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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 20.02% institutional investors, 5.95% insiders, and 74.03% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.35% of WBD shares. The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.19% of its assets in Warner Bros. Discovery shares.

WBD Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWarner Bros. Discovery20.02%5.95%74.03%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 31.37%16.59%52.04%
IndustryEntertainment Stocks 35.12%18.56%46.32%
IdeaMobile Game Stocks List27.02%21.88%51.10%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group281.21M11.35%$5.49B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de184.57M7.45%$3.60B
Blackrock165.19M6.76%$1.23B
State street158.33M6.39%$3.09B
Harris associates l p95.96M3.87%$1.87B
Geode capital management65.57M2.65%$1.28B
Sessa capital im50.62M2.04%$988.69M
Fmr41.22M1.66%$805.00M
Invesco35.72M1.44%$697.61M
Jericho capital asset management35.10M1.42%$685.41M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Hauser brothers gmbh2.88M45.29%$56.19M
Sessa capital im50.62M23.40%$988.69M
Mediatel partners226.26K14.33%$4.42M
Credit capital investments504.71K11.01%$9.86M
Contrarius group11.80M10.44%$230.52M
Terril brothers1.41M8.32%$27.48M
Contrarius investment management17.80M8.28%$132.42M
Harbor island capital981.39K8.20%$19.17M
Jericho capital asset management35.10M7.13%$685.41M
Tremblant capital group3.04M6.12%$59.30M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank34.27M0.05%34.27M
Pentwater capital management lp27.06M2.96%27.06M
Fmr41.22M0.04%22.85M
Pacer advisors22.79M1.12%22.31M
Vanguard group281.21M0.08%18.74M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Edgepoint investment group---22.42M
Manufacturers life insurance company, the1.46M0.02%-22.01M
Harris associates l p95.96M3.00%-12.97M
Barclays11.33M0.05%-11.18M
Slate path capital lp11.80M3.57%-9.52M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank34.27M0.05%34.27M$362.21M
Pentwater capital management lp27.06M2.96%27.06M$528.48M
Xn lp5.61M3.22%5.61M$109.66M
Marshall wace, llp5.13M0.10%5.13M$100.14M
Contour asset management2.38M1.17%2.38M$46.49M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Security national bank-1.00
Robbins farley-2.00
Re dickinson investment advisors-2.00
Legend financial advisors-4.00
Hurley capital-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 2025628-48.27%495,947,264-71.41%200.41%265-45.36%213-54.78%
Jun 30, 20251,189-2.70%1,726,906,7715.41%691.57%475-10.38%45914.75%
Mar 31, 202518-98.54%75,636,922-95.26%30.07%10-98.04%1-99.79%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF78.89M3.19%507.09K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF69.99M2.85%54.31K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv70.07M2.83%-1.65M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor55.75M2.25%-8.17M
Invesco QQQ Trust50.99M2.06%353.95K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional49.68M2.01%533.65K
Oakmark Investor36.53M1.48%4.65M
Fidelity 500 Index28.54M1.15%12.21K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF27.78M1.13%-406.72K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust27.05M1.10%-141.70K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Oct 31, 2025Wiedenfels Gunnar Chief Financial OfficerSell$5.00M
Sep 15, 2025Wiedenfels Gunnar Chief Financial OfficerSell$3.46M
Sep 11, 2025Campbell Bruce Chief Rev & Strategy OfficerSell$2.40M
Sep 12, 2025Campbell Bruce Chief Rev & Strategy OfficerSell$2.70M
Sep 11, 2025Campbell Bruce Chief Rev & Strategy OfficerSell$2.37M

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q324
2025 Q2--
2025 Q11-
2024 Q413
2024 Q3--

WBD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Warner Bros. Discovery?

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 20.02%, followed by 5.95% insiders and 74.03% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Warner Bros. Discovery's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 35.12%, which Warner Bros. Discovery falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Warner Bros. Discovery?

Warner Bros. Discovery’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (281.21M shares, 11.35%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (184.57M shares, 7.45%), and Blackrock (165.19M shares, 6.76%). Together, they hold 25.57% 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 45.29% of its assets in 2.88M Warner Bros. Discovery shares, valued at 56.19M$.

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

The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Warner Bros. Discovery shares, with 3.19% of its total shares outstanding invested in 78.89M Warner Bros. Discovery shares.

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