ZIFF DAVIS INC ZD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 48123V102 · ISIN US48123V1026
American publicly traded technology company based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryTelegraph & Other Message Communications
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1995
- Websitej2global.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 46.5m as of 2023-07-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $70.09. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($2.1m notional), 3 hold puts ($644.6k).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 258 |
| Q4 2022 | 272 |
| Q1 2023 | 267 |
| Q2 2023 | 250 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 130 | 114 |
| Q1 2023 | 114 | 138 |
| Q2 2023 | 112 | 145 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $807.0k | $3.1m | 3.89 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.3m | $1.9m | 1.41 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.3m | $3.4m | 1.46 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.1m | $644.6k | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +421.7k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Added | +404.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +263.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +210.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Added | +180.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +116.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +106.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Added | +105.3k |
| Man Group plc | New | +79.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +76.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.7m |
| FIL Ltd | Sold out | -1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -681.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -318.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -135.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -131.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -116.8k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT | Reduced | -104.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -92.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Reduced | -79.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.1m30.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $21.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $399.3k5.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $245.2k3.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-17 | 15.0% |
| Janus Henderson Group Ltd. 13G · institution +0.6 pts · filed 2026-09-08 | 10.3% |
Pale Fire Capital SE
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-03-03
Stated purposeThe Reporting Persons purchased the Shares based on the Reporting Persons' belief that the Shares, when purchased, were undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity. Depending upon overall market conditions, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons and the availability of Shares at prices that would make the purchase or sale of Shares desirable, the Reporting Persons may endeavor to increase or decrease their position in the Issuer through, among other things, the purchase or sale of Shares on the open market or in private transactions or otherwise, on such terms and at such times as the Reporting Persons may deem advisable. No Reporting Person has any present plan or proposal which would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in s… Full filing |
6.9% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-10-08 | 6.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Legal & General Group Plc (4.9%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (3.5%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $49.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $100.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $412.5k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $814.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-31 | RICHTER BRET Chief Financial Officer | Bought | $118.3k2.0k shares |
| 2023-05-31 | ROSSEN JEREMY EVP/General Counsel | Bought | $58.5k1.0k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | Shah Vivek Chief Executive Officer, director · By Trust | Bought | $588.6k10.0k shares |
| 2023-05-12 | FAY SARAH ANN Director | Bought | $49.6k777 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $398.9m | Added +116.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $327.3m | Added +24.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.9m $270.6m | Added +13.4k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 2.31% of their portfolio | 3.0m $210.5m | Added +404.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $175.7m | Reduced -3.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $116.5m | Added +32.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $108.7m | Reduced -116.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $99.2m | Added +180.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.2m | Added +76.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.8m | Added +34.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.3m | Added +210.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.0m | Added +24.7k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 3.32% of their portfolio | 1.3m $87.6m | Reduced -104.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.3m | Added +55.7k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 9.03% of their portfolio | 906.9k $63.5m | Added +200 |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.33% of their portfolio | 838.3k $58.7m | Added +31.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 830.5k $58.2m | Added +7.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 753.7k $52.8m | Added +21.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 655.6k $45.9m | Added +421.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 654.0k $45.8m | Reduced -25.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 612.5k $42.9m | Reduced -681.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.1k $37.3m | Added +11.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 514.8k $36.1m | Added +18.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 481.1k $33.7m | Reduced -59.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.3k $33.0m | Added +11.2k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 442.3k $31.0m | Reduced -55 |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.9k $24.1m | Added +34.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.1k $22.7m | Added +106.2k |
| BRAVE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 6.59% of their portfolio | 320.8k $22.5m | Added +10.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 314.8k $22.1m | Added +263.5k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 308.2k $21.6m | Added +26.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.2k $20.3m | Added +30.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.2k $19.6m | Reduced -52.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.7k $14.7m | Added +105.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.1k $14.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.4k $14.3m | Added +11.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 200.2k $14.0m | Added +31.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.6k $13.0m | Reduced -10.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.1k $11.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.7k $10.4m | Reduced -638 |
| Chicago Capital, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 117.7k $8.2m | Reduced -110 |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.05% of their portfolio | 117.2k $9.1m | Added +227 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.1k $7.8m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Aequim Alternative Investments LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 106.9k $7.5m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.8k $7.5m | Reduced -131.5k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 104.4k $7.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.9k $7.2m | Added +6.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.1k $6.9m | Added +30.8k |
| CORBYN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MD 3.27% of their portfolio | 96.4k $6.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 93.6k $6.6m | Reduced -827 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.6k $6.2m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.3k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| S&T Bank/PA 1.10% of their portfolio | 87.1k $6.1m | Added +2.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 86.3k $6.0m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.2k $5.5m | New |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. 4.28% of their portfolio | 79.0k $5.5m | Reduced -30.5k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.1k $5.3m | Added +14.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.7k $5.3m | Added +11.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $5.2m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.0k $4.9m | Added +23.4k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 69.2k $4.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.8k $4.5m | Added +43.2k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 62.7k $4.4m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.1k $4.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.9k $4.3m | Reduced -730 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.3k $4.0m | Added +890 |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.7m | Added +10.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.7k $3.7m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.7k $3.7m | Reduced -318.7k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 52.2k $3.7m | Added +261 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.1k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| CLARK ESTATES INC/NY 0.60% of their portfolio | 51.0k $3.6m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.6k $3.4m | Added +22.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $3.2m | Added +6.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.6k $3.0m | Reduced -24.8k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.6k $2.9m | Reduced -690 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.7k $2.9m | Added +32.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.6k $2.8m | Added +12.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $2.7m | Added +6.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.3k $2.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $2.6m | Added +4.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $2.6m | New |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.0k $2.5m | Added +33.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.9k $2.5m | Added +19.0k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.7k $2.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.6k $2.5m | Reduced -8.7k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.4k $2.4m | Reduced -3.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $2.3m | Reduced -5.5k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.40% of their portfolio | 31.0k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Bridge City Capital, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $2.1m | Added +21 |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.2k $2.0m | Reduced -4.5k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.9k $2.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.9k $2.0m | Added +5.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $1.9m | Reduced -135.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.9k $1.8m | Reduced -747 |
| Kendall Capital Management 0.75% of their portfolio | 24.5k $1.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.5k $1.7m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $1.7m | Reduced -38.0k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.1k $1.6m | Reduced -775 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.9k $1.6m | Added +1.6k |