WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP WMG
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 934550203 · ISIN US9345502036
American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate
* 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 ($1.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $31.40. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($80.6m notional), 10 hold puts ($23.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 177 |
| Q4 2022 | 220 |
| Q1 2023 | 223 |
| Q2 2023 | 207 |
| Q3 2023 | 208 |
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 | 134 | 82 |
| Q1 2023 | 111 | 113 |
| Q2 2023 | 114 | 108 |
| Q3 2023 | 97 | 112 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $68.8m | $9.8m | 0.14 |
| Q1 2023 | $82.8m | $7.9m | 0.10 |
| Q2 2023 | $70.6m | $17.9m | 0.25 |
| Q3 2023 | $80.6m | $23.0m | 0.29 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +2.2m |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP | New | +2.0m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.0m |
| M.D. Sass, LLC | New | +984.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +853.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +811.8k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | +639.2k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC | New | +611.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -2.7m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Sold out | -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -923.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -883.7k |
| FERNBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -658.6k |
| Sahana Capital Management LP | Sold out | -564.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -504.9k |
| SOMA EQUITY PARTNERS LP | Reduced | -500.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -453.2k |
Biggest calls
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $19.3m613.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $14.6m465.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.6m307.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.6m304.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $7.9m250.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $6.0m190.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m182.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.4m172.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m43.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $543.2k17.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $8.7m277.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.8m216.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.2m132.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m70.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $715.9k22.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $295.2k9.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $125.6k4.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $47.1k1.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $9.4k300 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 |
|---|---|
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-14 | 9.2% |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP 13G · passive investor +2.6 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 8.1% |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 13G · institution -0.2 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 6.1% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution -2.1 pts · filed 2026-10-15 | 5.5% |
| DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 13G · institution +0.6 pts · filed 2026-04-01 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
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.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $171.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $351.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.5m $456.4m | Added +202.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.0m $344.9m | Added +302.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.7m $240.8m | Added +2.2m |
| Caledonia (Private) Investments Pty Ltd 4.59% of their portfolio | 5.9m $185.4m | Reduced -121.5k |
| DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 11.13% of their portfolio | 5.8m $180.7m | Reduced -305.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5m $173.1m | Added +562.8k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.46% of their portfolio | 4.8m $149.4m | Reduced -60.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.8m $120.8m | Added +187.7k |
| SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/TN/ 4.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $108.4m | Reduced -263.7k |
| Jackson Square Partners, LLC 3.58% of their portfolio | 3.4m $107.1m | Reduced -273.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.2m $101.3m | Added +1.2m |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $94.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.0m $93.3m | Reduced -260.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $88.0m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.6m $81.9m | Added +1.9m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $68.9m | Added +36.3k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 1.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.9m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $62.0m | Added +212.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.8m $56.5m | Added +149.2k |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.43% of their portfolio | 1.7m $53.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $45.5m | Added +811.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.2m | Added +1.0m |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB 1.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $42.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.1m | Reduced -5.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $40.1m | Added +366.3k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.6m | Added +352.2k |
| SOMA EQUITY PARTNERS LP 1.89% of their portfolio | 1.0m $31.4m | Reduced -500.0k |
| M.D. Sass, LLC 4.28% of their portfolio | 984.1k $30.9m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 903.2k $28.4m | Added +853.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 865.1k $27.2m | Reduced -883.7k |
| Zeno Research, LLC 12.53% of their portfolio | 860.9k $27.0m | Added +117.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 854.6k $26.8m | Added +8.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 854.4k $26.8m | Reduced -55.5k |
| SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda 1.34% of their portfolio | 807.8k $25.4m | Reduced -16.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 801.8k $25.2m | Added +193.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 753.6k $23.7m | Added +164.6k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 745.5k $23.4m | Reduced -7.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 675.9k $21.2m | Reduced -923.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 639.2k $20.1m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 627.5k $19.7m | Reduced -171.4k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 6.41% of their portfolio | 611.1k $19.2m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 551.3k $17.3m | Added +60.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 539.4k $16.9m | Reduced -453.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 509.9k $16.0m | Reduced -22.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 508.4k $16.0m | Added +279.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 503.7k $15.8m | Added +76.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 484.3k $15.2m | New |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 1.88% of their portfolio | 479.9k $15.1m | Added +151.8k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 0.25% of their portfolio | 459.6k $14.4m | Added +296.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 447.6k $14.1m | New |
| RBO & CO LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 445.5k $14.0m | Reduced -2.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 441.7k $13.9m | Added +212.5k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 376.7k $11.8m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 351.3k $11.0m | Added +89.0k |
| Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 335.0k $10.5m | Reduced -8.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.5k $10.4m | Added +42.8k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 251.2k $7.9m | Added +233.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.6k $7.1m | Reduced -209.9k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 191.7k $6.0m | New |
| Honeycomb Asset Management LP 1.47% of their portfolio | 191.0k $6.0m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 186.7k $5.9m | Reduced -40.9k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 172.8k $5.4m | Reduced -313.8k |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 170.2k $5.3m | Added +39.0k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 165.6k $5.2m | Unchanged |
| Aureus Asset Management, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 164.8k $5.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.9k $5.0m | Reduced -2.2k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.8k $4.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.2k $4.9m | Added +10.5k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 133.7k $4.2m | New |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.1k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc 0.84% of their portfolio | 119.1k $3.7m | Added +18.6k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.4k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| MARK ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.66% of their portfolio | 110.5k $3.5m | New |
| Claar Advisors LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 109.8k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 104.7k $3.3m | Reduced -80.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.1k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.0k $3.2m | Reduced -235.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| Ardmore Road Asset Management LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.1m | Reduced -200.0k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 99.0k $3.1m | Reduced -47.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.3k $3.0m | Added +84.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.9k $2.7m | Added +46.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.9k $2.6m | Reduced -42.8k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LTD /CA/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 79.7k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 76.2k $2.4m | Reduced -11.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.1k $2.4m | Reduced -504.9k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 74.7k $2.3m | Added +1.7k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.6k $2.3m | Reduced -119.2k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 0.10% of their portfolio | 72.7k $2.3m | Added +5.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.2m | Reduced -44.3k |
| CLOVERFIELDS CAPITAL GROUP, LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 64.8k $2.0m | Reduced -765 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $2.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.1k $1.7m | Reduced -28.0k |
| Advisor OS, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 54.6k $1.7m | New |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.7k $1.6m | Reduced -3.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.6m | Added +1.3k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.6m | Added +3.4k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 49.5k $1.6m | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.9k $1.5m | Reduced -11.7k |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 45.9k $1.4m | New |