Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
MX ˙ BMV ˙ US9344231041
SecurityMX:WBD / Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
InstitutionBarclays Plc
Latest Disclosed Ownership14,118,028 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 406,881,569
Barclays Plc ownership in WBD / Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

On February 13, 2026 - Barclays Plc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 14,118,028 shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (MX:WBD) valued at $406,881,569 USD as of December 31, 2025. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR/A on March 31, 2026 disclosing 11,325,254 shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.. This represents a change in shares of 24.66% during the quarter.

Barclays Plc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (WBD) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 580,000 of underlying shares valued at $16,715,600 USD and put options representing 1,130,200 of underlying shares valued at $32,572,364 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

MX:WBD / Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 14,118,028 2,792,774 24.66 406,882 83.96 0.0976
2026-03-31 2025-09-30 13F/A-3 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 11,325,254 -11,180,465 -49.68 221,182 -14.24 0.0480
2026-03-19 2025-09-30 13F/A-2 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 13,067,901 -9,437,818 107,810 0.0286
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 11,325,254 -11,180,465 221,182 0.0480
2026-02-27 2025-06-30 13F/A-2 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 22,505,719 2,347,280 11.64 257,916 19.24 0.0591
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 22,505,719 2,347,280 258 0.0591
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 22,505,719 2,347,280 258 0.0193
2026-03-17 2025-03-31 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 20,158,439 5,794,186 40.34 216,300 42.46 0.0613
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 20,158,439 5,794,186 216 0.0613
2026-03-19 2024-12-31 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 14,364,253 1,296,352 9.92 151,830 40.83 0.0425
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 14,364,253 1,296,352 152 0.0425
2026-03-31 2024-09-30 13F/A-2 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 13,067,901 -899,908 -6.44 107,810 3.74 0.0286
2024-11-19 2024-09-30 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 13,067,901 -899,908 108 0.0286
2024-11-15 2024-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 13,067,901 -899,908 108 0.0087
2026-03-23 2024-06-30 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 13,967,809 2,269,837 19.40 103,920 1.76 0.0318
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 13,967,809 2,269,837 104 0.0318
2026-03-24 2024-03-31 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 11,697,972 800,312 7.34 102,123 -17.65 0.0355
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 11,697,972 800,312 102 0.0355
2026-03-25 2023-12-31 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 10,897,660 -1,564,868 -12.56 124,015 -8.37 0.0455
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 10,897,660 -1,564,868 124 0.0455
2026-03-26 2023-09-30 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 12,462,528 2,065,822 19.87 135,343 3.81 0.0843
2023-11-07 2023-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 12,462,528 2,065,822 135 0.0843
2026-03-30 2023-06-30 13F/A-2 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 10,396,706 7,147,438 219.97 130,375 165.73 0.0826
2023-09-20 2023-06-30 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 10,396,706 7,147,438 130 0.0826
2023-08-03 2023-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 10,396,706 7,147,438 130 0.0822
2026-03-30 2023-03-31 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 3,249,268 -370,981 -10.25 49,064 42.96 0.0225
2023-05-04 2023-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 3,249,268 -370,981 49 0.0225
2026-03-30 2022-12-31 13F/A-1 WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 3,620,249 -1,470,712 -28.89 34,320 -41.38 0.0154
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 3,620,249 -1,470,712 34 0.0154
2022-11-03 2022-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 5,090,961 2,677,565 110.95 58,547 80.77 0.0639
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY COM 934423104 2,413,396 2,413,396 32,387 0.0198
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 580,000 -56.23 16,716 -35.41 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-31 2025-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,325,000 165.00 25,877 351.61 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-19 2025-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 200,000 1,650 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,325,000 25,877 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 500,000 6 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-27 2025-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 500,000 0.00 5,730 6.80 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-17 2025-03-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 500,000 5,365 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 500,000 5 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-19 2024-12-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-19 2024-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 200,000 2 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-31 2024-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 200,000 -88.44 1,650 -87.18 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-15 2024-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 200,000 2 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-23 2024-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,730,500 15.37 12,875 -1.69 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,730,500 13 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-24 2024-03-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,500,000 66.67 13,095 27.86 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,500,000 13 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-25 2023-12-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 900,000 -50.00 10,242 -47.61 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 900,000 10 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-26 2023-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,800,000 125.00 19,548 94.86 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-07 2023-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 1,800,000 20 n/a n/a n/a
2023-09-20 2023-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 800,000 10 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-30 2023-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 800,000 100.00 10,032 66.09 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-03 2023-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 800,000 10 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-30 2023-03-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 400,000 48.59 6,040 136.68 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-04 2023-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 400,000 6 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-30 2022-12-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 269,200 2,552 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 269,200 3 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-03 2022-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Call 4,068,600 54,601 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 1,130,200 12,457.78 32,572 18,512.57 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-31 2025-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 9,000 176 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-19 2025-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 390,000 3,218 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 9,000 176 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-17 2025-03-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-19 2024-12-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 190,000 -51.28 2,008 -37.58 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 190,000 2 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-19 2024-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 390,000 3 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-31 2024-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 390,000 3,218 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-15 2024-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 390,000 3 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-25 2023-12-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-26 2023-09-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 0.00 3,475 -13.38 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-07 2023-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 3 n/a n/a n/a
2023-09-20 2023-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 4 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-30 2023-06-30 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 0.00 4,013 -16.97 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-03 2023-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 4 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-30 2023-03-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 830.23 4,832 1,382.21 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-04 2023-03-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 320,000 5 n/a n/a n/a
2026-03-30 2022-12-31 13F/A WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 34,400 -83.96 326 -86.78 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 34,400 0 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-03 2022-09-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 214,400 -31.33 2,466 -41.15 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F WARNER BROS DISCOVERY OPT Put 312,200 4,190 n/a n/a n/a
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Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.