Liquidity Services
LQDT
135 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in Liquidity Services in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
2,396% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.07M | Put options by funds: $123K
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 10
66.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 66.95% (+67%)
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 40
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 128 → 135 (+7)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $228M → $204M (-$23.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
+$2.61M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.52M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.41M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.36M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.73M |
| 2 |
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.58M |
| 3 |
AG
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.08M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$993K |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$960K |
LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
135 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $204M — down 10% from $228M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new LQDT positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tiverton Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.61M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.73M sold.
- 135 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q4 2016, up from 128 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $204M of Liquidity Services stock for Q4 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q4 2016 was Tiverton Asset Management, an estimated $2.61M added.
- The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q4 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $2.73M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.