ZD · Insider Trading

Ziff Davis, Inc. Common Stock

Every open-market purchase and sale reported by ZD officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.

Form 4 Filings
50
most recent
Open-Market Buys
1
code P
Sales
9
code S
Reporting Insiders
11
current holders
ZD — Recent Form 4 Transactions (latest 2026-08-20)
FiledInsiderRole TypeSharesValue
2026-08-20 W Brian Kretzmer Director Sell −2,513 −$138.99K
2026-08-13 Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer Sell −1,400 −$76.66K
2026-08-11 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel Sell −3,819 −$209.78K
2026-06-11 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer Sell −18,000 −$843.84K
2026-06-08 Kirk P McDonald Director Sell −1,075 −$50.15K
2026-06-05 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel Sell −8,000 −$376.00K
2026-06-03 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED +815 −$23.64K
2026-06-03 Jana Barsten Director Sell −3,347 −$150.62K
2026-06-03 W Brian Kretzmer Director Sell −1,968 −$87.60K
2026-05-29 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel Sell −4,347 −$198.88K
2026-05-08 Scott C Taylor Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-05-08 W Brian Kretzmer Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-05-08 Neville R Ray Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-05-08 Kirk P McDonald Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-05-08 Teresa A Harris Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-05-08 Jana Barsten Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-05-08 Sarah Ann Fay Director M +7,903 +$342.28K
2026-03-13 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer A +42,977 deriv. —
2026-03-13 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer A +122,790 deriv. —
2026-03-13 Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer A +7,368 deriv. —
2026-03-13 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel A +22,717 deriv. —
2026-03-09 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer MIXED +5,696 −$284.43K
2026-03-09 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED +5,128 −$128.77K
2026-03-09 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer MIXED +21,525 −$966.37K
2026-03-09 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer MIXED +11,589 −$511.44K
2026-03-09 Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer MIXED +1,278 −$39.50K
2026-03-09 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED −338 −$77.53K
2026-03-09 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer MIXED +7,050 −$359.33K
2026-03-05 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED +815 −$23.64K
2026-01-05 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer F −10,184 −$357.97K
2026-01-02 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer MIXED +342 −$165.38K
2025-12-17 Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer MIXED +889 −$17.91K
2025-11-24 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer MIXED +13,660 −$432.31K
2025-11-24 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED +372 −$11.59K
2025-09-15 Sarah Ann Fay Director Buy +1,354 +$49.95K
2025-05-09 Kirk P McDonald Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-05-09 Neville R Ray Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-05-09 Teresa A Harris Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-05-09 Sarah Ann Fay Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-05-09 Scott C Taylor Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-05-09 W Brian Kretzmer Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-05-09 Jana Barsten Director M +3,610 +$114.18K
2025-03-14 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED +123 −$2.63K
2025-03-10 Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer A +6,550 deriv. —
2025-03-10 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer MIXED +17,222 −$484.28K
2025-03-10 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel MIXED +4,420 −$97.17K
2025-03-10 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer MIXED +14,432 −$589.17K
2025-03-07 Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer A +45,848 deriv. —
2025-03-07 Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel A +24,234 deriv. —
2025-03-07 Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer A +130,993 deriv. —
ZD — Current Insider Holders
InsiderRole Shares HeldValue
Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer 274,491 $15.65M
Sarah Ann Fay Director 31,522 $1.80M
Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer 29,244 $1.67M
Scott C Taylor Director 22,161 $1.26M
Teresa A Harris Director 20,746 $1.18M
W Brian Kretzmer Director 20,000 $1.14M
Neville R Ray Director 14,569 $830.87K
Kirk P McDonald Director 13,568 $773.78K
Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel 12,643 $721.03K
Jana Barsten Director 12,513 $713.62K
Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer 767 $43.74K
ZD Insider Trading FAQ
Who are the insiders at ZD?
11 officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners currently report holdings in ZD via SEC Form 4.
Are ZD insiders buying or selling?
Across the 50 most recent Form 4 filings for ZD, 1 were open-market purchases (code P) and 9 were sales (code S). Sales frequently reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a view on the stock.
How current is ZD insider data?
Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the transaction, so this is close to real time. The most recent ZD filing is dated 2026-08-20.
How to read Form 4 activity

Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.

Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.

Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the ZD quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.

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