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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.16B invested in Ziff Davis in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 121.66% (+122%)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)

40% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $14.5M

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 40

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.29B → $4.16B (+$869M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 271 → 283 (+12)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 96

Holders
283
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+4.43%
% of All Funds
7.08%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
54
Increased
98
Reduced
96
Closed
40
Calls
$20.3M
Puts
$14.5M
Net Calls
+$5.79M
Net Calls Change
+$14.4M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$49.7M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$36M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$18.5M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$16M
5
ACPU
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
+$12.7M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$17.2M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$15M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.4M
4
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$12.6M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
251
Creative Planning
Kansas
$59K -$64 -1 -0.1%
Simplex Trading
252
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$57K +$51.6K +812 New
MBT
253
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$49K +$43.9K +690 New
IPC
254
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$48K +$43.2K +679 New
NYLT
255
New York Life Trust
New York
$47K +$41.6K +654 New
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
256
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$41K – – –
PCP
257
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$35K +$2.29K +36 +8%
DAM
258
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$27K – – –
HNB
259
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$26K – – –
AIM
260
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$25.8K +$4.71K +74 +26%
RAM
261
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
AssetMark Inc
262
AssetMark Inc
California
$18K -$4.26K -67 -21%
FPFS
263
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$17K +$2.86K +45 +24%
VCM
264
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$16K -$7.44K -117 -34%
MFS
265
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16K -$191 -3 -1%
GAM
266
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$15K – – –
WT
267
Whittier Trust
California
$15K – – –
EFSCE
268
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$15K +$1.08K +17 +9%
QCG
269
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$14K – – –
TWA
270
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$12K – – –
BJ
271
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$12K +$11.1K +174 New
PA
272
Parallel Advisors
California
$11K +$9.54K +150 New
AIL
273
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$10K +$8.33K +131 New
TRCT
274
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K -$54.2K -852 -88%
PSUF
275
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$8K +$7.31K +115 New
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

283 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.16B — up 26% from $3.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new ZD positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $49.7M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q4 2016, up from 271 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.16B of Ziff Davis stock for Q4 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q4 2016 and 40 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $49.7M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q4 2016 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.