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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
NMIMC
176
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$677K +$445 +7 +0.1%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
177
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$672K +$47.5K +747 +9%
CCMINC
178
Cardinal Capital Management Inc (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$653K +$62.4K +981 +12%
LG
179
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$641K -$259K -4,067 -31%
TFA
180
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$630K – – –
OAM
181
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
$609K – – –
CFP
182
Cornerstone Financial Partners
North Carolina
$609K +$545K +8,571 New
CIM
183
CIM Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$601K – – –
SO
184
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$597K +$51.2K +805 +11%
CIC
185
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$585K -$29.2K -460 -5%
COPPSERS
186
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$581K +$445 +7 +0.1%
HIS
187
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$577K +$516K +8,112 New
DIA
188
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$540K – – –
AB
189
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$532K +$58.9K +927 +14%
AA
190
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$506K +$4.39K +69 +1%
PP
191
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$500K -$565K -8,883 -56%
IA
192
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$500K -$497K -7,820 -53%
FMBTD
193
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$498K -$8.77K -138 -2%
SAM
194
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$488K +$9.09K +143 +2%
VKH
195
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$488K +$436K +6,855 New
SW
196
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$472K +$97.6K +1,535 +30%
JIM
197
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$462K -$84.8K -1,334 -17%
AWCI
198
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$459K – – –
Walleye Trading
199
Walleye Trading
New York
$425K +$380K +5,979 New
TI
200
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$409K +$366K +5,750 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.