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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1M invested in BuzzFeed in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88K | Put options by funds: $47K

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.97% → 5.25% (-0.73%)

20% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 40 (-10)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 18

59% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.2M → $14.1M (-$20.1M)

Holders
40
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
4
Closed
18
Calls
$88K
Puts
$47K
Net Calls
+$41K
Net Calls Change
-$601K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WP
Woodline Partners
California
+$90K
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$60.7K
3
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
+$40.5K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$18.8K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.4K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
-$1.04M
2
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
-$409K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$225K
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$166K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$112K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPW
26
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
$5.41K – – –
MTIM
27
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.04K – – –
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.32K +$3.1K +1,147 New
RhumbLine Advisers
29
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.69K +$2.27K +839 New
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.3K -$103K -38,045 -98%
CT
31
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$773 – – –
SWA
32
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$505 – – –
Osaic Holdings
33
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$226 – – –
FDCDDQ
34
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$177 +$238 +88 New
Wells Fargo
35
Wells Fargo
California
$136 +$16 +6 +10%
Barclays
36
Barclays
United Kingdom
$123 +$165 +61 New
IRC
37
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$76 +$103 +38 New
WP
38
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$38 +$51 +19 New
AF
39
Allworth Financial
California
$2 – – –
GH
40
GAM Holding
Switzerland
– -$1.04M -230,958 Closed
HF
41
HRT Financial
New York
– -$166K -36,860 Closed
Millennium Management
42
Millennium Management
New York
– -$112K -24,803 Closed
TSS
43
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$64.6K -14,292 Closed
AC
44
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
– -$62.1K -13,750 Closed
BRWA
45
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$39.6K -8,759 Closed
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$35K -7,738 Closed
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$20.3K -7,503 Closed
Nomura Holdings
48
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$25K -5,537 Closed
JMPWA
49
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
– -$17.3K -3,828 Closed
Charles Schwab
50
Charles Schwab
California
– -$16.9K -3,749 Closed
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BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

40 of the 6,370 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $14.1M — down 59% from $34.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of BZFD and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Woodline Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $90K. The largest seller was GAM Holding, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.04M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q2 2023, down from 50 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $14.1M of BuzzFeed stock for Q2 2023, down 59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q2 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q2 2023 was Woodline Partners, an estimated $90K added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q2 2023 was GAM Holding, an estimated $1.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.