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217 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.21B invested in Ziff Davis in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $1.26M

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 23

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $3.21B (+$553M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211 → 217 (+6)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
217
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.84%
% of All Funds
5.79%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
33
Increased
58
Reduced
99
Closed
23
Calls
$2.57M
Puts
$1.26M
Net Calls
+$1.31M
Net Calls Change
-$2.83M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$12.9M
2
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
+$10.5M
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$9.79M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$8.27M
5
CCM
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
+$7.98M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$27.2M
2
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
-$16.7M
3
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$16.1M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$15.4M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$11.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DIA
226
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
– -$656K -15,289 Closed
Bessemer Group
227
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$544K -12,671 Closed
Jane Street
228
Jane Street
New York
– -$395K -9,192 Closed
KBC Group
229
KBC Group
Belgium
– -$382K -8,909 Closed
OC
230
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$338K -7,869 Closed
DTL
231
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$253K -5,883 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
232
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$143K -3,325 Closed
QT
233
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$112K -2,611 Closed
DCM
234
Dean Capital Management
Kansas
– -$37K -857 Closed
OSAM
235
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$17K -396 Closed
LWM
236
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
– -$5K -118 Closed
KT
237
Kanaly Trust
Texas
– -$3K -74 Closed
PTC
238
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$3K -68 Closed
JG
239
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$1K -18 Closed
W
240
Wealthfront
California
– +$48 +1 New
6 7 8 9
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

217 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.21B — up 21% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new ZD positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.2M.

  • 217 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q4 2014, up from 211 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.21B of Ziff Davis stock for Q4 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q4 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q4 2014 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $27.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.