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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
SCC
51
Spring Creek Capital
Kansas
$991K – – –
AGC
52
Angelo Gordon & Co
New York
$991K +$989K +25,000 New
WAM
53
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$841K +$222K +5,615 +36%
DCM
54
DG Capital Management
New York
$748K – – –
DAM
55
Deltec Asset Management
New York
$743K – – –
CI Investments Inc
56
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$619K – – –
Marshall Wace
57
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$574K +$572K +14,470 New
WA
58
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$496K – – –
Nomura Holdings
59
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$496K +$494K +12,500 New
COPPSERS
60
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$472K – – –
ESCM
61
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$467K +$466K +11,778 New
GH
62
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$449K +$125K +3,149 +39%
EA
63
Ellsworth Advisors
Ohio
$305K +$77.3K +1,954 +34%
ECU
64
Eisler Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$297K +$297K +7,500 New
KIM
65
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$295K – – –
Walleye Trading
66
Walleye Trading
New York
$261K +$260K +6,579 New
OAC
67
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$260K +$260K +6,563 New
GF
68
Gabelli Funds
New York
$252K – – –
MTIM
69
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$248K – – –
GCIA
70
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$244K – – –
GIM
71
Guild Investment Management
California
$198K – – –
MIG
72
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$198K – – –
RCM
73
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$198K – – –
SMC
74
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$198K +$198K +5,000 New
Geode Capital Management
75
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$196K – – –
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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.