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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $254M invested in BuzzFeed in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 11

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $202M → $254M (+$52.1M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 84 (+8)

3.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.07% → 21.75% (+3.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
20
Increased
19
Reduced
11
Closed
12
Calls
$15K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$15K
Net Calls Change
-$314K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MF
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
+$8.73M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$8.66M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$7.42M
4
SV
Starboard Value
New York
+$4.45M
5
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$4.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
-$3.94M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$3.45M
3
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$2.99M
4
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$2.77M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FTCM
26
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$3.6M +$3.6M +90,944 New
Blackstone Inc
27
Blackstone Inc
New York
$3.47M – – –
NC
28
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$3.16M -$105K -2,660 -3%
GCL
29
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
$2.99M -$405K -10,240 -12%
SRFM
30
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
$2.97M – – –
KPF
31
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$2.91M -$2.77M -69,939 -49%
MI
32
MMCAP International
Cayman Islands
$2.73M – – –
Verition Fund Management
33
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.7M -$1.05M -26,670 -28%
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.57M +$1.08M +27,276 +73%
Alyeska Investment Group
35
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$2.38M – – –
Balyasny Asset Management
36
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.34M – – –
CL
37
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.03M +$1.33M +33,695 +193%
SCM
38
Saba Capital Management
New York
$2M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
39
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.89M +$1.08M +27,306 +133%
Toronto Dominion Bank
40
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.88M – – –
BCM
41
Beryl Capital Management
California
$1.84M – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
42
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.69M +$1.68M +42,507 New
AA
43
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$1.56M +$208K +5,250 +15%
SSA
44
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$1.3M +$395K +9,983 +44%
EAM
45
Exos Asset Management
New York
$1.13M +$1.13M +28,500 New
WRBC
46
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
$1.12M -$3.12K -79 -0.3%
LP
47
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$1.02M +$29.5K +747 +3%
TAL
48
TIG Advisors LLC
New York
$1.02M -$10.4K -262 -1%
DCM
49
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$991K – – –
HHGC
50
Hunting Hill Global Capital
New York
$991K – – –
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BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

84 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $254M — up 26% from $202M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new BZFD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Magnetar Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.73M. The largest seller was Kingstown Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.94M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q3 2021, up from 76 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $254M of BuzzFeed stock for Q3 2021, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q3 2021 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q3 2021 was Magnetar Financial, an estimated $8.73M added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q3 2021 was Kingstown Capital Management, an estimated $3.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.