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285 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.14B invested in Ziff Davis in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 45

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 97

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 275 → 285 (+10)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $3.14B (-$971M)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.8M | Put options by funds: $30.5M

78% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 2 (-7)

Holders
285
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.64%
% of All Funds
7.59%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-77.78%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
56
Increased
107
Reduced
97
Closed
45
Calls
$17.8M
Puts
$30.5M
Net Calls
-$12.7M
Net Calls Change
-$13.8M

Top Buyers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$43.9M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$39.9M
3
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$39.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$35.5M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$25.9M

Top Sellers

1
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$63.3M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$39.2M
3
CCM
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$23.6M
4
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$21.9M
5
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
-$20.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DW
226
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$249K +$281K +4,646 New
HighTower Advisors
227
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$248K -$50.5K -835 -15%
RG
228
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$242K -$77.5K -1,281 -22%
ZDA
229
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$240K -$62.7K -1,035 -19%
NAM
230
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$239K +$271K +4,469 New
MLM
231
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$231K +$25.2K +417 +11%
DADC
232
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$230K -$37K -612 -12%
YMRC
233
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$228K -$97.5K -1,610 -27%
BA
234
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$228K – – –
SCA
235
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$227K +$256K +4,234 New
SIM
236
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$220K – – –
BTS
237
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$209K -$24K -396 -9%
EMG
238
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$209K +$237K +3,910 New
DWT
239
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$208K +$13.9K +230 +6%
PP
240
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$205K +$232K +3,840 New
RMCM
241
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$204K +$230K +3,807 New
MAM
242
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$198K -$310K -5,127 -58%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
243
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$157K -$8.84K -146 -5%
FMT
244
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$154K -$4.18K -69 -2%
WAM
245
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$153K +$174K +2,875 New
IPC
246
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$146K +$44.6K +736 +37%
Simplex Trading
247
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$138K +$146K +2,404 +1,307%
Nordea Investment Management
248
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$133K +$38.1K +630 +34%
FNYS
249
First New York Securities
New York
$129K +$146K +2,415 New
AIM
250
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$111K +$125K +2,070 New
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

285 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.14B — down 24% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new ZD positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, adding an estimated $43.9M. The largest seller was River Road Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $63.3M sold.

  • 285 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2016, up from 275 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.14B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2016, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2016 and 45 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2016 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $43.9M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2016 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $63.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.