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Ziff Davis
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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
SIM
301
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
– -$220K -4,125 Closed
EMG
302
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$209K -3,910 Closed
RMCM
303
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$204K -3,807 Closed
MAM
304
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
– -$198K -3,698 Closed
WAM
305
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$160K -2,875 Closed
IPC
306
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
– -$146K -2,731 Closed
Simplex Trading
307
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$144K -2,588 Closed
FNYS
308
First New York Securities
New York
– -$129K -2,415 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
309
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$66.4K -1,193 Closed
OSAM
310
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$40K -749 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
311
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$8K -159 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
312
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$4K -81 Closed
Bessemer Group
313
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$3K -60 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
314
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$2K -38 Closed
KTC
315
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
– +$334 +6 New
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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.