Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)
Nasdaq: WMG · Services-Amusement & Recreation Services · New York, NY · filing with the SEC since 2005
Who owns Warner Music Group Corp.
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
5
Independent Franchise Partners, LLP holds 9.23% of Class A Common Stock, as its SCHEDULE 13G filed May 14, 2025 says.
Directors and officers
19
report now, of 29 people on the record since 2007. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 5 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Independent Franchise Partners, LLP
SCHEDULE 13G · filed May 14, 2025 · Class A Common Stock
Darsana Capital Partners LP
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed May 15, 2026 · Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share · 5.5% in Nov 4, 2025
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Aug 12, 2026 · Common Stock · 6.3% in May 13, 2026
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Oct 15, 2026 · Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share · 7.6% in Jul 27, 2026
Darlington Partners Capital Management, LP
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 1, 2026 · Class A Common Stock · 4.5% in Feb 13, 2026
Len Blavatnik
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Feb 14, 2025 · Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share · reported falling below 5%
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Nov 12, 2025 · Class A Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 27, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 8.73% in Jan 30, 2026
Capital World Investors
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed May 13, 2025 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
What WMG reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Other ties the annual report names
Access Industries
An entity · legal entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Nov 20, 2025
431 subsidiaries in 53 countries, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Nov 20, 2025.
Insider tradesForm 4
0sales
3purchases
0sales on a scheduled plan
0people selling
$0sold, in dollars
$3.0Mbought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2025 runs to Sep 30, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window2 of 42 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blavatnik Valentin | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2 | $2.0M |
| Zerza Armin | COO & CFO | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |