BZFDNasdaqCommunications Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as BZFDW
BuzzFeed, Inc.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$1.02+0.02 (+2.43%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $56.19M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
3.9%
3M of 83M shares
Institutional holders
39
14 new, 8 sold out
Net institutional buying
-0M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
4 buys · 0 sales
Net bought $127.00K
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Family Digital, LLC | 50,000,000 | 55.70% | 13D (active) amendment | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Byron Allen Folks | 44,000,000 | 53.00% | 13D (active) amendment | Jun 17, 2026 |
| LMR Partners (Ireland) Limited | 2,444,027 | 6.30% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of BZFD | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,266,423 | 1.52% | $1.85M | +459,411 | 0.00% |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 397,303 | 0.48% | $580.06K | +52,949 | 0.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 309,122 | 0.37% | $451.39K | −84,898 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 157,622 | 0.19% | $230.13K | +30,131 | 0.00% |
| Shay Capital LLC | 131,807 | 0.16% | $192.44K | −72,834 | 0.01% |
| T3 Companies, LLC | 102,350 | 0.12% | $149.43K | New | 0.16% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 98,746 | 0.12% | $144.17K | −64,049 | 0.00% |
| State Street Corp | 96,328 | 0.12% | $140.64K | – | 0.00% |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 90,715 | 0.11% | $132.44K | −18,540 | 0.00% |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 75,955 | 0.09% | $110.89K | New | 0.00% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 58,124 | 0.07% | $84.86K | New | 0.00% |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 56,822 | 0.07% | $82.96K | – | 0.00% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 54,844 | 0.07% | $80.07K | +8,719 | 0.00% |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 50,240 | 0.06% | $73.35K | −98,830 | 0.00% |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 45,305 | 0.05% | $66.15K | −72,557 | 0.00% |
| Peak6 LLC | 33,790 | 0.04% | $49.33K | New | 0.00% |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 28,073 | 0.03% | $41 | New | 0.00% |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 26,823 | 0.03% | $16.32K | – | 0.00% |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 25,633 | 0.03% | $37.42K | New | 0.00% |
| UBS Group AG | 23,221 | 0.03% | $33.90K | −417,456 | 0.00% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 39 | 3M | 3.9% | 14 / 7 | 9 / 8 | 1M | 1M |
| Q1 2026 | 33 | 3M | 4.0% | 6 / 10 | 4 / 11 | 1M | 0M |
| Q4 2025 | 39 | 3M | 3.9% | 2 / 10 | 18 / 7 | 0M | 2M |
| Q3 2025 | 46 | 4M | 5.4% | 9 / 15 | 11 / 5 | 1M | 1M |
| Q2 2025 | 42 | 4M | 4.9% | 7 / 13 | 9 / 8 | 1M | 3M |
| Q1 2025 | 43 | 6M | 7.4% | 8 / 11 | 13 / 14 | 1M | 3M |
| Q4 2024 | 49 | 9M | 10.3% | 20 / 13 | 3 / 7 | 3M | 1M |
| Q3 2024 | 36 | 7M | 8.1% | 8 / 9 | 5 / 14 | 1M | 0M |
| Q2 2024 | 43 | 6M | 7.7% | 43 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 6M | 2M |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | 2M | 2.6% | 2 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2M | 0M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
| Fund | Shares | % of BZFD | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 951,351 | 1.14% | $1.39M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 296,275 | 0.36% | $432.56K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 204,023 | 0.24% | $332.56K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund | 69,459 | 0.08% | $113.22K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Fund | 49,268 | 0.06% | $80.31K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Total Market Index Fund | 31,719 | 0.04% | $51.70K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Balanced Index Fund | 18,797 | 0.02% | $27.44K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund | -1,677 | -0.00% | -$2.45K | -0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Allen Folks | CEO, Director, 10% owner | 45,700,000 | 54.86% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Jonah Peretti | President of BuzzFeed AI, Director | 1,334,090 | 1.60% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Matthew Omer | CFO | 405,170 | 0.49% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| David Arroyo | CLO | 254,512 | 0.31% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Daniel Weinstein | Chief Accounting Officer | 11,987 | 0.01% | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Allen Family Digital, LLC | Director, 10% owner | 50,000,000 | 60.02% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Janet L. Rolle | Director | 330,073 | 0.40% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Adam Rothstein | Director | 8,167,438 | 9.80% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Terence Hill | Director | 59,895 | 0.07% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Eric Gould | Director | 72,062 | 0.09% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Chris Malone | Director | 56,423 | 0.07% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Sydnie Karras | Director | 56,062 | 0.07% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Stanley Eric Washington | Director | – | – | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Gregory Coleman | Director | 610,420 | 0.73% | May 28, 2026 |
| Angela Acharia | Director | 12,433 | 0.01% | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Jonah Peretti, LLC | 10% owner | 5,237,416 | 6.29% | May 28, 2026 |
| Johnson BF, LLC | – | 1,049,061 | 1.26% | Jul 25, 2025 |
| John S. Johnson III | – | 4,812,240 | 5.78% | Jul 25, 2025 |
| NEA Partners 13, Limited Partnership | 10% owner | 3,401,499 | 4.08% | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Scott D. Sandell | 10% owner | 15,333,892 | 18.41% | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Enterprise Associates 13 Lp New | 10% owner | – | – | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Forest Baskett | 10% owner | 3,811,942 | 4.58% | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Patrick J. Kerins | 10% owner | 3,457,211 | 4.15% | Mar 14, 2025 |
| NEA 13 GP, Ltd | 10% owner | 3,764,465 | 4.52% | Mar 14, 2025 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Family Digital, LLC Director, 10% owner | Sep 23, 2026 | Award | +4,300,000 | $1.09 | $4.69M | 50,000,000 |
| Byron Allen Folks CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sep 11, 2026 | Award | +1,700,000 | $1.06 | $1.80M | 45,700,000 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | Sep 2, 2026 | Option exercise | +21,701 | – | – | 330,073 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | Sep 2, 2026 | Option exercise | +30,381 | – | – | 1,214,898 |
| Eric Gould Director | Aug 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +39,062 | – | – | 72,062 |
| Chris Malone Director | Aug 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +39,062 | – | – | 56,423 |
| Sydnie Karras Director | Aug 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +39,062 | – | – | 56,062 |
| Terence Hill Director | Aug 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +39,062 | – | – | 59,895 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Aug 11, 2026 | Tax withholding | −17,370 | $1.13 | $19.63K | 254,512 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Aug 11, 2026 | Option exercise | +25,146 | – | – | 253,929 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Aug 11, 2026 | Option exercise | +17,953 | – | – | 271,882 |
| Jonah Peretti President of BuzzFeed AI, Director | Aug 11, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,621 | $1.13 | $2.96K | 24,736 |
| Jonah Peretti President of BuzzFeed AI, Director | Aug 11, 2026 | Option exercise | +6,363 | – | – | 27,357 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Aug 11, 2026 | Tax withholding | −6,997 | $1.13 | $7.91K | 404,595 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Aug 11, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,667 | – | – | 393,761 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Aug 11, 2026 | Option exercise | +17,831 | – | – | 411,592 |
| Sydnie Karras Director | Jun 17, 2026 | Buy | +17,000 | $1.44 | $24.48K | 17,000 |
| Eric Gould Director | Jun 17, 2026 | Buy | +33,000 | $1.44 | $47.52K | 33,000 |
| Chris Malone Director | Jun 17, 2026 | Buy | +17,361 | $1.44 | $25.00K | 17,361 |
| Terence Hill Director | Jun 17, 2026 | Buy | +20,833 | $1.44 | $30.00K | 20,833 |
| Allen Family Digital, LLC Director, 10% owner | Jun 17, 2026 | Award | +4,000,000 | $1.44 | $5.76M | 44,000,000 |
