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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.16M invested in BuzzFeed in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4543 (-2)

5.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.67%10.98% (-5.7%)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2M → $8.16M (-$5.03M)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $624K | Put options by funds: $1.37M

Holders
43
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
0.57%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
13
Reduced
9
Closed
9
Calls
$624K
Puts
$1.37M
Net Calls
-$750K
Net Calls Change
-$309K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.8M +$135K +68,305 +8%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.69M +$82.3K +41,657 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$933K -$113K -57,318 -11%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$713K +$16K +8,085 +2%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$508K +$132K +66,895 +36%
Group One Trading
6
Group One Trading
Illinois
$322K +$95.1K +48,166 +43%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$297K +$98.5K +49,860 +50%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$207K -$21.9K -11,098 -10%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$201K +$198K +100,391 New
Simplex Trading
10
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$198K +$89.3K +45,238 +84%
SC
11
Shay Capital
New York
$167K
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$162K
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$139K +$137K +69,557 New
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$103K -$36.7K -18,580 -26%
FFS
15
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$95K +$13.8K +7,000 +17%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$91K +$18 +9 +0%
PAM
17
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$77.4K +$76.5K +38,719 New
Marshall Wace
18
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$63K -$70.9K -35,906 -53%
AllianceBernstein
19
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$53.6K
CSS
20
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$39.4K -$14.3K -7,225 -27%
XT
21
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$36.9K +$36.4K +18,443 New
EL
22
EWA LLC
Pennsylvania
$34.5K +$909 +460 +3%
Raymond James Financial
23
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$33.3K +$32.8K +16,625 New
KPWS
24
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$28.6K
Focus Partners Wealth
25
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$28.1K

BZFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

43 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BuzzFeed (BZFD) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $8.16M — down 38% from $13.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of BZFD and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $198K. The largest seller was NEA Management Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.35M sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held BuzzFeed (BZFD) as of Q2 2025, down from 45 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $8.16M of BuzzFeed stock for Q2 2025, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BuzzFeed positions in Q2 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest BuzzFeed buyer in Q2 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $198K added.
  • The largest BuzzFeed seller in Q2 2025 was NEA Management Company, an estimated $5.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.