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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.16B invested in Ziff Davis in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 121.66% (+122%)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)

40% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $14.5M

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 40

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.29B → $4.16B (+$869M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 271 → 283 (+12)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 96

Holders
283
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+4.43%
% of All Funds
7.08%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
54
Increased
98
Reduced
96
Closed
40
Calls
$20.3M
Puts
$14.5M
Net Calls
+$5.79M
Net Calls Change
+$14.4M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$49.7M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$36M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$18.5M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$16M
5
ACPU
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
+$12.7M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$17.2M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$15M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.4M
4
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$12.6M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AII
51
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$19M +$1.04M +16,286 +6%
Russell Investments Group
52
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$18M +$16.1M +252,928 New
TCIM
53
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$16.3M -$913K -14,363 -6%
Wells Fargo
54
Wells Fargo
California
$15.8M +$717K +11,278 +5%
RHJA
55
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$15.4M +$3.21M +50,535 +30%
AQR Capital Management
56
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$15.2M -$772K -12,140 -5%
Prudential Financial
57
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$14.3M -$2.74M -43,034 -18%
CCMG
58
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$14M +$1.7M +26,751 +16%
BAM
59
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$13.8M +$2.46M +38,665 +25%
STB
60
S&T Bank
Pennsylvania
$12.6M -$1.65M -25,983 -13%
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12.5M -$6.42M -100,930 -37%
Bank of America
62
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.2M +$2.45M +38,566 +29%
RhumbLine Advisers
63
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$99.3K +1,562 +1%
Stifel Financial
64
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.6M +$5.65M +88,813 +147%
PI
65
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$794K +12,492 +9%
TAM
66
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$10.5M – – –
SGCIA
67
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$10.4M +$132K +2,079 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
68
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$10.4M -$1.62M -25,427 -15%
TA
69
Teachers Advisors
New York
$9.95M -$857K -13,473 -9%
HA
70
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$9.82M +$8.77M +138,000 New
Invesco
71
Invesco
Georgia
$9.72M -$681K -10,719 -7%
AIG
72
American International Group
New York
$9.68M -$9.6K -151 -0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
73
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$9.18M -$1.13M -17,710 -12%
USAA
74
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$8.67M +$7.41M +116,482 +2,150%
Baird Financial Group
75
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$8.37M -$345K -5,424 -4%
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

283 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.16B — up 26% from $3.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new ZD positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $49.7M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q4 2016, up from 271 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.16B of Ziff Davis stock for Q4 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q4 2016 and 40 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $49.7M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q4 2016 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.