BuzzFeed
BZFD
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in BuzzFeed in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
1,214% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.08M | Put options by funds: $158K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 3
13.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 21.75% → 8.3% (-13%)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $254M → $196M (-$58.3M)
58% less funds holding
Funds holding: 84 → 35 (-49)
63% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NMC
NEA Management Company
Timonium,
Maryland
|
+$135M |
| 2 |
GA
General Atlantic
New York
|
+$69.4M |
| 3 |
SoftBank Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$43M |
| 4 |
AEPIP
AH Equity Partners IV (Parallel)
Menlo Park,
California
|
+$30.3M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$16.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CM
Cohanzick Management
Pleasantville,
New York
|
-$16.2M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$14.3M |
| 3 |
AC
Aristeia Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$11.7M |
| 4 |
MA
MYDA Advisors
Woodmere,
New York
|
-$9.91M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$9.26M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GIM
101
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$198K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
|
MIG
102
Mariner Investment Group
Harrison,
New York
| – | -$198K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
|
SMC
103
Smith, Moore & Co
Clayton,
Missouri
| – | -$198K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
|
RCM
104
Rivernorth Capital Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| – | -$198K | -4,999 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
105
Vivaldi Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$191K | -4,827 | Closed |
|
106
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$151K | -3,800 | Closed |
|
|
AA
107
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$9K | -228 | Closed |
|
108
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$4K | -103 | Closed |
|
|
BBPWM
109
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$35 | +1 | New |
|
110
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$141 | +4 | New |
|
111
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | +$282 | +8 | New |
|
BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
35 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $196M — down 23% from $254M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of BZFD and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 48 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was NEA Management Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Cohanzick Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.2M sold.
- 35 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q4 2021, down from 84 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $196M of BuzzFeed stock for Q4 2021, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q4 2021 and 76 closed out, a net change of -48 holders.
- The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q4 2021 was NEA Management Company, an estimated $135M added.
- The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q4 2021 was Cohanzick Management, an estimated $16.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.