Ziff Davis Ownership | Who Owns Ziff Davis?

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Ziff Davis Ownership Summary

Ziff Davis is owned by 79.42% institutional investors, 2.35% insiders, and 18.23% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.88% of ZD shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.37% of its assets in Ziff Davis shares.

ZD Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Ziff Davis	79.42%	2.35%	18.23%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	28.27%	16.25%	55.48%
Industry	Advertising Stocks	31.52%	13.99%	54.48%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.19M	14.88%	$217.58M
Blackrock	5.72M	12.46%	$314.63M
Vanguard group	4.45M	10.70%	$156.47M
Janus henderson group	3.49M	7.94%	$189.51M
Legal & general group	2.21M	5.32%	$77.79M
Arrowmark colorado	2.13M	5.06%	$81.23M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.10M	5.04%	$73.72M
State street	1.79M	4.26%	$68.39M
Cdam (uk)	1.27M	3.01%	$48.34M
Geode capital management	1.06M	2.55%	$37.27M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Cdam (uk)	1.27M	8.72%	$48.34M
Incline global management	371.72K	4.20%	$14.16M
Brave asset management	420.15K	3.48%	$14.77M
Cardinal capital management llc /ct	167.48K	2.52%	$9.22M
Bastion asset management	94.01K	1.82%	$3.29M
Pale fire capital se	401.82K	1.68%	$15.31M
Rice hall james & associates	753.20K	1.56%	$28.70M
Arrowmark colorado	2.13M	1.51%	$81.23M
Dld asset management, lp	112.50K	1.21%	$6.19M
S&t bank/pa	101.74K	1.09%	$3.88M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Goldman sachs group	597.57K	0.00%	431.83K
Incline global management	371.72K	4.20%	371.72K
Bridgewater associates, lp	280.18K	0.04%	280.18K
Janus henderson group	3.49M	0.10%	272.89K
Axa investment managers	190.13K	0.02%	190.13K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Cardinal capital management llc /ct	167.48K	2.52%	-720.55K
Allspring global investments	-	-	-626.14K
Select equity group	-	-	-522.90K
Legal & general group	2.21M	0.02%	-337.24K
Wellington management group llp	-	-	-324.15K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Incline global management	371.72K	4.20%	371.72K	$14.16M
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
Boussard & gavaudan investment management llp	99.47K	0.27%	99.47K	$3.54M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Bay harbor wealth management	-1.00
Hexagon capital partners	-1.00
Rialto wealth management	-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-3.00
Global financial private client	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Mar 31, 2025	269	2.28%	43,950,377	-4.10%	103	0.95%	123	6.96%	99	-3.88%
Dec 31, 2024	242	-11.36%	43,518,319	-3.27%	99	0.94%	106	-30.26%	95	21.79%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.40M	6.37%	2.40M
L&G Cyber Security ETF	1.91M	5.08%	-2.23K
Janus Inst Mid Cap Growth CF	1.58M	4.20%	-
Janus Henderson Enterprise D	1.58M	4.20%	-
Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth MA	1.58M	4.20%	1.58M
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.25M	3.31%	4.68K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.39M	3.25%	-98.86K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	988.30K	2.62%	200.00
Vanguard Small Cap Index	894.70K	2.38%	1.08K
FullerThaler Behavioral Sm-Cp Eq R6	739.60K	1.96%	175.05K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 15, 2025	FAY SARAH ANN	-	Buy	$49.95K
Mar 06, 2025	KRETZMER W BRIAN	-	Buy	$25.03K
Mar 04, 2025	Shah Vivek	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	$499.88K
Mar 05, 2025	RICHTER BRET	Chief Financial Officer	Buy	$98.03K
Mar 04, 2025	Barsten Jana	-	Buy	$38.08K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	1	-
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	7	-

ZD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Ziff Davis?

Ziff Davis shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 79.42%, followed by 2.35% insiders and 18.23% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ziff Davis's industry, Advertising Stocks , is 31.52%, which Ziff Davis exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Ziff Davis?

Ziff Davis’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.19M shares, 14.88%), Blackrock (5.72M shares, 12.46%), and Vanguard group (4.45M shares, 10.70%). Together, they hold 38.04% 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?

Cdam (uk) is Ziff Davis’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.72% of its assets in 1.27M Ziff Davis shares, valued at 48.34M$.

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 6.37% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.4M Ziff Davis shares.

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