The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
FBMS was delisted on the 31st of March, 2025.
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in The First Bancshares, Inc. in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 20
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $268M → $302M (+$34.2M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 80 (+6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
|
+$9.24M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.97M |
| 3 |
BCM
BHZ Capital Management
San Jose,
California
|
+$3.2M |
| 4 |
MAFM
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.8M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.86M |
| 2 |
NC
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
|
-$1.74M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$944K |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$512K |
| 5 |
TAM
THB Asset Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$365K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $50K | -$140K | -4,435 | -73% |
|
|
AIP
77
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| $32K | – | – | – |
|
78
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $31K | – | – | – |
|
79
Nisa Investment Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $18K | +$6.32K | +200 | +52% |
|
|
DWA
80
Dorsey Wright & Associates
Pasadena,
California
| $7K | -$7.2K | -228 | -50% |
|
|
NC
81
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
| – | -$1.74M | -57,553 | Closed |
|
82
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$32K | -1,060 | Closed |
|
|
RQS
83
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Louisville,
Kentucky
| – | -$12K | -385 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
84
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$11K | -357 | Closed |
|
85
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$5K | -175 | Closed |
|
86
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
FBMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
80 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $302M — up 13% from $268M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FBMS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jacobs Asset Management, adding an estimated $9.24M. The largest seller was Castine Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.86M.
- 80 institutional investors held The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) as of Q1 2019, up from 74 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $302M of The First Bancshares, Inc. stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new The First Bancshares, Inc. positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. buyer in Q1 2019 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $9.24M added.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. seller in Q1 2019 was Castine Capital Management, an estimated $2.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.