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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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
AAA
51
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
$529K – – –
PP
52
PDT Partners
New York
$486K -$359K -47,700 -39%
AIM
53
Alambic Investment Management
California
$468K +$541K +72,000 New
TA
54
Teachers Advisors
New York
$453K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
55
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$421K -$83K -11,042 -15%
Prudential Financial
56
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$412K -$67.6K -9,000 -12%
TIM
57
Thompson Investment Management
Wisconsin
$403K +$122K +16,255 +36%
LA
58
Lucus Advisors
New York
$381K -$46.4K -6,167 -10%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
59
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$341K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
60
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$332K +$19.6K +2,613 +5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$290K +$5.7K +758 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$253K +$8.57K +1,140 +3%
QSS
63
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$248K +$108K +14,393 +61%
BG
64
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$227K -$71.2K -9,468 -21%
PCM
65
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$224K +$9.77K +1,300 +4%
O
66
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$222K +$257K +34,168 New
IGIM
67
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$220K +$661 +88 +0.3%
AG
68
Aperio Group
California
$214K +$82.9K +11,034 +51%
Swiss National Bank
69
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$212K – – –
CS
70
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$207K -$6.52K -868 -3%
GCP
71
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$184K -$851K -113,255 -80%
Bank of America
72
Bank of America
North Carolina
$178K -$102K -13,570 -33%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
73
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$174K +$12.3K +1,642 +7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
74
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$166K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
75
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$165K – – –
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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.