BUZZFEED INC BZFD
CL A NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 12430A300
American internet media and news company
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryCommunications Services, NEC
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded2006
- Websitebuzzfeed.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $2.76. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($1.4m notional), 3 hold puts ($1.5m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
| Q2 2024 | 44 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4m | $1.5m | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| NEA Management Company, LLC | New | +3.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | New | +692.5k |
| Seven Post Investment Office LP | New | +681.4k |
| Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft | New | +172.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +158.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +148.6k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | +143.4k |
| UBS Group AG | New | +123.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | +98.8k |
| Virtu Financial LLC | New | +46.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $863.3k312.8k shares |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | $368.0k133.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $70.7k25.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $59.0k21.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $43.0k15.7k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $276100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | New | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $663.2k240.3k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $649.0k235.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $151.2k54.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Allen Family Digital, LLC
13D · may seek influence
+2.2 pts · filed 2026-09-25
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: September 2026 Share Purchase Agreement On September 23, 2026, the Issuer entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the "September 23, 2026 Share Purchase Agreement") with AFD, pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to sell to AFD a total of 4,300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $1.09 per share of Class A Common Stock (the "Offering"). The Offering closed on September 23, 2026. As promptly as reasonably practicable following a request by the Reporting Person (and in any event within 60 days thereafter), the Issuer shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of the 4,300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The foregoing description of the September 23, 202… Full filing |
55.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: LMR Partners LLP (0.7%, 2026-08-14), Inventive Sino Ltd (4.7%, 2026-06-12), Jonah Peretti, LLC (2.0%, 2026-05-28), Edge One Capital Management LLC (2.5%, 2026-05-28), Ramaswamy Vivek (0.0%, 2026-05-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | Johnson BF, LLC +1 Member of 10% Group · By Johnson BF, LLC | Sold | $296.4k104.0k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | NBCUniversal Media, LLC +2 10% owner · By Subsidiary | Sold | $10.1m3.2m shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| NEA Management Company, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 3.8m $10.6m | New |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 692.5k $1.9m | New |
| Seven Post Investment Office LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 681.4k $1.9m | New |
| Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft 0.04% of their portfolio | 172.3k $474.9k | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.1k $436.4k | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.6k $410.2k | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.4k $395.0k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.3k $340.3k | New |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.8k $272.6k | New |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.6k $129.0k | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $121.5k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $94.4k | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $74.0k | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $67.2k | New |
| Belvedere Trading LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $57.1k | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.1k $52.6k | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.4k $47.9k | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $44.7k | New |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $42.2k | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $37.5k | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $37.4k | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $36.3k | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $35.6k | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.4k $35.0k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $31.8k | New |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $29.9k | New |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $28.4k | New |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2k $6.0k | New |
| Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $5.5k | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $4.4k | New |
| Roble, Belko & Company, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $4.0k | New |
| Avion Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $2.0k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 839 $2.3k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 763 $2.1k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 570 $1.6k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $1.4k | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $1.4k | New |
| Caldwell Trust Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 383 $1.1k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 300 $1.0k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 96 $264 | New |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 88 $243 | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3 $8 | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $3 | New |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | New |