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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
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
101
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.59M -$1.41M -23,230 -29%
BAM
102
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$3.4M – – –
Comerica Bank
103
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.4M -$3.29M -54,276 -50%
BG
104
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$3.39M +$279K +4,610 +9%
GC
105
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.3M +$262K +4,325 +9%
NEI
106
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$3.11M -$639K -10,554 -17%
TCM
107
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
$3.04M +$2.99M +49,414 New
MOACM
108
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.96M – – –
BC
109
Burney Company
Virginia
$2.71M -$245K -4,052 -8%
TPSF
110
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.69M -$64.1K -1,059 -2%
TRSOTSOK
111
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.68M -$79.4K -1,311 -3%
EI
112
EAM Investors
California
$2.62M -$598K -9,871 -19%
CCMG
113
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.53M +$122K +2,020 +5%
TAM
114
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.43M – – –
AIG
115
American International Group
New York
$2.41M +$15.6K +257 +0.7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
116
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.36M – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
117
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.34M – – –
MLICM
118
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.3M -$4.96K -82 -0.2%
SCM
119
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.28M – – –
RFC
120
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$2.27M -$261K -4,315 -11%
EGM
121
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.24M +$848K +13,999 +63%
IA
122
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$2.19M +$1.75M +28,980 +441%
UBS AM
123
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.16M +$879K +14,520 +71%
Morgan Stanley
124
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.02M +$153K +2,531 +8%
DCM
125
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$1.96M -$2.13M -35,231 -53%
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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.