Ziff Davis Ownership | Who Owns Ziff Davis?

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Ziff Davis Ownership Summary

Ziff Davis is owned by 40.08% institutional investors, 3.49% insiders, and 56.43% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 15.69% 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	40.08%	3.49%	56.43%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	28.85%	18.19%	52.95%
Industry	Advertising Stocks	27.72%	17.00%	55.28%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.14M	15.69%	$257.48M
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	2.78M	7.12%	$116.79M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.07M	5.30%	$86.92M
Legal & general group	1.98M	5.05%	$82.94M
State street	1.68M	4.30%	$70.52M
Geode capital management	1.01M	2.57%	$42.23M
First trust advisors lp	974.59K	2.49%	$40.89M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Varde management	534.03K	45.44%	$22.41M
Pale fire capital se	2.78M	10.26%	$116.79M
Cdam (uk)	563.67K	5.25%	$23.65M
Brave asset management	470.28K	4.62%	$19.73M
Monimus capital management, lp	241.92K	2.81%	$10.15M
Cardinal capital management llc /ct	167.48K	2.52%	$9.22M
Rice hall james & associates	799.82K	1.87%	$33.56M
Ewing morris & co. investment partners	78.64K	1.49%	$3.30M
Aldebaran capital	41.17K	1.32%	$1.73M
Corbyn investment management inc/md	92.34K	1.29%	$3.87M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Pale fire capital se	2.78M	10.26%	1.57M
First trust advisors lp	974.59K	0.03%	851.16K
Varde management	534.03K	45.44%	534.03K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	255.37K	0.00%	255.37K
Monimus capital management, lp	241.92K	2.81%	241.92K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Arrowmark colorado	-	-	-1.37M
Fuller & thaler asset management	-	-	-860.58K
Cdam (uk)	563.67K	5.25%	-789.35K
Cardinal capital management llc /ct	167.48K	2.52%	-720.55K
Allspring global investments	-	-	-626.14K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Varde management	534.03K	45.44%	534.03K	$22.41M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	255.37K	0.00%	255.37K	$10.72M
Monimus capital management, lp	241.92K	2.81%	241.92K	$10.15M
Axa investment managers	190.13K	0.02%	190.13K	$7.24M
Shaolin capital management	130.30K	0.20%	130.30K	$7.17B

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Mar 31, 2025	269	2.28%	43,950,377	-4.10%	103	0.95%	123	6.96%	99	-3.88%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.41M	6.37%	561.00
L&G Cyber Security ETF	1.75M	4.62%	19.22K
Janus Henderson Enterprise D	1.58M	4.23%	-
Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth MA	1.58M	4.20%	1.58M
Janus Inst Mid Cap Growth CF	1.58M	4.18%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.39M	3.25%	-98.86K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.19M	3.18%	4.79K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	921.91K	2.44%	7.75K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	868.15K	2.32%	-94.00
FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity	825.36K	2.18%	85.76K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 08, 2026	McDonald Kirk P	-	Sell	$45.48K
Jun 08, 2026	McDonald Kirk P	-	Sell	$4.67K
Jun 05, 2026	ROSSEN JEREMY	EVP/General Counsel	Sell	$376.00K
May 28, 2026	ROSSEN JEREMY	EVP/General Counsel	Sell	$198.88K
Sep 15, 2025	FAY SARAH ANN	-	Buy	$49.95K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	4
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	1	-
2025 Q2	-	-

ZD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Ziff Davis?

Ziff Davis shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 40.08%, followed by 3.49% insiders and 56.43% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ziff Davis's industry, Advertising Stocks , is 27.72%, which Ziff Davis exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Ziff Davis?

Ziff Davis’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.14M shares, 15.69%), Blackrock (5.72M shares, 12.46%), and Vanguard group (4.45M shares, 10.70%). Together, they hold 38.85% 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 45.44% of its assets in 534.03K Ziff Davis shares, valued at 22.41M$.

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 2.41M Ziff Davis shares.

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