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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
Fiera Capital (Canada)
76
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$8.2M -$1.19M -18,682 -14%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$7.95M -$190K -2,990 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
78
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7.86M -$15.1K -237 -0.2%
PPA
79
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.8M +$1.51M +23,800 +28%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
80
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$7.68M – – –
PCM
81
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.64M -$6.04M -95,020 -47%
DCM
82
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$7.46M +$1.09M +17,147 +20%
RJA
83
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.43M +$2.47M +38,774 +59%
AllianceBernstein
84
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$7.05M -$1.46K -23 -0%
CCMH
85
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$6.77M +$6.05M +95,173 New
MAM
86
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.43M +$395K +6,208 +7%
MLICM
87
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$6.22M -$38.4K -604 -0.7%
Swiss National Bank
88
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$6.13M +$80.4K +1,265 +1%
Susquehanna International Group
89
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.06M +$5.42M +85,237 New
JP Morgan Chase
90
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.99M +$312K +4,906 +6%
SI
91
Scout Investments
Missouri
$5.95M – – –
MOACM
92
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$5.92M -$420K -6,601 -7%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
93
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$5.51M +$743K +11,689 +18%
NAP
94
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$5.42M -$54.5K -858 -1%
PCMI
95
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
$5.39M +$296K +4,657 +7%
Bank of Montreal
96
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.3M -$9.58M -150,754 -65%
EAM
97
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$5.25M – – –
Retirement Systems of Alabama
98
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$5.07M +$9.54K +150 +0.2%
CCM
99
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.84M -$630K -9,913 -13%
Federated Hermes
100
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$4.82M +$49.7K +782 +1%
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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.