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285 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.19B invested in Ziff Davis in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

437% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24M | Put options by funds: $4.47M

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 29

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 97

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.16B → $4.19B (+$35.3M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 283 → 285 (+2)

2.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 121.66% → 119.27% (-2.4%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

Holders
285
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.71%
% of All Funds
7.09%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
39
Increased
118
Reduced
97
Closed
29
Calls
$24M
Puts
$4.47M
Net Calls
+$19.5M
Net Calls Change
+$13.8M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$405M
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$24.6M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$14.3M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$8.44M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$8.39M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$63.4M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$20.4M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$10.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$9.91M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$9.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LAM
126
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$2.21M +$1M +13,741 +83%
N
127
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.18M -$526K -7,197 -19%
BC
128
Burney Company
Virginia
$2.16M -$150K -2,050 -6%
UBS AM
129
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.09M +$422K +5,767 +25%
ACI
130
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$2.08M +$241K +3,297 +13%
PA
131
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$2.04M +$141K +1,927 +7%
MSA
132
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.91M +$29.1K +398 +2%
HI
133
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.88M +$1.88M +25,737 New
MERSOM
134
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.87M +$27.8K +380 +2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
135
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.86M +$21.9K +299 +1%
LMGAM
136
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.82M +$45.9K +627 +3%
ERSOT
137
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.76M – – –
SO
138
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.71M +$1.1M +15,065 +179%
ASRS
139
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.68M +$126K +1,720 +8%
NIP
140
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$1.66M -$452K -6,181 -21%
SOMRS
141
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$1.65M +$25.2K +345 +2%
RFC
142
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.63M -$578K -7,900 -26%
ICRM
143
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$1.63M +$1.63M +22,328 New
Nordea Investment Management
144
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.6M +$219K +3,000 +16%
US Bancorp
145
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.55M -$133K -1,816 -8%
AIP
146
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$1.52M -$30.6K -419 -2%
HIS
147
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$1.46M +$870K +11,899 +147%
OPERF
148
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.4M +$16.8K +230 +1%
VRS
149
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.37M +$420K +5,750 +44%
AHC
150
Anderson Hoagland & Co
Missouri
$1.26M +$1.26M +17,247 New
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

285 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.19B — up 0.85% from $4.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new ZD positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $405M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $63.4M.

  • 285 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2017, up from 283 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.19B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2017, up 0.85% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $405M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $63.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.