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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.2M invested in BuzzFeed in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.11M | Put options by funds: $467K

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

52% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.4M → $34.2M (+$11.8M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 50 (+6)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.46% → 5.97% (-0.49%)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+13.64%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$1.11M
Puts
$467K
Net Calls
+$642K
Net Calls Change
+$642K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
+$1.31M
2
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
+$945K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$398K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$308K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$286K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group
Japan
-$3.37M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$95.4K
3
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$73K
4
WP
Woodline Partners
California
-$48.8K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$42.3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NMC
1
NEA Management Company
Maryland
$17.3M – – –
GA
2
General Atlantic
New York
$8.88M – – –
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.08M +$286K +50,238 +8%
GH
4
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.04M +$1.31M +230,958 New
CSS
5
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$752K +$945K +166,262 New
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$446K +$119K +20,993 +27%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$434K +$24.1K +4,244 +5%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$402K +$398K +70,053 +369%
BCM
9
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$273K +$308K +54,250 +868%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$175K +$205K +36,027 +1,355%
HF
11
HRT Financial
New York
$166K -$73K -12,829 -26%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$148K -$40.3K -7,090 -18%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$146K +$58.4K +10,275 +46%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$134K +$168K +29,631 New
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$112K -$29.4K -5,162 -17%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$65.5K – – –
TSS
17
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$64.6K +$81.3K +14,292 New
AC
18
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
$62.1K +$78.2K +13,750 New
MWM
19
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
$55.5K – – –
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$48K +$60.4K +10,625 New
BRWA
21
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$39.6K +$49.8K +8,759 New
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$35K -$31.4K -5,518 -42%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$33.9K +$24.5K +4,300 +134%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$25.9K -$42.3K -7,443 -56%
Nomura Holdings
25
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$25K +$31.5K +5,537 New
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BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

50 of the 6,276 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $34.2M — up 52% from $22.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BZFD positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GAM Holding, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.31M. The largest seller was SoftBank Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.37M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q1 2023, up from 44 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $34.2M of BuzzFeed stock for Q1 2023, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q1 2023 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q1 2023 was GAM Holding, an estimated $1.31M added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q1 2023 was SoftBank Group, an estimated $3.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.