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242 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.49B invested in Ziff Davis in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 16

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.34B → $3.49B (+$147M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 240 → 242 (+2)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 94

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19M | Put options by funds: $2.37M

Holders
242
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.83%
% of All Funds
6.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
19
Increased
90
Reduced
94
Closed
16
Calls
$2.19M
Puts
$2.37M
Net Calls
-$177K
Net Calls Change
-$422K

Top Buyers

1
FMA
Fiduciary Management Associates
Illinois
+$19.8M
2
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$15.5M
3
ACM
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
+$11.6M
4
PM
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
+$10.8M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$8.51M

Top Sellers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$170M
2
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$20.4M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$18.4M
4
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$16.4M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$11.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$265M -$9.76M -161,210 -4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$242M +$7.56M +124,926 +3%
JSP
3
Jackson Square Partners
California
$205M -$11.4M -188,413 -5%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$202M +$6.83M +112,805 +4%
William Blair Investment Management
5
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$183M +$180M +2,975,640 New
Macquarie Group
6
Macquarie Group
Australia
$158M -$2.7M -44,516 -2%
TCM
7
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$128M -$11.6M -191,187 -8%
WHG
8
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$102M -$20.4M -337,282 -17%
Neuberger Berman Group
9
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$82.8M +$3.65M +60,299 +5%
RRAM
10
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$79.2M -$16.4M -271,365 -17%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$78.6M -$1.95M -32,225 -2%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$68.5M -$2.42M -39,961 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.5M -$777K -12,828 -1%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$60.3M +$257K +4,236 +0.4%
Allianz Asset Management
15
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$57.2M -$18.4M -304,391 -25%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$57.1M +$7.57M +124,933 +16%
EAM
17
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$50.7M +$5.76M +95,065 +13%
VOYA Investment Management
18
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$49.8M -$2.87M -47,353 -6%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$45.4M +$2.92M +48,295 +7%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$45M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$43.9M +$6M +99,019 +16%
Wellington Management Group
22
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$42.3M +$4.33M +71,570 +12%
JHIU
23
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$40.1M -$285K -4,701 -0.7%
CCMLC
24
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$36.7M -$2.19M -36,188 -6%
O
25
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$33.8M +$2.09M +34,513 +7%
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ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

242 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.49B — up 4.4% from $3.34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new ZD positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fiduciary Management Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.8M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $170M.

  • 242 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q3 2015, up from 240 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.49B of Ziff Davis stock for Q3 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q3 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q3 2015 was Fiduciary Management Associates, an estimated $19.8M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $170M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.