Ziff Davis Ownership | Who Owns Ziff Davis?

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Ziff Davis Ownership Summary

Ziff Davis is owned by 110.92% institutional investors, 3.69% insiders. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 15.35% of ZD shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.09% of its assets in Ziff Davis shares.

ZD Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Ziff Davis	110.92%	3.69%	-14.61%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	43.30%	18.05%	38.65%
Industry	Advertising Stocks	36.21%	17.76%	46.04%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.77M	15.35%	$302.22M
Blackrock	5.72M	12.46%	$314.63M
Vanguard group	4.45M	10.70%	$156.47M
Janus henderson group	3.42M	8.74%	$143.43M
Pale fire capital se	2.66M	7.08%	$139.33M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.25M	6.00%	$118.09M
Legal & general group	1.80M	4.79%	$94.31M
Vanguard capital management	1.66M	4.41%	$86.75M
State street	1.62M	4.30%	$84.70M
First trust advisors lp	1.01M	2.69%	$53.04M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Varde management	624.03K	47.76%	$32.68M
Pale fire capital se	2.66M	9.85%	$139.33M
Cdam (uk)	453.50K	6.13%	$23.75M
Whitefort capital management, lp	418.39K	5.40%	$21.91M
Brave asset management	470.28K	5.27%	$24.63M
Monimus capital management, lp	251.53K	3.05%	$13.17M
Cardinal capital management llc /ct	167.48K	2.52%	$9.22M
Rice hall james & associates	821.50K	2.09%	$43.02M
Aldebaran capital	41.17K	1.62%	$2.16M
Dld asset management, lp	112.50K	1.21%	$6.19M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Sixth street partners management company	746.85K	0.01%	746.85K
American century companies	670.98K	0.02%	592.30K
Whitefort capital management, lp	418.39K	5.40%	418.39K
Axa investment managers	190.13K	0.02%	190.13K
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.25M	0.02%	183.43K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Arrowmark colorado	-	-	-1.37M
Fuller & thaler asset management	-	-	-860.58K
Cardinal capital management llc /ct	167.48K	2.52%	-720.55K
Allspring global investments	-	-	-626.14K
Nordea investment management ab	-	-	-595.02K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Sixth street partners management company	746.85K	0.01%	746.85K	$39.11M
Whitefort capital management, lp	418.39K	5.40%	418.39K	$21.91M
Axa investment managers	190.13K	0.02%	190.13K	$7.24M
Shaolin capital management	130.30K	0.20%	130.30K	$7.17B
Dld asset management, lp	112.50K	1.21%	112.50K	$6.19M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Bay harbor wealth management	-1.00
Dinuzzo private wealth	-1.00
Cedar mountain advisors	-1.00
Hexagon capital partners	-1.00
Dunhill financial	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	272	-2.51%	41,704,112	-1.04%	110	0.95%	117	-7.87%	108	-4.42%
Mar 31, 2026	159	-43.01%	16,425,654	-62.83%	40	0.36%	72	-49.30%	62	-40.95%
Dec 31, 2025	206	-28.72%	33,044,961	-24.91%	79	0.73%	93	-29.55%	85	-22.02%
Sep 30, 2025	277	-2.46%	43,916,257	-0.51%	104	0.95%	125	-26.47%	105	45.83%
Jun 30, 2025	282	4.06%	44,086,921	0.28%	104	0.98%	169	36.29%	72	-27.27%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.24M	6.09%	1.50K
L&G Cyber Security ETF	1.77M	4.80%	-
Janus Henderson Enterprise D	1.58M	4.52%	-
Janus Inst Mid Cap Growth CF	1.58M	4.29%	-
Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth MA	1.58M	4.29%	1.58M
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	1.17M	3.35%	6.30K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.39M	3.25%	-98.86K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.17M	3.16%	-27.98K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	1.17M	3.16%	-27.98K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	846.49K	2.42%	4.01K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 18, 2026	KRETZMER W BRIAN	-	Sell	$138.99K
Aug 12, 2026	TANSLEY LORI A.	Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$76.66K
Aug 10, 2026	ROSSEN JEREMY	EVP/General Counsel	Sell	$209.78K
Jun 10, 2026	RICHTER BRET	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$843.84K
Jun 08, 2026	McDonald Kirk P	-	Sell	$4.67K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	3
2026 Q2	-	5
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	1	-

ZD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Ziff Davis?

Ziff Davis shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 110.92%, followed by 3.69% insiders and -14.61% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ziff Davis's industry, Advertising Stocks , is 36.21%, which Ziff Davis exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Ziff Davis?

Ziff Davis’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.77M shares, 15.35%), Blackrock (5.72M shares, 12.46%), and Vanguard group (4.45M shares, 10.70%). Together, they hold 38.51% of Ziff Davis’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Ziff Davis?

Yes, BlackRock owns 12.46% of Ziff Davis, totaling 5.72M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 314.63M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 179.85K shares, a 3.25% change.

Who is Ziff Davis’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Varde management is Ziff Davis’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 47.76% of its assets in 624.03K Ziff Davis shares, valued at 32.68M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Ziff Davis shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Ziff Davis shares, with 6.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.24M Ziff Davis shares.

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