Liquidity Services
LQDT
136 hedge funds and large institutions have $378M invested in Liquidity Services in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 16
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $314M → $378M (+$64.1M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 136 (+16)
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.62% → 65.36% (-0.26%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 43
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63K | Put options by funds: $283K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.4M |
| 2 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.03M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.7M |
| 4 |
AIA
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Houston,
Texas
|
+$3.65M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$5.99M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$5.43M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4.69M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.81M |
| 5 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$1.77M |
LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
136 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $378M — up 20% from $314M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new LQDT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Granahan Investment Management, adding an estimated $7.4M. The largest seller was ProShare Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.99M sold.
- 136 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q3 2022, up from 120 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $378M of Liquidity Services stock for Q3 2022, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q3 2022 and 16 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q3 2022 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $7.4M added.
- The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q3 2022 was ProShare Advisors, an estimated $5.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.