WIDEOPENWEST INC WOW
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 96758W101 · ISIN US96758W1018
* 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. Holder counts are more reliable.
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 141 |
| Q4 2022 | 133 |
| Q1 2023 | 126 |
| Q2 2023 | 124 |
| Q3 2023 | 123 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 |
| Q1 2024 | 110 |
| Q2 2024 | 103 |
| Q3 2024 | 124 |
| Q4 2024 | 117 |
| Q1 2025 | 117 |
| Q2 2025 | 105 |
| Q3 2025 | 117 |
| Q4 2025 | 16 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 56 | 61 |
| Q3 2024 | 72 | 35 |
| Q4 2024 | 53 | 61 |
| Q1 2025 | 44 | 63 |
| Q2 2025 | 50 | 50 |
| Q3 2025 | 72 | 61 |
| Q4 2025 | 10 | 108 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 15 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $341.8k | $135.6k | 0.40 |
| Q3 2025 | $830.2k | $100.2k | 0.12 |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6k | $142 | 0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| None |
Biggest sellers
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Sold out | -183.0k |
| ABC ARBITRAGE SA | Sold out | -122.8k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | Sold out | -96.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Sold out | -79.8k |
| Carmignac Gestion | Sold out | -40.0k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Sold out | -11.5k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | Sold out | -10.8k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK | Sold out | -1.6k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Sold out | -1.1k |
| Essential Partners LLC | Sold out | -769 |
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 |
|---|---|
Crestview Partners III GP, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
-0.1 pts · filed 2025-12-31
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: As previously disclosed, on August 11, 2025, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Bandit Parent, LP ("Parent"), a Delaware limited partnership and Bandit Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement on December 31, 2025 (the "Closing"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"). At the Effective Time, in accordance with the… Full filing |
37.2% |
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
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