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266 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Ziff Davis in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

286% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25M | Put options by funds: $6.49M

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 59 (+4)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.77B → $2.15B (+$380M)

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 111.25%111.19% (-0.06%)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 274266 (-8)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 108

Holders
266
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.92%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
47
Increased
68
Reduced
108
Closed
48
Calls
$25M
Puts
$6.49M
Net Calls
+$18.5M
Net Calls Change
+$24.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$302M -$16.5M -365,456 -6%
JT
2
Jupiter Topco
New York
$188M +$162M +3,587,806 New
PFCS
3
Pale Fire Capital SE
Czech Republic
$139M -$5.56M -122,812 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$118M +$8.3M +183,430 +9%
Vanguard Portfolio Management
5
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$115M -$3.28M -72,435 -3%
Legal & General Group
6
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$94.3M -$7.95M -175,616 -9%
Vanguard Capital Management
7
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$86.8M -$1.83M -40,423 -2%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$84.7M -$2.86M -63,320 -4%
First Trust Advisors
9
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$53M +$1.73M +38,148 +4%
LSV Asset Management
10
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$51M +$1.84M +40,776 +4%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$50.6M -$1.82M -40,290 -4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
12
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$43.5M +$6.96M +153,920 +23%
RHJA
13
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$43M +$981K +21,678 +3%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.7M +$6.65M +146,934 +24%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$39.1M -$4.25M -93,968 -11%
Nuveen
16
Nuveen
North Carolina
$36.8M -$3.17M -70,005 -9%
American Century Companies
17
American Century Companies
Missouri
$35.1M +$26.8M +592,299 +753%
VM
18
Varde Management
Minnesota
$32.7M +$4.07M +90,000 +17%
CM
19
CastleKnight Management
New York
$31.2M +$7.86M +173,780 +41%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$28.9M +$1.05M +23,181 +4%
BAM
21
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$24.6M
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.3M -$967K -21,384 -4%
Allianz Asset Management
23
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$23.8M +$2.25M +49,727 +12%
CU
24
CDAM (UK)
United Kingdom
$23.7M -$4.98M -110,165 -20%
WCM
25
Whitefort Capital Management
New York
$21.9M +$18.9M +418,389 New

ZD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

266 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ziff Davis (ZD) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $2.15B — up 21% from $1.77B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of ZD and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 108 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $26.8M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.7M sold.

  • 266 institutional investors held Ziff Davis (ZD) as of Q2 2026, down from 274 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of Ziff Davis stock for Q2 2026, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Ziff Davis positions in Q2 2026 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Ziff Davis buyer in Q2 2026 was American Century Companies, an estimated $26.8M added.
  • The largest Ziff Davis seller in Q2 2026 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.