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268 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Ziff Davis in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 29

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 257268 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $2.31M

4.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.2%102.74% (-4.5%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 99

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $1.66B (-$834M)

Holders
268
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.28%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
42
Increased
84
Reduced
99
Closed
29
Calls
$2.24M
Puts
$2.31M
Net Calls
-$64K
Net Calls Change
+$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$249M -$17.3M -360,254 -5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$184M -$2.21M -46,088 -0.9%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$135M +$2.61M +54,475 +2%
ACH
4
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$99.3M -$11.3M -235,705 -8%
Legal & General Group
5
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$92M +$1.04M +21,721 +0.9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$90.7M +$55.4K +1,156 +0%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$67.9M -$5.03M -104,903 -5%
CU
8
CDAM (UK)
United Kingdom
$57M +$1.12M +23,411 +2%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
9
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$41.9M +$5.07M +105,761 +10%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$39.9M -$1.06M -22,171 -2%
Nordea Investment Management
11
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$37.4M -$664K -13,852 -1%
Charles Schwab
12
Charles Schwab
California
$28.3M -$275K -5,742 -0.8%
N
13
Nuveen
North Carolina
$25.4M +$632K +13,180 +2%
RHJA
14
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$22.6M +$5.18M +108,101 +22%
Allspring Global Investments
15
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$20.3M +$8.69M +181,234 +51%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.7M -$1.91M -39,731 -7%
Pacer Advisors
17
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$19.7M -$35.6M -743,132 -59%
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$16.6M -$40.2M -837,679 -66%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.5M -$5.87M -122,382 -22%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$15.4M -$3.7M -77,107 -16%
BAM
21
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$15.3M +$2.06M +42,968 +12%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$14.5M -$2.34M -48,695 -11%
FWIA
23
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$13.7M +$712K +14,846 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13.6M -$1.02M -21,312 -6%
Wellington Management Group
25
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$12.8M -$4.96M -103,415 -23%

ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

268 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.66B — down 33% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new ZD positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pale Fire Capital SE, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $40.2M.

  • 268 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q1 2025, up from 257 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of Ziff Davis stock for Q1 2025, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q1 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q1 2025 was Pale Fire Capital SE, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q1 2025 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $40.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.