TZOO Insider Trading

Travelzoo (TZOO) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $51.9M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 249 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. Travelzoo is an online media platform dedicated to sourcing and disseminating attractive promotions across the travel, entertainment, and local services sectors. Led by Holger Bartel, public since 2002-08-28.

In the last 12 months, Travelzoo insiders made 3 buy transactions and 9 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 30, 2026BARTEL HOLGERD-Return200,000$5.64$1.1M
Feb 24, 2026BARTEL HOLGERP-Purchase40,000$5.43$217.2K
Feb 24, 2026BARTEL HOLGERP-Purchase100,000$5.49$549.0K
Feb 24, 2026BARTEL HOLGERP-Purchase60,000$5.18$310.8K
Dec 29, 2025AZZURRO CAPITAL INCS-Sale22,500$7.08$159.3K
Dec 29, 2025AZZURRO CAPITAL INCS-Sale20,000$7.01$140.2K
Dec 29, 2025AZZURRO CAPITAL INCS-Sale40,000$6.97$278.8K
Dec 15, 2025AZZURRO CAPITAL INCS-Sale5,000$7.09$35.5K
Dec 15, 2025AZZURRO CAPITAL INCS-Sale15,000$7.56$113.4K
Dec 8, 2025AZZURRO CAPITAL INCS-Sale7,500$7.00$52.5K

TZOO Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under TZOO's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Mar 19, 2014, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A0N/A1
Q2 20260N/A0N/A0
Q1 20263$1.1M0N/A0
Q4 20250N/A9$929.9K0
Q3 20250N/A19$2.7M0
Q2 20250N/A15$3.2M2
Q1 20250N/A8$2.2M0
Q4 20240N/A15$8.1M4

TZOO Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 71 institutions reported holding 3,653,081 TZOO shares, valued at $42.7M as reported, 35.3% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is -16 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 12 opened a position, 25 closed one, 16 added and 28 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC541,101$6.3M-23,000
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC471,414$5.5MUnchanged
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC281,744$3.3M-40,248
Truffle Hound Capital, LLC244,305$2.9MNew
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP196,627$2.3M-3,321
BlackRock, Inc.166,703$1.9M-237,255
MARSHALL WACE, LLP164,870$1.9MNew
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC160,278$1.9M-3,508
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.147,896$1.7M-1,883
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC140,338$1.6M+15,131

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 2026713,653,081$42.7M
Q1 2026873,821,498$22.6M
Q4 2025834,071,582$29.0M
Q3 2025914,334,985$43.2M
Q2 2025754,511,101$57.4M
Q1 2025654,140,041$56.4M
Q4 2024714,068,076$81.2M
Q3 2024573,387,583$40.4M
Q2 2024523,209,093$24.4M

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding TZOO

FundWeight of TZOOShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.00%201,652$1.3MOct 7, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.00%72,586$470.4KOct 7, 2026
DCOR U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio ETF Class Shares0.00%29,688$162.7KOct 8, 2026
DFAC Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF0.00%26,684$146.2KOct 8, 2026
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.01%20,785$112.4KOct 8, 2026
PKW Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF0.00%4,168$22.5KOct 8, 2026
DFSU Dimensional - US Sustainability Core 1 ETF0.00%1,409$7.6KOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows TZOO's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as TZOO's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for TZOO reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is TZOO's share of that fund.

How to Read TZOO Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 9 sales versus 3 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked TZOO insider trading questions

How active are TZOO insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Travelzoo (TZOO) insiders made 3 buy transactions and 9 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (9 sales vs 3 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are TZOO insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do TZOO insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.