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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $45.84. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($164.2k notional), 5 hold puts ($1.0m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 188 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 102 | 63 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.0m | $1.5m | 1.47 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.6m | $993.8k | 0.62 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1m | $2.1m | 1.99 |
| Q2 2024 | $164.2k | $1.0m | 6.18 |
Biggest buyers
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +662.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +257.6k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +179.6k |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | +164.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +90.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +84.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +80.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +74.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +63.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | Reduced | -446.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -331.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -185.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Sold out | -120.6k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | Sold out | -79.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -28.7k |
| Hanson & Doremus Investment Management | Reduced | -20.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Sold out | -14.0k |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | Reduced | -12.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $160.2k3.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $439.5k9.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $265.5k5.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $233.5k5.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $77.0k1.7k 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 Q2 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 Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 3.6m $165.8m | Added +3.4m |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD 2.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $132.8m | Reduced -446.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $96.0m | Added +662.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.5m | Added +179.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.5m | Added +84.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 818.4k $37.5m | Reduced -1.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 788.0k $36.1m | Added +17.1k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 652.3k $30.2m | Added +42.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 634.6k $29.1m | Added +74.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.1k $16.9m | Added +257.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.0k $14.8m | Added +63.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.8k $13.1m | Reduced -331.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.1k $9.1m | Added +27.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.4k $9.2m | Added +80.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.4k $8.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.5k $8.1m | Added +46.2k |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 0.16% of their portfolio | 176.2k $8.1m | Added +164.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.0k $6.3m | Added +2.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.3k $5.9m | Reduced -250 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.5k $4.5m | Reduced -486 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.8k $4.2m | New |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 82.2k $3.8m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 75.8k $3.5m | Added +3.5k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.8k $3.4m | Added +24.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.6k $2.9m | Added +3.0k |
| Ethic Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 60.2k $2.8m | Added +5.7k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 54.2k $2.5m | Added +2.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $2.1m | Added +1.3k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.9m | Added +2.8k |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.5k $1.6m | Reduced -43 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.8k $1.6m | Added +2.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $1.5m | Added +6.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.4m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.2m | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.1m | Added +4.1k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.0k $1.0m | Added +918 |
| Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 21.8k $999.0k | Added +2.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.0k $963.1k | Added +6.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $939.2k | Added +4.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $901.9k | Reduced -566 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $888.7k | Unchanged |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.2k $878.0k | Added +1.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.1k $828.1k | Added +2.3k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.1k $827.1k | Added +205 |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.8k $812.7k | Added +413 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.0k $735.0k | Reduced -460 |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.7k $673.7k | Added +2.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $674.3k | Added +2.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $608.9k | Reduced -28.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $608.6k | Added +3.6k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $579.0k | Added +418 |
| Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 12.0k $549.5k | Reduced -174 |
| Inlet Private Wealth, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.6k $528.8k | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.2k $512.6k | Reduced -777 |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.7k $494.1k | Added +566 |
| Axiom Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.5k $523.1k | New |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $481.6k | Added +606 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $480.5k | Added +3.0k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $479.1k | Added +3.1k |
| Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.1k $463.5k | Added +329 |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $460.2k | Reduced -3.7k |
| CEERA INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 10.0k $458.7k | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $457.8k | New |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.5k $435.1k | Added +380 |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.3k $424.0k | Added +2.7k |
| Investors Research Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.9k $409.6k | Unchanged |
| MISSION WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.5k $390.5k | Reduced -50 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $378.4k | Added +1.8k |
| Ellevest, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.2k $377.7k | Added +453 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.1k $372.3k | Added +8.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $363.8k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $361.7k | Added +1.2k |
| BEACON FINANCIAL GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.6k $346.6k | Reduced -403 |
| First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5k $344.5k | Added +14 |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $314.7k | Reduced -49 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $314.0k | Added +545 |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.8k $310.9k | New |
| Center for Financial Planning, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.7k $305.2k | Unchanged |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5k $299.7k | New |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.3k $289.9k | Added +130 |
| Caprock Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2k $294.5k | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2k $282.7k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2k $281.8k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7k $261.9k | New |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7k $259.1k | Added +483 |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6k $258.2k | Reduced -467 |
| HF Advisory Group, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.4k $246.7k | Added +840 |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4k $245.3k | Reduced -146 |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $244.0k | Added +642 |
| BAILARD, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3k $242.7k | Reduced -38 |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $235.0k | Reduced -165 |
| GREENLEAF TRUST 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $228.2k | New |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.9k $225.8k | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8k $220.0k | Added +58 |
| Cable Hill Partners, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8k $226.1k | New |
| Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7k $215.5k | Added +364 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6k $211.0k | Added +253 |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5k $205.9k | Added +51 |