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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
9
Reduced
5
Closed
6
Calls
$5.24M
Puts
$840K
Net Calls
+$4.4M
Net Calls Change
+$2.48M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.69M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.4M
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$682K
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$567K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$419K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
-$2.32M
2
MWM
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
-$688K
3
CAC
Cowen and Company
New York
-$677K
4
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
-$241K
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$164K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NMC
1
NEA Management Company
Maryland
$72.6M – – –
GA
2
General Atlantic
New York
$41.4M – – –
SoftBank Group
3
SoftBank Group
Japan
$25.7M – – –
AEPIP
4
AH Equity Partners IV (Parallel)
California
$18M – – –
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$11.6M +$1.69M +94,207 +21%
AEPI
6
AH Equity Partners IV
California
$7.8M – – –
CAC
7
Cowen and Company
New York
$1.75M -$677K -37,664 -31%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$1.64M +$1.4M +77,765 New
FC
9
Founder Collective
Massachusetts
$1.13M – – –
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.12M +$682K +37,925 +251%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.02M – – –
Marshall Wace
12
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$664K +$567K +31,542 New
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$491K +$419K +23,340 New
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$362K +$33.6K +1,871 +12%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$330K +$221K +12,283 +359%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
16
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$304K +$260K +14,443 New
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$258K +$220K +12,257 New
Squarepoint
18
Squarepoint
New York
$235K +$201K +11,182 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$225K +$192K +10,673 New
ECM
20
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$206K +$176K +9,786 New
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$137K +$77.1K +4,293 +195%
SC
22
Shay Capital
New York
$132K +$112K +6,250 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$94K +$80.9K +4,500 New
SM
24
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$88K +$74.5K +4,148 New
Charles Schwab
25
Charles Schwab
California
$79K +$67.4K +3,749 New
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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.