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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $202M invested in BuzzFeed in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 11

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $202M (+$40.8M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6376 (+13)

3.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.23%18.07% (+3.8%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+20.63%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$329K
Puts
Net Calls
+$329K
Net Calls Change
+$6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
1
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$12.3M +$7.64M +195,109 +169%
CM
2
Cohanzick Management
New York
$11.9M +$11.8M +302,341 New
HCM
3
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$11.8M +$1.67M +42,732 +17%
AC
4
Aristeia Capital
Connecticut
$11.7M +$11.6M +296,177 New
MA
5
MYDA Advisors
New York
$9.86M +$4.89M +125,000 +100%
PC
6
Periscope Capital
Ontario, Canada
$9.17M +$3.16M +80,736 +53%
WAM
7
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.67M +$7.61M +194,406 New
RA
8
RiverPark Advisors
New York
$7.01M +$6.96M +177,778 New
DKCM
9
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
$6.89M +$1.96M +50,000 +40%
CCA
10
Castle Creek Arbitrage
Colorado
$6.54M
Hudson Bay Capital Management
11
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.99M +$1.54M +39,300 +35%
Adage Capital Partners
12
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$5.92M
RCM
13
Radcliffe Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$5.92M
KPF
14
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$5.66M +$5.61M +143,437 New
BCM
15
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$4.93M
CH
16
CVI Holdings
Delaware
$4.44M
KCM
17
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
$3.94M
MCM
18
Moore Capital Management
New York
$3.94M
Verition Fund Management
19
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$3.74M -$80.5K -2,056 -2%
Blackstone Inc
20
Blackstone Inc
New York
$3.45M
PAMP
21
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$3.45M
GCL
22
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
$3.38M -$2.15M -54,849 -39%
NC
23
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$3.25M +$1.51M +38,617 +88%
SRFM
24
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
$2.96M
TCM
25
Tenor Capital Management
New York
$2.96M +$2.45M +62,500 +500%

BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

76 of the 5,746 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $202M — up 25% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new BZFD positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohanzick Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was Fort Baker Capital Management, cutting an estimated $10.8M.

  • 76 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q2 2021, up from 63 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $202M of BuzzFeed stock for Q2 2021, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q2 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q2 2021 was Cohanzick Management, an estimated $11.8M added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q2 2021 was Fort Baker Capital Management, an estimated $10.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.