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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.2M invested in BuzzFeed in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.11M | Put options by funds: $467K

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

52% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.4M → $34.2M (+$11.8M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 50 (+6)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.46% → 5.97% (-0.49%)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+13.64%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$1.11M
Puts
$467K
Net Calls
+$642K
Net Calls Change
+$642K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
+$1.31M
2
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
+$945K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$398K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$308K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$286K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group
Japan
-$3.37M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$95.4K
3
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$73K
4
WP
Woodline Partners
California
-$48.8K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$42.3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Lido Advisors
26
Lido Advisors
California
$22.6K +$28.4K +5,000 New
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.3K -$95.4K -16,776 -77%
JMPWA
28
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$17.3K +$21.8K +3,828 New
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$16.9K – – –
BCM
30
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$14.7K +$18.5K +3,250 New
Two Sigma Advisers
31
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$14.1K +$17.8K +3,125 New
KAM
32
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$14K -$5.65K -994 -25%
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13.7K – – –
IC
34
IEQ Capital
California
$12.7K +$16K +2,813 New
Squarepoint
35
Squarepoint
New York
$12.2K +$15.3K +2,689 New
PPW
36
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
$12.1K – – –
JFG
37
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$11.5K +$14.5K +2,554 New
QOP
38
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$11.3K +$14.2K +2,500 New
MTIM
39
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$9.04K -$5.69K -1,000 -33%
BSW
40
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$8.79K – – –
Simplex Trading
41
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7K +$6.33K +1,113 +186%
CT
42
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$1.73K – – –
SWA
43
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.13K -$4.7K -826 -77%
CA
44
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$1.13K – – –
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$508 -$210 -37 -25%
EPM
46
Equitec Proprietary Markets
Illinois
$297 – – –
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$276 +$6 +1 +2%
Fidelity Investments
48
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$148 +$188 +33 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
49
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16 – – –
AF
50
Allworth Financial
California
$4 – – –
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BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

50 of the 6,276 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $34.2M — up 52% from $22.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BZFD positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GAM Holding, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.31M. The largest seller was SoftBank Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.37M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q1 2023, up from 44 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $34.2M of BuzzFeed stock for Q1 2023, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q1 2023 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q1 2023 was GAM Holding, an estimated $1.31M added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q1 2023 was SoftBank Group, an estimated $3.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.