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Warner Bros. Discovery Ownership | Who Owns Warner Bros. Discovery?

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Warner Bros. Discovery Ownership Summary

Warner Bros. Discovery is owned by 57.13% institutional investors, 9.22% insiders, and 33.65% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.30% of WBD shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.85% of its assets in Warner Bros. Discovery shares.

WBD Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWarner Bros. Discovery57.13%9.22%33.65%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 31.68%14.81%53.51%
IndustryEntertainment Stocks 38.80%16.92%44.28%
IdeaMobile Game Stocks List48.22%21.42%30.36%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group252.65M10.30%$2.67B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de170.31M6.94%$1.80B
Blackrock165.19M6.76%$1.23B
State street145.39M5.95%$1.08B
Harris associates l p95.52M3.89%$1.01B
Geode capital management57.44M2.34%$605.63M
Invesco42.47M1.73%$448.88M
Norges bank34.27M1.40%$362.21M
Sessa capital im28.41M1.16%$300.30M
Slate path capital lp23.80M0.97%$251.58M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Hauser brothers gmbh2.21M16.71%$23.36M
Sessa capital im28.41M10.77%$300.30M
Contrarius investment management17.80M8.28%$132.42M
Capco asset management3.00M7.13%$31.73M
West tower group255.75K5.99%$2.70M
Credit capital investments612.71K5.72%$4.56M
Nepsis1.81M4.77%$19.12M
Slate path capital lp23.80M4.55%$251.58M
Cove street capital366.81K4.53%$3.88M
Summit street capital management1.11M4.18%$11.78M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank34.27M0.05%34.27M
Ubs group23.37M0.05%15.36M
Fmr14.28M0.01%11.81M
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc11.79M0.07%11.79M
Blackrock165.19M0.03%7.56M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Artisan partners limited partnership---7.83M
Smead capital management---6.97M
Southeastern asset management inc/tn/---6.67M
Drexel morgan---6.60M
Jpmorgan chase11.27M0.01%-6.45M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank34.27M0.05%34.27M$362.21M
Bnp paribas arbitrage, snc11.79M0.07%11.79M$124.59M
Sachem head capital management lp6.13M3.57%6.13M$64.85M
Duquesne family office4.66M1.32%4.66M$49.23M
Senator investment group lp4.17M1.29%4.17M$44.02M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mcclarren financial advisors-1.00
Transamerica financial advisors-1.00
Delos wealth advisors-2.00
Re dickinson investment advisors-2.00
Kathleen s. wright associates-6.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 20241,109-5.86%1,401,349,224-5.44%571.57%4540.22%431-7.71%
Sep 30, 20241,165-4.04%1,477,554,7070.10%601.66%449-11.44%461-2.74%
Jun 30, 20241,193-5.17%1,474,289,6960.41%601.67%498-0.20%468-9.13%
Mar 31, 20241,258-3.23%1,468,299,2860.71%601.68%499-4.95%515-5.85%
Dec 31, 20231,3002.12%1,458,003,5772.02%591.74%5255.21%5474.79%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF69.99M2.85%54.31K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv69.52M2.83%190.81K
The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF69.44M2.83%-281.23K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust61.89M2.52%377.51K
Invesco QQQ Trust50.46M2.06%-43.79K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional47.69M1.94%203.12K
Oakmark Investor31.88M1.30%1.00M
Fidelity 500 Index27.96M1.14%124.51K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF27.78M1.13%-406.72K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF27.25M1.11%78.96K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 03, 2025Di Piazza Samuel A Jr.-Buy$197.92K
Dec 13, 2024Sims Savalle Chief Legal OfficerSell$292.50K
Dec 13, 2024Sims Savalle Chief Legal OfficerSell$1.80M
Dec 16, 2024Zaslav David Chief Executive Officer & PresSell$30.08M
Nov 11, 2024Zeiler Gerhard President, InternationalBuy$535.92K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q11-
2024 Q413
2024 Q3--
2024 Q21-
2024 Q1--

WBD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Warner Bros. Discovery?

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 57.13%, followed by 9.22% insiders and 33.65% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Warner Bros. Discovery's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 38.80%, which Warner Bros. Discovery exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Warner Bros. Discovery?

Warner Bros. Discovery’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (252.65M shares, 10.30%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (170.31M shares, 6.94%), and Blackrock (165.19M shares, 6.76%). Together, they hold 24.00% of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Warner Bros. Discovery?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.76% of Warner Bros. Discovery, totaling 165.19M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.03% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.23B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 7.56M shares, a 4.80% change.

Who is Warner Bros. Discovery’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Hauser brothers gmbh is Warner Bros. Discovery’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 16.71% of its assets in 2.21M Warner Bros. Discovery shares, valued at 23.36M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Warner Bros. Discovery shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Warner Bros. Discovery shares, with 2.85% of its total shares outstanding invested in 69.99M Warner Bros. Discovery shares.

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