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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
CAM
26
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$29.3M +$4.66M +83,803 +19%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$28.5M +$22.6M +405,750 +361%
O
28
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$27.9M -$6.88M -123,633 -20%
SEI Investments
29
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$27.7M +$1.85M +33,332 +7%
GT
30
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$26.8M -$1.26M -22,728 -4%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.4M -$4.76M -85,625 -16%
PM
32
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
$23.9M -$819K -14,720 -3%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$23.8M +$16.3K +293 +0.1%
RA
34
Royce & Associates
New York
$22.9M +$2.94M +52,900 +15%
Lazard Asset Management
35
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$22.9M -$1.04M -18,743 -4%
NFA
36
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$22.4M -$3.52M -63,327 -13%
CCM
37
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$21.9M -$87.6K -1,574 -0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.9M -$85.2K -1,531 -0.4%
RCAMU
39
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$20.9M +$2.74M +49,250 +15%
GAM
40
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$19.8M +$6.73M +120,916 +51%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$19.4M +$1.5M +27,007 +8%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$19.4M -$7.55M -135,770 -28%
BIM
43
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$18.3M +$797K +14,334 +4%
Janus Henderson Group
44
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$18M -$2.44M -43,861 -12%
CWAM
45
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$17.1M +$1.24M +22,264 +8%
Charles Schwab
46
Charles Schwab
California
$16.6M -$373K -6,708 -2%
EA
47
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$15.2M +$15.4M +276,752 New
Prudential Financial
48
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$14.4M +$5.22M +93,840 +56%
PCM
49
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.4M +$8.94M +160,707 +158%
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14.4M -$3.74M -67,228 -20%
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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.