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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $188M invested in BuzzFeed in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

523% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.24M | Put options by funds: $840K

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 6

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 5

40% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 49 (+14)

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.3% → 8.43% (+0.14%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $188M (-$8.08M)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
9
Reduced
5
Closed
6
Calls
$5.24M
Puts
$840K
Net Calls
+$4.4M
Net Calls Change
+$2.48M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.69M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.4M
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$682K
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$567K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$419K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
-$2.32M
2
MWM
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
-$688K
3
CAC
Cowen and Company
New York
-$677K
4
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
-$241K
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$164K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
26
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$68K +$57.7K +3,209 New
BSW
27
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$67K – – –
MTIM
28
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$63K -$28.3K -1,575 -34%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$61K +$52.1K +2,900 +72,500%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$60K +$49.6K +2,759 +2,190%
DC
31
Diametric Capital
Massachusetts
$57K +$48.9K +2,719 New
PPW
32
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
$56K – – –
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$31K +$26.6K +1,480 New
PCM
34
Penserra Capital Management
California
$27K -$4.89K -272 -17%
SWA
35
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$22K – – –
BCM
36
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$21K -$49.4K -2,750 -73%
OCM
37
Ovata Capital Management
Hong Kong
$13K +$10.8K +600 New
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K +$341 +19 +4%
CT
39
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$8.05K +$6.88K +383 New
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$7K +$5.64K +314 New
CA
41
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$5K +$4.49K +250 New
FPS
42
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$5K +$4.49K +250 New
EI
43
Ellevest Inc
New York
$2K – – –
EPM
44
Equitec Proprietary Markets
Illinois
$1K – – –
ZIG
45
Zullo Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
AGM
46
Alpine Global Management
New York
$604 -$2.32M -129,306 -82%
MWM
47
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
– -$688K -32,276 Closed
AWM
48
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
– -$241K -11,300 Closed
TSS
49
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$164K -7,693 Closed
Simplex Trading
50
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$28K -1,559 Closed
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BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

49 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $188M — down 4.1% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new BZFD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Alpine Global Management, cutting an estimated $2.32M.

  • 49 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q1 2022, up from 35 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $188M of BuzzFeed stock for Q1 2022, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q1 2022 and 6 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q1 2022 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.69M added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q1 2022 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $2.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.