| Gregory Coleman Director | May 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +104,773 | – | – | 561,946 |
| Gregory Coleman Director | May 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +23,283 | – | – | 457,173 |
| Jonah Peretti President of BuzzFeed AI, Director | May 26, 2026 | Conversion | +1,309,354 | – | – | 1,309,354 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | May 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +146,682 | – | – | 1,184,517 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | May 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +23,283 | – | – | 1,037,835 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | May 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +104,773 | – | – | 308,372 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | May 26, 2026 | Option exercise | +23,283 | – | – | 203,599 |
| Jonah Peretti Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner | May 14, 2026 | Tax withholding | −14,700 | $1.33 | $19.55K | 20,994 |
| Jonah Peretti Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +25,453 | – | – | 35,694 |
| Jonah Peretti Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +10,241 | – | – | 10,241 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | May 14, 2026 | Tax withholding | −33,531 | $1.33 | $44.60K | 392,094 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,667 | – | – | 425,625 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +17,091 | – | – | 423,958 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +71,322 | – | – | 406,867 |
| David Arroyo CLO | May 14, 2026 | Tax withholding | −46,550 | $1.33 | $61.91K | 228,783 |
| David Arroyo CLO | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +25,146 | – | – | 275,333 |
| David Arroyo CLO | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +17,372 | – | – | 250,187 |
| David Arroyo CLO | May 14, 2026 | Option exercise | +71,811 | – | – | 232,815 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | May 12, 2026 | Option exercise | +23,282 | – | – | 1,014,552 |
| Gregory Coleman Director | May 12, 2026 | Option exercise | +23,282 | – | – | 433,890 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | May 12, 2026 | Award | +23,282 | – | – | 180,316 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | May 1, 2026 | Option exercise | +101,338 | – | – | 991,270 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −11,466 | – | – | 161,004 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +25,144 | – | – | 172,470 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Mar 9, 2026 | Option exercise | +1,667 | – | – | 336,232 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Mar 9, 2026 | Tax withholding | −687 | – | – | 335,545 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | Mar 1, 2026 | Option exercise | +48,894 | – | – | 889,932 |
| Gregory Coleman Director | Mar 1, 2026 | Option exercise | +34,924 | – | – | 410,608 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | Mar 1, 2026 | Option exercise | +34,924 | – | – | 157,034 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | Feb 1, 2026 | Option exercise | +101,337 | – | – | 841,038 |
| Adam Rothstein Director | Dec 1, 2025 | Option exercise | +16,656 | – | – | 739,701 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | Dec 1, 2025 | Option exercise | +11,897 | – | – | 122,110 |
| Gregory Coleman Director | Dec 1, 2025 | Option exercise | +11,897 | – | – | 375,684 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Nov 11, 2025 | Tax withholding | −21,562 | $1.06 | $22.86K | 334,565 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Nov 11, 2025 | Option exercise | +1,667 | – | – | 356,127 |
| Matthew Omer CFO | Nov 11, 2025 | Option exercise | +58,593 | – | – | 354,460 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Nov 11, 2025 | Option exercise | +25,144 | – | – | 157,460 |
| David Arroyo CLO | Nov 11, 2025 | Tax withholding | −10,134 | $1.06 | $10.74K | 147,326 |
| Janet L. Rolle Director | Sep 12, 2025 | Sale | −23,907 | $2.00 | $47.81K | 110,213 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet L. Rolle Director | May 12, 2026 | 60,107 | $100.00K | May 12, 2026 | Compenstaion |
| Janet L. Rolle Officer | Sep 15, 2025 | 37,092 | $74.18K | Sep 12, 2025 | Open Market Purchas |
| Adam Rothstein Board Member | Sep 11, 2025 | 150,000 | $299.22K | Sep 11, 2025 | Compensation |