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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.02M invested in BuzzFeed in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,520% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $243K | Put options by funds: $15K

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.15%9.09% (-0.06%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4034 (-6)

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.05M → $2.02M (-$1.03M)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
34
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-15%
% of All Funds
0.42%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
10
Reduced
4
Closed
11
Calls
$243K
Puts
$15K
Net Calls
+$228K
Net Calls Change
-$167K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VCM
1
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$491K +$657K +807,012 New
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$268K +$128K +157,286 +56%
Geode Capital Management
3
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$240K +$83.9K +102,950 +35%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$210K +$7.09K +8,700 +3%
SC
5
Shay Capital
New York
$125K +$33.4K +41,047 +25%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$99.1K +$4.21K +5,161 +3%
Group One Trading
7
Group One Trading
Illinois
$90.7K +$5.81K +7,127 +5%
VFT
8
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$77.6K +$104K +127,491 New
XT
9
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$71.7K +$71.7K +88,066 +296%
PAM
10
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$66.5K +$1.46K +1,795 +2%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$58.6K
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$46.2K +$50K +61,376 +422%
FFS
13
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$35K
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28.1K
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$24.9K
KWA
16
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$12.2K +$16.3K +20,000 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
17
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$11.3K -$1.08K -1,330 -7%
Raymond James Financial
18
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$10K
KPWS
19
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$8.7K
Focus Partners Wealth
20
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$8.54K
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.18K -$85.4K -104,795 -89%
TSS
22
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$8.08K +$10.8K +13,282 New
Simplex Trading
23
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7.28K -$12.8K -15,655 -57%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.23K -$2.04K -2,500 -32%
VGA
25
Vanguard Global Advisers
Pennsylvania
$2.04K +$2.73K +3,350 New

BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

34 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $2.02M — down 34% from $3.05M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BZFD and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $128K. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $224K sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q1 2026, down from 40 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.02M of BuzzFeed stock for Q1 2026, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q1 2026 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q1 2026 was UBS Group, an estimated $128K added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q1 2026 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $224K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.