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299 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.19B invested in Warner Music in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

728% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.3M | Put options by funds: $8.01M

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 37

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.03B → $5.19B (+$1.15B)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 254299 (+45)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 83

2.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.49%104.38% (+2.9%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
299
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+17.72%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
83
Increased
96
Reduced
83
Closed
37
Calls
$66.3M
Puts
$8.01M
Net Calls
+$58.3M
Net Calls Change
+$102K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$576M +$58.6M +1,837,801 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$492M -$13.7M -431,238 -3%
IFP
3
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$448M -$4.04M -126,801 -1%
DPCM
4
Darlington Partners Capital Management
California
$409M
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$317M -$3.5M -109,896 -1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
6
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$304M +$11.6M +363,092 +4%
DCP
7
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
$213M -$55.8M -1,750,000 -22%
Fidelity International
8
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$199M +$706K +22,149 +0.4%
CB
9
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$179M -$12.3M -385,513 -7%
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$108M +$65.1M +2,040,425 +178%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$87.6M +$873K +27,382 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$87.2M +$35M +1,098,664 +75%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$79.4M +$4.01M +125,780 +6%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$75.8M +$37.6M +1,180,256 +113%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
15
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$74M +$68.2M +2,139,067 +6,227%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$73.3M +$4.16M +130,346 +6%
Harris Associates
17
Harris Associates
Illinois
$70.5M -$22M -688,820 -25%
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$63.4M +$58.2M +1,824,596 +5,056%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$62.3M +$27.1M +849,321 +87%
FCIM
20
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$50.6M -$1.06M -33,371 -2%
Artisan Partners
21
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$50.3M -$17.5M -549,120 -27%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.4M +$13.9M +435,403 +44%
Neuberger Berman Group
23
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$47.2M +$6.49M +203,429 +17%
EGM
24
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$42.8M +$30.9M +970,153 +339%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$39.4M -$29.8M -934,586 -45%

WMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

299 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Warner Music (WMG) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $5.19B — up 29% from $4.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new WMG positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, adding an estimated $68.2M. The largest seller was Mawer Investment Management, cutting an estimated $225M.

  • 299 institutional investors held Warner Music (WMG) as of Q3 2025, up from 254 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $5.19B of Warner Music stock for Q3 2025, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new Warner Music positions in Q3 2025 and 37 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Warner Music buyer in Q3 2025 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $68.2M added.
  • The largest Warner Music seller in Q3 2025 was Mawer Investment Management, an estimated $225M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.