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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
201
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.61%
% of All Funds
5.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
23
Increased
76
Reduced
84
Closed
14
Calls
$6.97M
Puts
$2.54M
Net Calls
+$4.43M
Net Calls Change
+$5.84M

Top Buyers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$15.8M
2
DIA
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
+$10.8M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$10.3M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.31M
5
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
+$8.45M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$34.2M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$26.7M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$22.3M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$9.32M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$7.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
1
Macquarie Group
Australia
$250M -$26.7M -632,327 -10%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$209M -$34.2M -810,750 -14%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$143M +$6.66M +157,763 +5%
TCM
4
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$133M -$7.6M -179,975 -6%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$127M +$2.34M +55,407 +2%
William Blair & Company
6
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$117M +$15.8M +374,682 +16%
Allianz Asset Management
7
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$114M -$159K -3,776 -0.1%
RRAM
8
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$109M -$4.26M -100,951 -4%
WHG
9
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$91.1M -$1.3M -30,722 -1%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$66.4M +$4.4M +104,244 +7%
Neuberger Berman Group
11
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$58M -$450K -10,672 -0.8%
CCMLC
12
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$49.5M -$595K -14,084 -1%
VOYA Investment Management
13
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$48.2M +$2.31M +54,683 +5%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$47.2M +$1.54M +36,434 +3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$45.7M +$10.3M +243,833 +30%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$43.6M +$2.58M +61,065 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
17
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.4M -$702K -16,632 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$37.8M +$9.31M +220,647 +34%
First Trust Advisors
19
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$35.9M +$4.23M +100,176 +14%
CAM
20
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$35.2M -$9.32M -220,774 -21%
CIM
21
Corbyn Investment Management
Maryland
$34.6M -$49.8K -1,179 -0.1%
RFC
22
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$31.6M +$5.21M +123,342 +19%
CCM
23
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
$28.2M -$412K -9,755 -1%
DIA
24
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$27.3M +$10.8M +254,984 +68%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$25.6M +$1.58M +37,362 +7%
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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.