Liquidity Services
LQDT
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.04M |
| 2 |
SCA
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.84M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.55M |
| 4 |
HAM
Harber Asset Management
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
+$1.22M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$940K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.1M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.6M |
| 3 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.53M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.15M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.12M |
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.