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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.16B invested in Ziff Davis in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 121.66% (+122%)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)

40% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $14.5M

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 40

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.29B → $4.16B (+$869M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 271 → 283 (+12)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 96

Holders
283
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+4.43%
% of All Funds
7.08%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
54
Increased
98
Reduced
96
Closed
40
Calls
$20.3M
Puts
$14.5M
Net Calls
+$5.79M
Net Calls Change
+$14.4M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$49.7M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$36M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$18.5M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$16M
5
ACPU
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
+$12.7M

Top Sellers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$17.2M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$15M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.4M
4
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$12.6M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Nordea Investment Management
151
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.35M – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
152
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.27M -$87.6K -1,378 -7%
Two Sigma Advisers
153
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.25M -$1.09M -17,135 -49%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
154
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.22M +$475K +7,467 +77%
SGA
155
Strategic Global Advisors
California
$1.22M -$5.47K -86 -0.5%
LAM
156
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$1.18M +$1.05M +16,520 New
QC
157
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$1.15M -$5.66K -89 -0.5%
SGAM
158
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$1.11M +$282K +4,441 +40%
ProShare Advisors
159
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.08M +$297K +4,676 +44%
EMG
160
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$990K +$885K +13,915 New
LSERS
161
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$973K -$36.6K -575 -4%
Capstone Investment Advisors
162
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$971K +$868K +13,656 New
SCM
163
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$960K -$3.8M -59,694 -82%
WAM
164
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$953K +$852K +13,409 New
VRS
165
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$924K -$21.9K -345 -3%
ZCM
166
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$904K +$808K +12,713 New
Axa
167
Axa
France
$826K -$1.75M -27,485 -70%
IP
168
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$826K -$21.4K -336 -3%
AF
169
Aristotle Fund
Maine
$818K +$731K +11,500 New
PIM
170
Penobscot Investment Management
Massachusetts
$799K -$102K -1,610 -13%
3C
171
361 Capital
Colorado
$771K +$689K +10,835 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
172
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$741K -$64.7K -1,018 -9%
LPL Financial
173
LPL Financial
California
$739K +$655K +10,309 New
Envestnet Asset Management
174
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$734K +$65.9K +1,036 +11%
HSBC Holdings
175
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$706K +$631K +9,931 New
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

283 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.16B — up 26% from $3.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new ZD positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $49.7M. The largest seller was Allianz Asset Management, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q4 2016, up from 271 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.16B of Ziff Davis stock for Q4 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q4 2016 and 40 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $49.7M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q4 2016 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.