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201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in Ziff Davis in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.97M | Put options by funds: $2.54M

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 201 (+7)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.59B (-$2.85M)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 84

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
201
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.61%
% of All Funds
5.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
23
Increased
76
Reduced
84
Closed
14
Calls
$6.97M
Puts
$2.54M
Net Calls
+$4.43M
Net Calls Change
+$5.84M

Top Buyers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$15.8M
2
DIA
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
+$10.8M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$10.3M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.31M
5
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
+$8.45M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$34.2M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$26.7M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$22.3M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$9.32M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$7.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LSERS
126
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.03M +$14.6K +345 +1%
CA
127
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$951K +$10.4K +246 +1%
WMSA
128
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$938K +$432K +10,224 +90%
US Bancorp
129
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$893K -$256K -6,063 -23%
D.E. Shaw & Co
130
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$823K -$339K -8,040 -30%
Citigroup
131
Citigroup
New York
$814K -$13.2K -313 -2%
UBS AM
132
UBS AM
Illinois
$706K +$29.1K +690 +4%
EMG
133
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$696K +$675K +15,985 New
PI
134
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$673K +$19.2K +454 +3%
AA
135
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$597K +$103K +2,429 +22%
PI
136
PineBridge Investments
New York
$561K -$40K -947 -7%
Bessemer Group
137
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$551K -$1.9K -45 -0.4%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
138
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$542K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
139
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$541K +$160K +3,795 +44%
BG
140
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$538K -$34.9K -827 -6%
FAM
141
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
$532K -$414K -9,815 -45%
MERSOM
142
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$531K +$515K +12,190 New
NCCM
143
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$506K +$490K +11,615 New
WB
144
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$501K – – –
VRS
145
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$470K – – –
GF
146
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$453K -$432K -10,242 -50%
ARTA
147
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$442K +$429K +10,161 New
BA
148
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$439K +$26.9K +638 +7%
N
149
Nuveen
North Carolina
$432K – – –
IPC
150
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$414K +$402K +9,516 New
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

201 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.59B — down 0.11% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ZD positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $34.2M.

  • 201 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2014, up from 194 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.59B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2014, down 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $34.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.