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303 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.15B invested in Ziff Davis in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 91

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 30

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 297 → 303 (+6)

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 116.21% → 117.12% (+0.91%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.3B → $4.15B (-$145M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.19M | Put options by funds: $2.77M

Holders
303
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.02%
% of All Funds
6.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
37
Increased
116
Reduced
91
Closed
30
Calls
$1.19M
Puts
$2.77M
Net Calls
-$1.57M
Net Calls Change
+$6.03M

Top Buyers

1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
+$34.2M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$32M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$28.5M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$19.7M
5
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
+$19.1M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$101M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$22.6M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$21M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$16.6M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
101
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$3.26M – – –
FQ
102
First Quadrant
California
$3.1M +$3.15M +42,969 New
SCM
103
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$3.01M – – –
UBS AM
104
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.83M +$32.9K +450 +1%
Bank of Montreal
105
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.82M +$1.87M +25,574 +189%
Barclays
106
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.76M -$92.2K -1,259 -3%
ASRS
107
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.75M -$73.9K -1,010 -3%
Nisa Investment Advisors
108
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.67M – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
109
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.53M +$2.57M +35,138 New
William Blair & Company
110
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.52M -$2.14M -29,181 -45%
Janney Montgomery Scott
111
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.51M +$12.9K +176 +0.5%
Wellington Management Group
112
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$2.5M +34,102 New
TPSF
113
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.44M -$190K -2,602 -7%
Axa
114
Axa
France
$2.44M +$783K +10,695 +46%
Comerica Bank
115
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.35M -$553K -7,556 -17%
SGAM
116
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$2.34M +$2.34M +31,993 +7,173%
MLICM
117
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.25M -$71.2K -972 -3%
Canada Life
118
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.23M -$134K -1,835 -6%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
119
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.18M -$2.46M -33,658 -53%
AIC
120
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
$2.18M -$28.4K -388 -1%
BCC
121
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$2.16M -$93.4K -1,276 -4%
Truist Financial
122
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.1M -$63K -860 -3%
Millennium Management
123
Millennium Management
New York
$2.1M +$2.13M +29,111 New
MSA
124
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.99M -$97.7K -1,335 -5%
UBS Group
125
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.96M -$2.55M -34,863 -56%
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

303 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $4.15B — down 3.4% from $4.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new ZD positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 116 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, adding an estimated $34.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $101M.

  • 303 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q3 2018, up from 297 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.15B of Ziff Davis stock for Q3 2018, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q3 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q3 2018 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $34.2M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $101M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.