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266 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Ziff Davis in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

286% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25M | Put options by funds: $6.49M

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 59 (+4)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.77B → $2.15B (+$380M)

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 111.25%111.19% (-0.06%)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 274266 (-8)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 108

Holders
266
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.92%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
47
Increased
68
Reduced
108
Closed
48
Calls
$25M
Puts
$6.49M
Net Calls
+$18.5M
Net Calls Change
+$24.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
76
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.33M -$221K -4,890 -10%
Citigroup
77
Citigroup
New York
$2.28M -$82.4K -1,822 -4%
Deutsche Bank
78
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.16M -$71.9K -1,589 -4%
AC
79
Aldebaran Capital
Indiana
$2.16M +$45 +1 +0%
Balyasny Asset Management
80
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.13M +$1.84M +40,753 New
NAMI
81
Nomura Asset Management International
Pennsylvania
$2.1M
CAM
82
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$2.09M -$35.5K -784 -2%
AllianceBernstein
83
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.93M -$220K -4,859 -10%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
84
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.85M -$146K -3,217 -8%
ETC
85
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$1.77M +$48.3K +1,068 +3%
Vanguard Asset Management
86
Vanguard Asset Management
$1.74M -$63.7K -1,408 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
87
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.71M -$58.9K -1,301 -4%
Canada Life
88
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.56M -$124K -2,730 -8%
XT
89
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$1.51M -$1.78M -39,304 -58%
Verition Fund Management
90
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$1.51M +$1.3M +28,808 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
91
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.5M +$122K +2,696 +10%
Nisa Investment Advisors
92
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.5M +$21.9K +483 +2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
93
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$1.48M -$633K -13,996 -33%
STB
94
S&T Bank
Pennsylvania
$1.47M -$459K -10,140 -26%
CC
95
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$1.4M
SOADOR
96
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.35M -$336K -7,425 -22%
Marshall Wace
97
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.32M -$349K -7,703 -23%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
98
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.27M -$98.6K -2,180 -8%
ACM
99
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$1.26M +$1.09M +24,082 New
M
100
Mirova
France
$1.21M -$767K -16,946 -42%

ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

266 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $2.15B — up 21% from $1.77B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of ZD and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 108 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $26.8M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.7M sold.

  • 266 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q2 2026, down from 274 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of Ziff Davis stock for Q2 2026, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q2 2026 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q2 2026 was American Century Companies, an estimated $26.8M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q2 2026 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.