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242 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.49B invested in Ziff Davis in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 16

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.34B → $3.49B (+$147M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 240 → 242 (+2)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 94

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19M | Put options by funds: $2.37M

Holders
242
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.83%
% of All Funds
6.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
19
Increased
90
Reduced
94
Closed
16
Calls
$2.19M
Puts
$2.37M
Net Calls
-$177K
Net Calls Change
-$422K

Top Buyers

1
FMA
Fiduciary Management Associates
Illinois
+$19.8M
2
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$15.5M
3
ACM
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
+$11.6M
4
PM
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
+$10.8M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$8.51M

Top Sellers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$170M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$20.4M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$18.4M
4
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$16.4M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$11.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
51
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$13.5M +$570K +9,407 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
52
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$13.3M +$1.06M +17,480 +9%
TCIM
53
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$13.3M +$288K +4,758 +2%
Wells Fargo
54
Wells Fargo
California
$12.7M -$1.24M -20,444 -9%
SAM
55
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$11.9M +$655K +10,810 +6%
ACM
56
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$11.8M +$11.6M +191,599 New
CS
57
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$11M -$271K -4,476 -2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$10.7M -$104K -1,725 -1%
Bank of America
59
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.4M +$6.59M +108,882 +181%
RSCM
60
Rail-Splitter Capital Management
Illinois
$10M +$1.34M +22,080 +16%
Bank of Montreal
61
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$9.71M +$7.01M +115,695 +276%
Fisher Asset Management
62
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$9.71M -$1.14M -18,860 -11%
NFA
63
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$9.42M -$520K -8,587 -5%
SGCIA
64
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$9.12M -$25.8K -426 -0.3%
SI
65
Scout Investments
Missouri
$8.6M -$207K -3,421 -2%
BA
66
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$8.5M +$6.67M +110,116 +395%
BA
67
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$8.31M -$1.91M -31,543 -19%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
68
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$8.11M +$10.1K +167 +0.1%
ACPU
69
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$7.83M +$7.7M +127,156 New
Baird Financial Group
70
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.83M +$925K +15,271 +14%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
71
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$7.48M +$226K +3,733 +3%
Victory Capital Management
72
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$7.16M +$7.04M +116,190 New
CIM
73
Corbyn Investment Management
Maryland
$7.1M -$6.62M -109,248 -49%
Deutsche Bank
74
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.98M +$1.45M +24,003 +27%
PWAG
75
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$6.9M +$1.07M +17,710 +19%
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

242 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.49B — up 4.4% from $3.34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new ZD positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fiduciary Management Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.8M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $170M.

  • 242 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q3 2015, up from 240 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.49B of Ziff Davis stock for Q3 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q3 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q3 2015 was Fiduciary Management Associates, an estimated $19.8M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $170M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.