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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
New York State Common Retirement Fund
101
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$4.8M +$35.4K +557 +0.8%
Citigroup
102
Citigroup
New York
$4.75M +$1.5M +23,637 +55%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
103
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$4.71M +$5.28K +83 +0.1%
CIM
104
Corbyn Investment Management
Maryland
$4.61M -$40.2K -633 -1%
PC
105
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$4.38M -$1.26M -19,857 -24%
Barclays
106
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.18M +$227K +3,566 +6%
QI
107
QS Investors
New York
$3.92M +$3.51M +55,148 +787,829%
Comerica Bank
108
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.14M +$145K +2,286 +6%
AG
109
Aperio Group
California
$3.09M +$135K +2,128 +5%
TRSOTSOK
110
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$3.03M +$427K +6,713 +19%
BG
111
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3M +$418K +6,580 +18%
UBS Group
112
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.95M -$1.1M -17,325 -29%
Truist Financial
113
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.88M -$253K -3,983 -9%
TPSF
114
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.86M -$114K -1,790 -4%
RSCM
115
Rail-Splitter Capital Management
Illinois
$2.84M -$8.74M -137,404 -78%
Bessemer Group
116
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2.75M +$21.9K +345 +0.9%
SCM
117
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.73M -$368K -5,785 -13%
NI
118
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$2.72M +$2.43M +38,295 New
Credit Agricole
119
Credit Agricole
France
$2.67M +$935K +14,712 +64%
Nisa Investment Advisors
120
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.65M +$73.1K +1,150 +3%
N
121
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.63M -$80.5K -1,266 -3%
CAM
122
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$2.63M -$2.35K -37 -0.1%
GCP
123
Garelick Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.52M +$2.25M +35,441 New
GC
124
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.39M -$11.3M -177,897 -84%
AP
125
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$2.35M -$5.88M -92,435 -74%
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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.