LivePerson
LPSN
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in LivePerson in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
104% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.7M | Put options by funds: $11.1M
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 24
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.29B (+$247M)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 181 (+18)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.43% → 5.32% (-0.11%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VEPM
Vista Equity Partners Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.8M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$15.7M |
| 3 |
RI
Redwood Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.4M |
| 4 |
AS
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$10.6M |
| 5 |
MTWSIF
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$9.56M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$21.7M |
| 2 |
RC
RGM Capital
Naples,
Florida
|
-$12.1M |
| 3 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$10M |
| 4 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$9.41M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$5.33M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
201
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$203K | -640 | Closed |
|
|
EGM
202
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
| – | -$200K | -633 | Closed |
|
203
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$165K | -521 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
204
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$21K | -67 | Closed |
|
|
CAG
205
Csenge Advisory Group
Clearwater,
Florida
| – | +$369 | +1 | New |
|
LPSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
181 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in LivePerson (LPSN) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.29B — up 24% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new LPSN positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vista Equity Partners Management, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $21.7M.
- 181 institutional investors held LivePerson (LPSN) as of Q3 2018, up from 163 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.29B of LivePerson stock for Q3 2018, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new LivePerson positions in Q3 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest LivePerson buyer in Q3 2018 was Vista Equity Partners Management, an estimated $15.8M added.
- The largest LivePerson seller in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $21.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.