The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
FBMS was delisted on the 31st of March, 2025.
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $268M invested in The First Bancshares, Inc. in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 26
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 74 (-6)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $341M → $268M (-$73.4M)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
55% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$7.08M |
| 2 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.02M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.61M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.35M |
| 5 |
Swiss National Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$766K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.19M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$2.4M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.65M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.46M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.32M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ZDA
76
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
| – | -$507K | -12,978 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
77
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$500K | -12,794 | Closed |
|
78
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$333K | -8,519 | Closed |
|
79
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$238K | -6,084 | Closed |
|
|
HA
80
Harbor Advisors
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| – | -$221K | -5,671 | Closed |
|
81
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$219K | -5,606 | Closed |
|
|
HIMCH
82
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$207K | -5,309 | Closed |
|
|
IA
83
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$114K | -2,913 | Closed |
|
|
TFS
84
TrustCore Financial Services
Brentwood,
Tennessee
| – | -$67K | -1,709 | Closed |
|
|
RCAG
85
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Lansing,
Michigan
| – | -$2.07K | -53 | Closed |
|
FBMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
74 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $268M — down 22% from $341M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FBMS and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $7.08M. The largest seller was Banc Funds Company, cutting an estimated $3.19M.
- 74 institutional investors held The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) as of Q4 2018, down from 80 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $268M of The First Bancshares, Inc. stock for Q4 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new The First Bancshares, Inc. positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $7.08M added.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. seller in Q4 2018 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $3.19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.