Liquidity Services
LQDT
107 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in Liquidity Services in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
2,700% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28K | Put options by funds: $1K
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $105M → $139M (+$35M)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 35
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.59% → 67.19% (-0.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 110 → 107 (-3)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACB
Aristotle Capital Boston
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.5M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.08M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$916K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$824K |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$708K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.61M |
| 2 |
RAM
Roumell Asset Management
Chevy Chase,
Maryland
|
-$1.39M |
| 3 |
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.33M |
| 4 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$571K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$367K |
LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
107 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $139M — up 33% from $105M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of LQDT and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.
The largest buyer was Aristotle Capital Boston, adding an estimated $1.5M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.61M sold.
- 107 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q1 2018, down from 110 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $139M of Liquidity Services stock for Q1 2018, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q1 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q1 2018 was Aristotle Capital Boston, an estimated $1.5M added.
- The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.