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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
AG
126
Aperio Group
California
$1.86M +$36.2K +598 +2%
AAM
127
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.81M +$268K +4,425 +18%
WI
128
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$1.81M +$1.78M +29,323 New
Two Sigma Advisers
129
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.8M +$1.77M +29,284 New
SO
130
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.65M +$223K +3,680 +16%
AB
131
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$1.64M – – –
PP
132
PDT Partners
New York
$1.64M -$36.5K -603 -2%
ASRS
133
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.56M +$1.53M +25,329 New
SCA
134
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$1.53M -$471K -7,782 -24%
US Bancorp
135
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.52M +$61 +1 +0%
AP
136
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$1.52M +$1.49M +24,632 New
AQR Capital Management
137
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.5M -$1.17M -19,281 -44%
PA
138
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.46M -$299K -4,935 -17%
LSERS
139
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.44M – – –
AAM
140
Aston Asset Management
Illinois
$1.39M -$631K -10,415 -32%
PNC Financial Services Group
141
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38M +$548K +9,045 +68%
Goldman Sachs
142
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.37M -$1.49M -24,624 -53%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
143
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.35M +$83.6K +1,380 +7%
VRS
144
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.32M – – –
AIA
145
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$1.3M +$349K +5,770 +38%
FCBT
146
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$1.22M +$1.2M +19,741 New
Jane Street
147
Jane Street
New York
$1.19M +$928K +15,328 +385%
BlackRock
148
BlackRock
New York
$1.18M +$1.07M +17,613 +1,211%
Los Angeles Capital Management
149
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.15M +$1.13M +18,628 New
SGA
150
Strategic Global Advisors
California
$1.13M +$595K +9,824 +115%
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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.