ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORP
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00386B109
80
institutional holders
-2 vs Q3 2022
39.8m
shares reported held*
$415.3mreported value*
9 new
31 added
24 reduced
12 sold out
net sold ≈ $5.7m (-543.1k shares)
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($57.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.45. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($3.3m notional), 4 hold puts ($11.5m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 82 |
| Q4 2022 | 80 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
CallsPuts
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $58.0k | $9.5m | 164.52 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.3m | $11.5m | 3.46 |
Biggest buyers
| Trigran Investments, Inc. | Added | +480.5k |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | Added | +438.8k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +292.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | New | +246.4k |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC | Added | +238.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +210.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +141.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Added | +116.2k |
| Edenbrook Capital, LLC | Added | +104.9k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC | Added | +100.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Sold out | -872.9k |
| Kent Lake Capital LLC | Sold out | -450.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -394.9k |
| Global IMC LLC | Sold out | -297.6k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | Sold out | -233.1k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | Reduced | -200.4k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY | Reduced | -159.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -114.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -96.6k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -88.4k |
Biggest calls
| Edenbrook Capital, LLC | New | $3.3m316.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $30.3k2.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $2.1k200 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $11.5m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $24.0k2.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $11.5k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lynrock Lake LP 2.91% of their portfolio | 5.9m $61.3m | Reduced -67.9k |
| Trigran Investments, Inc. 5.95% of their portfolio | 5.7m $59.4m | Added +480.5k |
| Edenbrook Capital, LLC 18.21% of their portfolio | 5.0m $52.7m | Added +104.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.2m $43.4m | Added +292.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $25.5m | Reduced -46.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $23.7m | Reduced -394.9k |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC 4.46% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.2m | Added +238.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.6m | Added +3.5k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 3.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.5m | Added +24.3k |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.3m | Added +438.8k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.64% of their portfolio | 922.0k $9.6m | Reduced -159.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 744.9k $7.8m | Added +116.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 617.8k $6.5m | Reduced -96.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 584.8k $6.1m | Reduced -114.9k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 500.9k $5.2m | Added +23.2k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.28% of their portfolio | 500.0k $5.2m | Unchanged |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 461.5k $4.8m | Added +96.1k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 414.7k $4.3m | Added +100.0k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 376.7k $3.9m | Reduced -11.5k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 312.2k $3.3m | Reduced -52.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.5k $3.3m | Added +141.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.6k $2.7m | Added +210.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.4k $2.6m | New |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.05% of their portfolio | 240.2k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 222.6k $2.3m | Added +66.2k |
| Millrace Asset Group, Inc. 2.50% of their portfolio | 210.7k $2.2m | Reduced -58.3k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 190.9k $2.0m | Reduced -19 |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. 1.95% of their portfolio | 149.8k $1.6m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 136.4k $1.4m | Added +28.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.4k $1.4m | Added +60.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.1k $1.3m | Added +3.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.7k $1.3m | Reduced -46.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.8k $1.2m | Reduced -20.0k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 110.8k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.2k $1.0m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.7k $1.1m | Added +145 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.4k $839.3k | Added +20.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.6k $601.3k | Added +13.9k |
| Tacita Capital Inc 0.43% of their portfolio | 54.5k $569.0k | Reduced -1.3k |
| GOLDEN GATE PRIVATE EQUITY, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 53.3k $556.4k | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.6k $549.7k | Added +8.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $487.0k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.8k $499.2k | Reduced -32.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $493.8k | Reduced -34.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $481.3k | Added +7.1k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.0k $469.8k | Reduced -200.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $417.0k | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $321.5k | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $288.0k | Added +2.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.3k $275.0k | New |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $351.5k | Reduced -22.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $222.0k | Reduced -40.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $215.2k | New |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.5k $214.6k | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $197.9k | Added +858 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $188.0k | Reduced -184 |
| MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 17.3k $181.0k | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $168.9k | Reduced -3.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $150.0k | Added +360 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.7k $143.0k | Added +2.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $119.5k | Added +297 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.1k $115.5k | Reduced -11.5k |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.2k $106.9k | Added +47 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $106.0k | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $105.4k | New |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6k $99.9k | Reduced -800 |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $96.5k | Added +2.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $62.6k | Unchanged |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $57.0k | Added +296 |
| SHELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $43.0k | Reduced -522 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7k $28.0k | Added +2.1k |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7k $18.0k | New |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $14.1k | Unchanged |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 752 $7.9k | New |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 746 $7.8k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 600 $6.3k | First filing |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 543 $5.7k | New |
| Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $5.2k | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 400 $4.2k | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |