Ziff Davis ZD Insider Ownership

NASDAQ ZD

$57.71 -0.18 (-0.31%)

At close: Oct 26, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Insider Holdings by Owner

1.11Mn Shares

Insider Ownership Statistics

as of 30 Sep, 2026

Insider Ownership

2.56%

▼-0.021% pp QoQ

Shares Held by Insiders

932.41K

filed for Sep 2026

▼-0.82% QoQ

Shares Outstanding

36.38Mn

36,381,271 shares

Direct Holdings

340.12K

Indirect: 592.28K

Net Open-Market Trades

-7.73K

net sold · -$425.44K in Sep 2026

Insiders Holding Shares

with Form 4 holdings on file

Shares Owned by Insiders

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Open-Market Insider Trades

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Insider Ownership Summary

Updated Oct 5, 2026

Across the past 12 months, open-market trades by Ziff Davis insiders were all sales, totaling $2.13 million (44.47K shares).

Behind Ziff Davis' open-market sales in the past 12 months were 6 insiders, and no insider bought.
Bret Richter (Chief Financial Officer) led open-market sales of Ziff Davis stock over the past 12 months with $843,840 (18K shares), most recently on June 10, 2026.
W. Brian Kretzmer (Director) made the most recent open-market trade by an insider of Ziff Davis, a sale of 2.51K shares for $138,994 on August 18, 2026.
Apart from open-market trades, ZD insiders acquired 151.6K shares through option exercises and conversions and gave up 84.88K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices in the past 12 months.
According to Business Quant data, insiders at Ziff Davis reported 932.41K shares in total in their latest Form 4 filings, or 2.56% of the 36.38Mn shares outstanding; that total is down 0.82% from 940.14K shares at the end of Q2 2026 and up 8.29% from 861.03K shares at the end of Q3 2025.
Indirect holdings, through trusts, partnerships, family members and other entities, make up 63.52% (592.28K shares) of Ziff Davis' insider total, with the other 36.48% (340.12K shares) held directly.
Holdings in Ziff Davis stock are reported by 11 insiders, the officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
Ziff Davis' three largest insider shareholders, based on their latest Form 4 filings, are Vivek Shah (Chief Executive Officer, 754.77K shares), Sarah Ann Fay (Director, 31.52K shares) and Bret Richter (Chief Financial Officer, 29.24K shares).
Of the shares held by ZD insiders, 80.95% belong to Vivek Shah.
Over the trailing 12 months, 11 insiders reported transactions in ZD stock across 31 Form 4 filings.
The insider data for ZD reflects Form 4 filings through August 20, 2026.

Form 4 Holdings

Insiders Holding ZD

Insiders 15

Shares held 1.11Mn

Of outstanding 3.06%

#	Insider	Position	Direct	Indirect	Total	Share of Insiders	Last Filed
1	Vivek Shah	Chief Executive Officer	231,732	360,282	592,014	53.1%	09 Mar, 2026
2	Jon Miller	Director	168,659	0	168,659	15.1%	11 May, 2023
3	Bret Richter	Chief Financial Officer	90,072	0	90,072	8.1%	11 Jun, 2026
4	Jeremy Rossen	Evp/General Counsel	53,243	0	53,243	4.8%	11 Aug, 2026
5	Sarah Ann Fay	Director	50,177	0	50,177	4.5%	08 May, 2026
6	Teresa A Harris	Director	41,132	0	41,132	3.7%	08 May, 2026
7	Kirk P Mcdonald	Director	28,011	0	28,011	2.5%	08 Jun, 2026
8	Scott C Taylor	Director	22,161	0	22,161	2.0%	08 May, 2026
9	W Brian Kretzmer	Director	20,000	0	20,000	1.8%	20 Aug, 2026
10	Neville R Ray	Director	14,569	0	14,569	1.3%	08 May, 2026
11	Jana Barsten	Director	12,513	0	12,513	1.1%	03 Jun, 2026
12	Steve P. Dunn	Chief Accounting Officer	8,426	0	8,426	0.8%	22 Nov, 2022
13	Richard S Ressler	Director	6,606	0	6,606	0.6%	10 May, 2022
14	Layth Taki	Chief Accounting Officer	3,341	0	3,341	0.3%	12 Mar, 2024
15	Lori A. Tansley	Chief Accounting Officer	2,934	0	2,934	0.3%	13 Aug, 2026

Each row is that insider’s most recently reported position, from Form 4 filings over the last 60 months — which is why this total does not tie to the quarterly series above, where a quarter counts only the insiders who filed in it. Shares held through a fund or institutional portfolio are counted on the institutional ownership page instead.

Form 4 Filings

2,179 Insider Transactions

Source SEC Form 4

Latest quarter Sep 2026

Date	Insider	Position	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value	Shares Held After	Ownership
18 Aug, 2026	W Brian Kretzmer	Director	Disposed S	2,513	$55.31	$138.99K	20,000	Direct
12 Aug, 2026	Lori A. Tansley	Chief Accounting Officer	Disposed S	1,400	$54.76	$76.66K	767	Direct
10 Aug, 2026	Jeremy Rossen	Evp/General Counsel	Disposed S	3,819	$54.93	$209.78K	10,643	Direct
10 Jun, 2026	Bret Richter	Chief Financial Officer	Disposed S	18,000	$46.88	$843.84K	29,244	Direct
08 Jun, 2026	Kirk P Mcdonald	Director	Disposed S	975	$46.65	$45.48K	13,568	Direct
08 Jun, 2026	Kirk P Mcdonald	Director	Disposed S	100	$46.66	$4.67K	13,468	Direct
05 Jun, 2026	Jeremy Rossen	Evp/General Counsel	Disposed S	8,000	$47.00	$376.00K	14,462	Direct
02 Jun, 2026	W Brian Kretzmer	Director	Disposed S	1,968	$44.51	$87.60K	22,513	Direct
03 Jun, 2026	Jana Barsten	Director	Disposed S	3,347	$45.00	$150.62K	12,513	Direct
28 May, 2026	Jeremy Rossen	Evp/General Counsel	Disposed S	4,347	$45.75	$198.88K	22,462	Direct
07 May, 2026	Jana Barsten	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	15,860	Direct
07 May, 2026	Teresa A Harris	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	20,746	Direct
07 May, 2026	W Brian Kretzmer	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	24,481	Direct
07 May, 2026	Scott C Taylor	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	22,161	Direct
07 May, 2026	Sarah Ann Fay	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	31,522	Direct
07 May, 2026	Kirk P Mcdonald	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	14,543	Direct
07 May, 2026	Neville R Ray	Director	Acquired M	7,903	$43.31	$342.28K	14,569	Direct
07 May, 2025	Neville R Ray	Director	Disposed M	7,903	$0.00	$0	0	Direct
07 May, 2025	Kirk P Mcdonald	Director	Disposed M	7,903	$0.00	$0	0	Direct
07 May, 2025	Sarah Ann Fay	Director	Disposed M	7,903	$0.00	$0	0	Direct

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