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268 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Ziff Davis in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 29

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 257268 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $2.31M

4.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.2%102.74% (-4.5%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 99

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $1.66B (-$834M)

Holders
268
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.28%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
42
Increased
84
Reduced
99
Closed
29
Calls
$2.24M
Puts
$2.31M
Net Calls
-$64K
Net Calls Change
+$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Handelsbanken Fonder
126
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$621K +$216K +4,500 +37%
HT
127
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
$616K +$609K +12,705 +345%
HPCM
128
Hunter Perkins Capital Management
Illinois
$612K +$68.1K +1,420 +10%
HF
129
HRT Financial
New York
$606K +$774K +16,130 New
YCM
130
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$594K -$18.6K -388 -2%
BAM
131
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$552K +$705K +14,689 New
BC
132
Burney Company
Virginia
$547K -$2.88K -60 -0.4%
VA
133
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$545K +$186K +3,882 +37%
TRSOTSOK
134
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$533K
Royal Bank of Canada
135
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$526K +$4.27K +89 +0.6%
Envestnet Asset Management
136
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$505K +$74.4K +1,552 +13%
D.E. Shaw & Co
137
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$488K -$634K -13,222 -50%
MSRPS
138
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$468K -$92.7K -1,932 -13%
RCM
139
Radnor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$462K
ASRS
140
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$460K -$35.2K -734 -6%
AB
141
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$460K -$19.7K -411 -3%
AI
142
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$442K +$126K +2,621 +29%
KCM
143
Kendall Capital Management
Maryland
$438K +$2.4K +50 +0.4%
VOYA Investment Management
144
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$428K -$92.1K -1,921 -14%
Assenagon Asset Management
145
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$421K -$11.9M -248,550 -96%
CC
146
Centiva Capital
New York
$400K +$91.3K +1,903 +22%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
147
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$392K
GAM
148
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$386K +$118K +2,469 +32%
COPPSERS
149
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$384K +$52.9K +1,103 +12%
BA
150
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$381K +$247K +5,159 +103%

ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

268 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.66B — down 33% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new ZD positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pale Fire Capital SE, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $40.2M.

  • 268 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2025, up from 257 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2025, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2025 was Pale Fire Capital SE, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2025 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $40.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.