WPP PLC NEW WPP
ADR · ADR · CUSIP 92937A102
British multinational advertising and public relations company
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $47.41. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.1m notional), 6 hold puts ($2.1m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 155 |
| Q4 2022 | 167 |
| Q1 2023 | 182 |
| Q2 2023 | 186 |
| Q3 2023 | 171 |
| Q4 2023 | 191 |
| Q1 2024 | 184 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 81 | 77 |
| Q1 2023 | 99 | 60 |
| Q2 2023 | 99 | 70 |
| Q3 2023 | 71 | 90 |
| Q4 2023 | 91 | 73 |
| Q1 2024 | 87 | 85 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $88.2k | $392.1k | 4.45 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.0m | $1.5m | 1.47 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.6m | $993.8k | 0.62 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1m | $2.1m | 1.99 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | Added | +1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +161.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +88.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +87.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +58.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +51.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +49.9k |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC | Added | +47.2k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | Added | +41.9k |
Biggest sellers
| ProVise Management Group, LLC | Reduced | -86.6k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA | Reduced | -53.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -41.7k |
| Hanson & Doremus Investment Management | Reduced | -39.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -35.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Sold out | -34.8k |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC | Reduced | -30.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -29.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -23.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Sold out | -23.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $649.4k13.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $284.4k6.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $137.0k2.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $663.6k14.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $564.1k11.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $328.3k6.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $312.8k6.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $260.0k5.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-15 | 7.6% |
| BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-04-15 | 5.4% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q1 2024.
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD 2.18% of their portfolio | 3.4m $158.8m | Added +1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $119.8m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.0m | Added +88.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $56.2m | Added +51.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $55.5m | Added +15.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 770.9k $36.5m | Added +49.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 616.8k $29.2m | Reduced -17.3k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 609.6k $28.9m | Added +41.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 560.1k $26.5m | Added +161.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.6k $12.3m | Added +58.2k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 220.3k $10.4m | Added +11.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.5k $8.8m | Added +8.9k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 185.4k $8.8m | Added +28.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.7k $8.1m | Added +18.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.8k $6.4m | Reduced -169 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.3k $6.2m | Added +13.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.6k $6.0m | Added +5.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.6k $5.7m | Added +24.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.5k $5.3m | Added +87.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.3k $5.3m | Added +16.1k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.0k $4.7m | Reduced -369 |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 94.2k $4.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 79.0k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 72.4k $3.4m | Added +47.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.7k $2.8m | Reduced -8.1k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.17% of their portfolio | 56.1k $2.7m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Ethic Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.5k $2.6m | Added +14.1k |
| EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 52.0k $2.5m | Added +473 |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $2.3m | Reduced -114 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.3k $2.1m | Added +12.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.0k $2.0m | Reduced -23.0k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.8k $1.8m | Reduced -48 |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 35.5k $1.7m | Added +330 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.5m | Added +3.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $1.3m | Added +2.0k |
| Hanson & Doremus Investment Management 0.19% of their portfolio | 23.7k $1.1m | Reduced -39.9k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1k $1.0m | Added +4.4k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $964.4k | Added +1.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $960.6k | Added +3.7k |
| Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 19.8k $936.4k | Reduced -2.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $920.1k | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.9k $902.4k | Added +1.7k |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.8k $841.0k | Reduced -531 |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.3k $821.9k | Added +1.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $784.0k | Added +2.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $749.8k | Reduced -35.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $749.1k | Added +510 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.8k $702.0k | Reduced -1.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $663.6k | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.7k $651.1k | Added +6.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $596.0k | Added +3.0k |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.4k $587.8k | Added +2.1k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $579.7k | Added +428 |
| Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 12.2k $577.1k | Added +583 |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.0k $567.5k | Reduced -839 |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.7k $555.2k | New |
| Inlet Private Wealth, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 11.6k $547.5k | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $502.8k | New |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $482.4k | Added +1.5k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $469.9k | Added +46 |
| Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 9.8k $464.3k | Added +537 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $461.4k | Added +2.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $452.0k | Reduced -10.0k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.4k $444.2k | Reduced -11.7k |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1k $432.5k | Reduced -327 |
| Investors Research Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.9k $424.1k | Added +750 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.8k $417.9k | Reduced -6.8k |
| MISSION WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.6k $406.7k | Reduced -690 |
| BEACON FINANCIAL GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.0k $378.0k | Added +250 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $376.7k | Added +389 |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $373.0k | Reduced -16.3k |
| Ellevest, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.8k $369.6k | Added +492 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5k $356.9k | Added +2.4k |
| First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.5k $356.0k | Reduced -40 |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $334.1k | Added +2.5k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $328.2k | Reduced -1.8k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $65.1k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $318.7k | Added +816 |
| Center for Financial Planning, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.7k $316.0k | Unchanged |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.6k $311.0k | Reduced -58 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4k $304.6k | New |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4k $301.0k | Reduced -3.0k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3k $299.3k | Reduced -175 |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2k $293.6k | Added +751 |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.1k $289.6k | Reduced -1.1k |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.1k $289.5k | Added +1.5k |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5k $260.9k | Reduced -280 |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5k $260.0k | Reduced -353 |
| BAILARD, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3k $253.1k | New |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $243.0k | Reduced -30.4k |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $245.4k | Reduced -1.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $225.0k | Reduced -1 |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $222.2k | Reduced -53.4k |
| HF Advisory Group, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.5k $215.6k | New |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $210.7k | Reduced -134 |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $210.7k | Reduced -134 |
| Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4k $210.6k | Added +56 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $206.8k | Added +368 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $206.0k | Reduced -339 |