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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 State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
76
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.18M +$14.6K +345 +0.4%
Bank of America
77
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.04M +$1.23M +29,150 +46%
SGAM
78
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$4.02M +$3.9M +92,314 New
Arrowstreet Capital
79
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$3.81M +$2.81M +66,475 +314%
TA
80
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.43M +$50.6K +1,198 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
81
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.3M -$1.68M -39,866 -34%
MAA
82
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.1M +$692K +16,389 +30%
RhumbLine Advisers
83
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.03M -$1.55M -36,766 -35%
EAM
84
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$2.99M -$22.3M -529,222 -89%
Goldman Sachs
85
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.96M -$4.6M -109,056 -62%
PPA
86
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.93M -$188K -4,454 -6%
NEI
87
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$2.66M +$337K +7,984 +15%
Stifel Financial
88
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.66M +$2.58M +61,101 New
ProShare Advisors
89
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.46M +$2.12M +50,326 +814%
EAM
90
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$2.39M – – –
NAP
91
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$2.31M +$2.24M +53,077 New
Comerica Bank
92
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.29M -$56.2K -1,332 -2%
TPSF
93
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.25M -$59.7K -1,415 -3%
Swiss National Bank
94
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.22M +$500K +11,845 +30%
Morgan Stanley
95
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.22M +$612K +14,498 +40%
TRSOTSOK
96
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.15M -$350K -8,303 -14%
NPIT
97
National Penn Investors Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.11M -$323K -7,654 -14%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
98
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.03M -$282K -6,686 -13%
SCM
99
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.03M -$459K -10,867 -19%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
100
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.98M -$3.29M -77,992 -63%
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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.