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Liquidity Services
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $300M invested in Liquidity Services in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 39

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $84K | Put options by funds: $75K

2.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.36% → 62.76% (-2.6%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 129 (-7)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $378M → $300M (-$78.6M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
129
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-5.15%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
50
Reduced
39
Closed
22
Calls
$84K
Puts
$75K
Net Calls
+$9K
Net Calls Change
+$229K

Top Buyers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$4.95M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$2.86M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.45M
4
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
+$1.59M
5
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$1.45M

Top Sellers

1
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$8.62M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$6.31M
3
RC
Roubaix Capital
Colorado
-$3.6M
4
AIA
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
-$3.37M
5
CAM
Crown Advisors Management
California
-$2.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$60.4M +$2.45M +152,888 +4%
SCA
2
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$32.3M – – –
GIM
3
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$30.3M -$6.31M -393,199 -15%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$27.7M +$287K +17,895 +0.9%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$25.7M -$2.24M -139,700 -7%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$13.6M +$1.01M +62,997 +7%
SAM
7
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$9.63M -$909K -56,670 -8%
ACB
8
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$9.18M +$643K +40,037 +7%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.88M +$203K +12,645 +3%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.46M +$2.86M +178,200 +85%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.36M +$106K +6,618 +2%
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$4.34M +$4.95M +308,426 New
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.97M +$351K +21,858 +8%
PCM
14
Penserra Capital Management
California
$3.82M -$1.5M -93,300 -26%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.47M -$26.4K -1,642 -0.7%
PAMP
16
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$3.22M – – –
N
17
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.06M -$203K -12,622 -5%
RHJA
18
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$2.86M +$1.59M +99,066 +95%
Pacer Advisors
19
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.86M +$1.45M +90,302 +80%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$2.77M +$73.1K +4,556 +2%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.53M -$70.8K -4,414 -2%
HIM
22
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.47M -$581K -36,200 -17%
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.33M -$13.7K -855 -0.5%
PAIM
24
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$1.69M +$1.19M +74,000 +161%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
25
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.69M +$112K +6,993 +6%
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LQDT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

129 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Liquidity Services (LQDT) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $300M — down 21% from $378M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of LQDT and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.95M. The largest seller was Driehaus Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.62M sold.

  • 129 institutional investors held Liquidity Services (LQDT) as of Q4 2022, down from 136 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $300M of Liquidity Services stock for Q4 2022, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Liquidity Services positions in Q4 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Liquidity Services buyer in Q4 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $4.95M added.
  • The largest Liquidity Services seller in Q4 2022 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $8.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.