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201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in Ziff Davis in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.97M | Put options by funds: $2.54M

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 201 (+7)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.59B (-$2.85M)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 84

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
201
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.61%
% of All Funds
5.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
23
Increased
76
Reduced
84
Closed
14
Calls
$6.97M
Puts
$2.54M
Net Calls
+$4.43M
Net Calls Change
+$5.84M

Top Buyers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$15.8M
2
DIA
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
+$10.8M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$10.3M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.31M
5
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
+$8.45M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$34.2M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$26.7M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$22.3M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$9.32M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$7.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
51
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.48M +$1.22M +28,865 +17%
BIM
52
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$8.45M +$58K +1,373 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
53
Wells Fargo
California
$7.83M -$1.93M -45,732 -20%
SGCIA
54
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$7.42M -$501K -11,857 -7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
55
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$7.4M -$155K -3,680 -2%
Federated Hermes
56
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7.32M +$1.51M +35,837 +27%
BG
57
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$7.03M +$755K +17,886 +12%
Prudential Financial
58
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.78M +$97.1K +2,300 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
59
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$6.41M +$576K +13,656 +10%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
60
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$6.28M -$170K -4,025 -3%
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.84M +$1.3M +30,784 +30%
NFA
62
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$5.82M -$95.1K -2,254 -2%
RCAMU
63
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$5.79M +$5.61M +132,980 New
TAM
64
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$5.69M – – –
SI
65
Scout Investments
Missouri
$5.53M +$6.08K +144 +0.1%
FI
66
FCM Investments
Texas
$5.52M -$119K -2,817 -2%
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$5.08M -$8.44K -200 -0.2%
MSA
68
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$4.97M -$694K -16,435 -13%
DCM
69
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$4.85M +$15.1K +358 +0.3%
AAM
70
Aston Asset Management
Illinois
$4.84M +$166K +3,922 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
71
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.54M -$3.15M -74,597 -42%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
72
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.53M -$1.44M -34,097 -25%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
73
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$4.49M -$820K -19,435 -16%
B
74
Baird
Wisconsin
$4.31M +$116K +2,742 +3%
U
75
UBS
Switzerland
$4.25M -$309K -7,320 -7%
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

201 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.59B — down 0.11% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ZD positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $34.2M.

  • 201 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2014, up from 194 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.59B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2014, down 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $34.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.