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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$412M +$49.7M +780,975 +16%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$295M +$7.91M +124,350 +3%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$229M +$16M +251,182 +8%
William Blair Investment Management
4
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$212M -$1.78M -28,035 -0.9%
TCM
5
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$162M +$3.2M +50,399 +2%
JSP
6
Jackson Square Partners
California
$135M +$9.29M +146,172 +8%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$123M -$2.87M -45,122 -3%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$115M +$36M +566,870 +54%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$114M +$2.72M +42,805 +3%
Macquarie Group
10
Macquarie Group
Australia
$97.2M -$158K -2,482 -0.2%
WHG
11
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$82.2M -$15M -235,328 -17%
Allianz Asset Management
12
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$75.5M -$17.2M -270,929 -20%
Schroder Investment Management Group
13
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$75M +$7.62M +119,830 +13%
Victory Capital Management
14
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$73.7M -$9.88M -155,425 -13%
EAM
15
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$69.3M +$7.05M +110,946 +13%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$68.4M -$11.9M -187,437 -16%
First Trust Advisors
17
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$67M -$2.89M -45,392 -5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.9M -$975K -15,336 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$56.9M +$1.71M +26,906 +3%
CCMLC
20
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$53.6M +$2.18M +34,250 +5%
VOYA Investment Management
21
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$51.6M +$4.1M +64,553 +10%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$51.4M -$6.79M -106,782 -13%
JHIU
23
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$50.4M +$7.9M +124,307 +21%
GT
24
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$49.1M +$7.41M +116,543 +20%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$48.3M +$3.1M +48,710 +8%
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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.