Liquidity Services
LQDT
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in Liquidity Services in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
1,147% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.45M | Put options by funds: $277K
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 35
43% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $157M → $226M (+$68.1M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 127 (-2)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 15
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.13M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.59M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.43M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.37M |
| 5 |
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HAM
Harber Asset Management
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
-$9.4M |
| 2 |
RAM
Roumell Asset Management
Chevy Chase,
Maryland
|
-$4.46M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.92M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.57M |
| 5 |
AAA
Adams Asset Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$638K |
LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
127 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $226M — up 43% from $157M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of LQDT and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.
The largest buyer was Numeric Investors, adding an estimated $4.13M. The largest seller was Harber Asset Management, cutting an estimated $9.4M.
- 127 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q3 2016, down from 129 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $226M of Liquidity Services stock for Q3 2016, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q3 2016 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $4.13M added.
- The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q3 2016 was Harber Asset Management, an estimated $9.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.