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Liquidity Services
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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in Liquidity Services in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,600% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $81K | Put options by funds: $3K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144 → 131 (-13)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 49

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $164M → $135M (-$28.8M)

46% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
131
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-9.03%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
44
Reduced
49
Closed
26
Calls
$81K
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
+$78K
Net Calls Change
+$20K

Top Buyers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.04M
2
SCA
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
+$1.84M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.55M
4
HAM
Harber Asset Management
North Carolina
+$1.22M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$940K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.1M
2
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$2.6M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$2.53M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.15M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFM
26
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.48M -$14.3K -1,900 -0.8%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.48M +$289K +38,491 +20%
Invesco
28
Invesco
Georgia
$1.31M +$104K +13,884 +7%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$1.29M +$345K +45,909 +30%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.23M -$110K -14,630 -7%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.23M -$50.9K -6,766 -3%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.18M +$329K +43,768 +32%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.15M -$144K -19,200 -10%
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.05M -$147K -19,536 -11%
Principal Financial Group
35
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.05M +$73.1K +9,723 +6%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$1.04M -$465K -61,835 -28%
ETM
37
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$1.02M -$806K -107,224 -40%
ACB
38
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$947K +$156K +20,791 +17%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$906K +$171K +22,800 +20%
DIS
40
Diversified Investment Strategies
Louisiana
$777K -$39.5K -5,250 -4%
Arrowstreet Capital
41
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$772K +$893K +118,754 New
Two Sigma Advisers
42
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$725K -$27.1K -3,602 -3%
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$719K -$7.23K -962 -0.9%
TI
44
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$670K +$76.1K +10,124 +11%
BIM
45
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$661K -$2.04K -271 -0.3%
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$648K -$151K -20,149 -17%
BCM
47
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$625K +$310K +41,200 +75%
HCM
48
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$622K -$213K -28,341 -23%
EGA
49
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$599K +$27.7K +3,690 +4%
CCMH
50
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$548K -$30.3K -4,032 -5%
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LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $135M — down 18% from $164M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of LQDT and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.04M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.1M.

  • 131 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q4 2015, down from 144 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $135M of Liquidity Services stock for Q4 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q4 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $3.04M added.
  • The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.