Liquidity Services
LQDT
131 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in Liquidity Services in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.95% → 67.35% (+0.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 135 → 131 (-4)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 47
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $204M → $169M (-$35.2M)
95% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80K | Put options by funds: $1.49M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$27.4M |
| 2 |
SCA
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.16M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.08M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.5M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$624K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.29M |
| 2 |
HAM
Harber Asset Management
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
-$1.16M |
| 3 |
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$850K |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$767K |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$622K |
LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
131 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $169M — down 17% from $204M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new LQDT positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 42 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $27.4M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.29M sold.
- 131 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q1 2017, down from 135 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $169M of Liquidity Services stock for Q1 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q1 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $27.4M added.
- The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q1 2017 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $1.29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.