Ziff Davis
201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in Ziff Davis in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
175% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.97M | Put options by funds: $2.54M
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 194 → 201 (+7)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.59B (-$2.85M)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 84
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$15.8M |
| 2 |
DIA
Denver Investment Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$10.8M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$10.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$9.31M |
| 5 |
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$8.45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.2M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$26.7M |
| 3 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$22.3M |
| 4 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$9.32M |
| 5 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.6M |
ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
201 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.59B — down 0.11% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ZD positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $34.2M.
- 201 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2014, up from 194 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $2.59B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2014, down 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $15.8M added.
- The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $34.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.