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Warner Music Group (WMG): which funds own it

Communication Services →Data as of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026) · updated on Nov 6, 2026

A 13F shows the portfolio at quarter-end and is filed up to 45 days later: these are not real-time positions and they may have changed.

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5 concentrated managers hold it (+1 vs last quarter) with a median weight of 1.6%.

Who owns Warner Music Group?

Holders that filed a Schedule 13D or 13G with the SEC for owning more than 5% of the shares: Len Blavatnik (13G/A filed Feb 14, 2025), Independent Franchise Partners LLP (13G filed May 14, 2025), Darsana Capital Partners (13G/A filed May 15, 2026), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss (13G filed Aug 12, 2026) and Darlington Partners Capital Management (13G filed Apr 1, 2026). As of Jun 30, 2026, the largest holders reported on Form 13F were Independent Franchise Partners LLP (13.0 million shares), Darsana Capital Partners (11.9 million shares) and JPMorgan Chase (11.2 million shares).

Which institutions hold the most Warner Music Group shares?

Per Form 13F filings as of Jun 30, 2026:

  1. 1. Independent Franchise Partners LLP: 13.0 million shares
  2. 2. Darsana Capital Partners: 11.9 million shares
  3. 3. JPMorgan Chase: 11.2 million shares
  4. 4. BlackRock: 10.2 million shares
  5. 5. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss: 8.9 million shares
  6. 6. Darlington Partners Capital Management: 6.7 million shares
  7. 7. Vanguard Capital Management: 6.2 million shares
  8. 8. Vanguard Portfolio Management: 5.9 million shares
  9. 9. FIL: 5.8 million shares
  10. 10. Goldman Sachs Group: 5.0 million shares

Sources:13G/A by Len Blavatnik (Feb 14, 2025) ↗13G by Independent Franchise Partners LLP (May 14, 2025) ↗13G/A by Darsana Capital Partners (May 15, 2026) ↗13G by Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss (Aug 12, 2026) ↗13G by Darlington Partners Capital Management (Apr 1, 2026) ↗All of the company's proxy statements on EDGAR ↗

With more than one share class, a 13D or 13G counts shares convertible from another class as owned, so we do not show its percentage. We hold 13D and 13G filings made since Dec 23, 2024: a holder above 5% that has not filed since then does not appear here.

Warner Music Group revenue

Warner Music Group reported annual revenue of $6.71 billion for fiscal year 2025 (year ended September 30, 2025), according to its Form 10-K filed with the SEC (XBRL data).

Concentrated managers
5
All 13F: 337
Consensus
19/100
across 5 concentrated managersRanks by accumulation, portfolio weight and number of managers; it does not say more are buying than selling.
Price at Jun 30, 2026 (per 13F)
$27.07
+6.0% in the quarter · reported value ÷ shares, not the quote · See current quote ↗

Quarter flow (concentrated managers)

Change in managers (4 → 5): 1 opened · 0 exited = +1

Net flow in the quarter: −$23.0M (−850 K shares) · bought $1.4M and sold $24.4MShares concentrated managers added minus those they cut, valued at the 13F quarter-end implied price, not each trade's price. It is a different measure from the change in managers: the two can have opposite signs.

The set of concentrated managers changed between quarters: with the set as it was then, 6 held it last quarter (the chart point); with today's set, 4 (the base for the change).

Concentrated managers holding it

Up to 15, sorted by position value. The percentage is the weight in each manager's portfolio.

Largest holders of WMG (all 13F filers)

The 10 13F filers with the most shares as of Jun 30, 2026, whatever their type (index firms usually come first). “Change”: shares added or cut versus the previous quarter, split-adjusted; “no data” = there is no comparable portfolio for the previous quarter (no filing, or a filing with its holdings under confidential treatment). “% of the company” only where shares outstanding are up to date. Entities of the same group file separately and some 13F filings include other managers: there may be double counting. With a free account: the top 25, the largest buyers and the largest sellers.

Fundamentals

12-month figures to Jun 30, 2026 · balance sheet as of Jun 30, 2026.

Profitability
Operating margin
13.7%
Net margin
9.2%
ROE
78.7%
Growth
Revenue (TTM)
$7.3 bn
Revenue growth
12.9%
Net income (TTM)
$672M
Balance sheet
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9x
Free cash flow (TTM)
$836M
Quality vs sector
63/100

Figures from the statements the company filed with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures; empty if the company does not report capex. “Quality vs sector”: 0 to 100, the average of its percentiles in ROE, operating margin, free-cash-flow margin, revenue and earnings growth and net debt / EBITDA (at least 3 needed) against companies in its sector above $300M. How each figure is calculated

Earnings quality and debt

Operating cash flow ÷ net income (12 months)
1.40
Interest coverage (operating income ÷ interest)
3.9 timesfiscal 2025
Debt due within 12 months
no data

From the figures the company filed with the SEC. Cash flow over net income near or above 1 means earnings are collected in cash; far below, that part is accounting. Coverage says how many times operating income pays the latest fiscal year's interest. Maturities come from the debt note of the latest annual report, counted from its closing date. “No data” never means zero.

Insiders (Form 4)

Officers and directors who bought (6 m)
0
Amount (6 m)
$0
CEO/CFO bought (12 m)
Yes

10% owners who bought (6 m): 0

Open-market purchases, excluding 10b5-1 plans. Officers and directors only; joint filers of the same purchase count as one. 10% owners with no role are shown separately. 0 = nobody bought; “no data” = we do not have its Form 4 filings.

Each of the company's Form 4 filings, on EDGAR ↗Latest trades, with date and filing →

Above 5% (13D/13G)

Disclosed stakes, with their amendments. A filing is not always a purchase: there are also reductions and changes of filing entity.

This list may be incomplete: we hold 13D and 13G filings made since Dec 23, 2024. A holder above 5% that has not filed anything since then is not shown here.

Above 5% over time (13D/13G)

Each holder with its filings in order. History since December 2024.

Flagged material events (8-K)

  • Sep 22, 2026Routinefiling ↗

    Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

  • Sep 4, 2026Routinefiling ↗

    Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

  • Jul 31, 2026Routinefiling ↗

    Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

    «Warner Music Group Announces Finance Leadership Transition»

  • Dec 1, 2025Routinefiling ↗

    Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

Alert items the company itself flagged in its 8-K filings with the SEC, most serious first. It is the form's label, with no interpretation from us: Item 5.02 covers routine appointments as well as a chief executive's departure; open the filing. The quoted headline is the original press release's.

All material events (8-K)

Earnings, agreements, financing, management changes and announcements from the last year, with a filter by type and a link to each filing.

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