BuzzFeed
BZFD
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.69M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.4M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$682K |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$567K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$419K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
|
-$2.32M |
| 2 |
MWM
Maltin Wealth Management
Ridgewood,
New Jersey
|
-$688K |
| 3 |
CAC
Cowen and Company
New York
|
-$677K |
| 4 |
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
Carlsbad,
California
|
-$241K |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$164K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SOW
51
State of Wyoming
Cheyenne,
Wyoming
| – | -$5K | -254 | Closed |
|
|
AWA
52
Amplius Wealth Advisors
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$4K | -215 | Closed |
|
53
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | +$90 | +5 | +63% |
|
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.