M -111,051 -2%
Harris Associates
11
Harris Associates
Illinois
$75.2M -$35.2M -1,262,415 -31%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$69.3M -$2.34M -83,781 -3%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$60.1M -$1.65M -59,041 -3%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$56.9M +$56.3M +2,016,893 +2,736%
Artisan Partners
15
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$55.2M +$8.67M +310,698 +18%
JG
16
Jain Global
New York
$55.1M +$46.7M +1,673,588 +478%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$55.1M +$122K +4,372 +0.2%
FCIM
18
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$41.4M -$10.9M -390,027 -20%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$39.8M +$38.6M +1,384,986 +1,795%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$32.2M +$12.2M +438,050 +59%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$31.5M
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.3M +$323K +11,566 +1%
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$31.1M +$9.29M +332,914 +41%
EOJOAM
24
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$28.5M +$939K +33,652 +3%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.5M -$10M -358,678 -26%

WMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

254 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Music (WMG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $4.03B — down 14% from $4.68B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of WMG and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $56.3M. The largest seller was Caledonia Investments (Australia), exiting entirely with an estimated $67.3M sold.

  • 254 institutional investors held Warner Music (WMG) as of Q2 2025, down from 267 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.03B of Warner Music stock for Q2 2025, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Warner Music positions in Q2 2025 and 44 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Warner Music buyer in Q2 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $56.3M added.
  • The largest Warner Music seller in Q2 2025 was Caledonia Investments (Australia), an estimated $67.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.