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Ziff Davis
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307 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.71B invested in Ziff Davis in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.8M | Put options by funds: $12.2M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 316 → 307 (-9)

4.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 120.94% → 116.81% (-4.1%)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 45

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.8B → $3.71B (-$1.09B)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 129

Holders
307
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-2.85%
% of All Funds
6.77%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
38
Increased
94
Reduced
129
Closed
45
Calls
$12.8M
Puts
$12.2M
Net Calls
+$586K
Net Calls Change
+$20.5M

Top Buyers

1
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
+$30M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$17.5M
3
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
+$16.1M
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$14.7M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$13.6M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$96.6M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$21M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$20.3M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$18.3M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$17.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HGWM
351
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– +$156 +2 New
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
352
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
– +$156 +2 New
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

307 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $3.71B — down 23% from $4.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of ZD and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 129 trimmed existing stakes and 94 added.

The largest buyer was Nordea Investment Management, adding an estimated $30M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $96.6M.

  • 307 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2020, down from 316 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.71B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2020, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2020 and 45 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2020 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $30M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $96.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.