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Liquidity Services

138 hedge funds and large institutions have $354M invested in Liquidity Services in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 40

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 153138 (-15)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 43

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.56M | Put options by funds: $7.48M

57% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $817M → $354M (-$463M)

Holders
138
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-9.8%
% of All Funds
3.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
28
Increased
51
Reduced
40
Closed
43
Calls
$4.56M
Puts
$7.48M
Net Calls
-$2.92M
Net Calls Change
+$4.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$31.5M +$3.95M +242,417 +14%
CWAM
2
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$25.8M +$5.99M +368,000 +29%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$25.8M +$20.5M +1,261,300 +336%
CPCM
4
Clifton Park Capital Management
Delaware
$23.8M
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$22.2M +$156K +9,605 +0.7%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$21.8M +$8.58M +526,487 +62%
VBA
7
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$17.3M -$12.7M -782,620 -42%
GAM
8
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$13.7M +$10.6M +653,476 +302%
MPMG
9
Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group
Minnesota
$11.8M -$88.6K -5,440 -0.7%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$11.6M +$458K +28,119 +4%
EBIM
11
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
$9.44M -$312K -19,130 -3%
ACM
12
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$7.87M +$4.07M +250,030 +100%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.36M -$453K -27,800 -6%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.35M +$3.8M +233,328 +100%
D.E. Shaw & Co
15
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$7M +$2.36M +144,821 +48%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.59M +$4.86M +298,497 +532%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.15M -$2.36M -145,163 -31%
SCA
18
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$5.14M +$5.31M +326,100 New
ETM
19
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$4.28M +$4.43M +271,699 New
Diamond Hill Capital Management
20
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$4.25M +$7K +430 +0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.11M -$154K -9,432 -3%
WHI
22
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$3.78M +$896K +55,000 +30%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.39M -$2.06M -126,184 -37%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.24M +$3.35M +205,551 New
GIM
25
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.97M -$9.37M -575,066 -75%

LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

138 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $354M — down 57% from $817M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of LQDT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $20.5M. The largest seller was New South Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $63M sold.

  • 138 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q2 2014, down from 153 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $354M of Liquidity Services stock for Q2 2014, down 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q2 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $20.5M added.
  • The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q2 2014 was New South Capital Management, an estimated $63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.