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274 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.37B invested in Ziff Davis in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 102

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.14B → $3.37B (+$239M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 285 → 274 (-11)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 41

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.3M | Put options by funds: $14.2M

Holders
274
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-3.86%
% of All Funds
7.31%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
36
Increased
113
Reduced
102
Closed
41
Calls
$11.3M
Puts
$14.2M
Net Calls
-$2.95M
Net Calls Change
+$9.71M

Top Buyers

1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$122M
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$26.9M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$22.6M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$18.6M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$11.3M

Top Sellers

1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$27.7M
2
PP
PDT Partners
New York
-$12.9M
3
HSA
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
-$9.24M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.64M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$7.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
276
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$7.64M -142,598 Closed
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
277
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
– -$7.29M -136,045 Closed
CIM
278
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$5.55M -103,730 Closed
DCM
279
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$5.2M -97,055 Closed
Jane Street
280
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.97M -36,847 Closed
AL
281
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$1.81M -33,753 Closed
CG
282
Colony Group
Massachusetts
– -$1.71M -31,947 Closed
Squarepoint
283
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.02M -19,056 Closed
HHC
284
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$899K -16,790 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
285
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$886K -15,934 Closed
CG
286
Cutler Group
California
– -$672K -12,084 Closed
SSG
287
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$537K -10,020 Closed
CC
288
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$495K -9,244 Closed
Calamos Advisors
289
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
– -$470K -8,780 Closed
MC
290
Menta Capital
California
– -$462K -8,625 Closed
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
291
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$445K -8,315 Closed
MAP
292
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
– -$397K -7,412 Closed
BCM
293
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$377K -7,039 Closed
JG
294
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$293K -5,474 Closed
WT
295
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
– -$293K -5,458 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
296
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
– -$283K -5,290 Closed
DW
297
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
– -$249K -4,646 Closed
HighTower Advisors
298
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$248K -4,622 Closed
ZDA
299
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
– -$240K -4,485 Closed
YMRC
300
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
– -$228K -4,255 Closed
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

274 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $3.37B — up 7.6% from $3.14B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of ZD and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 102 trimmed existing stakes and 113 added.

The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $122M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $27.7M.

  • 274 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q2 2016, down from 285 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.37B of Ziff Davis stock for Q2 2016, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q2 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $122M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q2 2016 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $27.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.