Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in WRN held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMR LLC | 6.8M | $17.3M | +58.2% | 3.023% | 0.00% |
| 2 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 5.0M | $12.7M | +3.3% | 2.225% | 0.00% |
| 3 | Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 3.1M | $7.9M | β | 1.387% | 0.68% |
| 4 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 2.1M | $5.4M | +29.7% | 0.950% | 0.00% |
| 5 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1.7M | $4.2M | +1464.0% | 0.733% | 0.00% |
| 6 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.5M | $3.9M | +128.1% | 0.683% | 0.00% |
| 7 | Auxano Advisors, LLC | 1.1M | $2.8M | +22.2% | 0.498% | 0.57% |
| 8 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.0M | $2.6M | +48.0% | 0.450% | 0.00% |
| 9 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.0M | $2.6M | +6385.9% | 0.450% | 0.00% |
| 10 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 961K | $2.4M | 0.0% | 0.426% | 0.00% |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 946K | $2.4M | +27.3% | 0.419% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Walleye Capital LLC | 889K | $2.2M | β | 0.394% | 0.01% |
| 13 | MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 879K | $2.2M | +2.5% | 0.390% | 0.00% |
| 14 | TORONTO DOMINION BANK | 802K | $2.0M | β | 0.356% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 705K | $1.8M | +96.4% | 0.313% | 0.00% |
| 16 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 535K | $1.4M | +1.3% | 0.237% | 0.01% |
| 17 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 480K | $1.2M | β | 0.213% | 0.00% |
| 18 | BARCLAYS PLC | 424K | $1.1M | β | 0.188% | 0.00% |
| 19 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 409K | $1.0M | +1313.3% | 0.181% | 0.00% |
| 20 | TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 398K | $1.0M | +13176.7% | 0.177% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Lido Advisors, LLC | 399K | $1.0M | -23.2% | 0.177% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 371K | $940K | +1237.0% | 0.165% | 0.00% |
| 23 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 356K | $903K | β | 0.158% | 0.00% |
| 24 | MMCAP International Inc. SPC | 335K | $851K | β | 0.148% | 0.07% |
| 25 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 320K | $809K | β | 0.142% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in WRN β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in WRN during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new WRN position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their WRN position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 85 | +31% | 16.94% | +4.77 pp | $92M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | 65 | +6.6% | 12.17% | +3.88 pp | $66M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | 61 | +17% | 8.29% | +3.21 pp | $45M | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | 52 | +4.0% | 5.08% | +0.56 pp | $28M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | 50 | +16% | 4.52% | +0.82 pp | $25M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | 43 | +4.9% | 3.70% | 0.09 pp | $20M | 2.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 41 | +0.0% | 3.79% | 2.07 pp | $21M | 35% |
| Q2 2024 | 41 | β | 5.86% | β | $32M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying WRN stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Western Copper and Gold Corporation stands at 16.9%, held across 85 reporting institutions.
FMR LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of WRN, with approximately 6,820,533 shares worth $0.02B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 5 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of WRN, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, Point72 Asset Management, L.P., RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for WRN is 85 out of 100 (Strong Smart Money). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
29 institutions opened new positions in WRN during Q1 2026, while 9 fully exited. 29 added to existing positions and 27 trimmed.
WRN institutional ownership rose by 4.77 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +20 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 66.9% of all reported 13F value in WRN, and the top 25 account for 89.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.