The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
FBMS was delisted on the 31st of March, 2025.
81 hedge funds and large institutions have $250M invested in The First Bancshares, Inc. in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 81 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $279M → $250M (-$29.2M)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 33
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$2.36M |
| 2 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$1.87M |
| 3 |
FL
Fourthstone LLC
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$1.83M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$1.31M |
| 5 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
|
-$3.25M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.17M |
| 3 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.91M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.64M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.11M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S
76
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
TFS
77
TrustCore Financial Services
Brentwood,
Tennessee
| $2K | +$2.12K | +100 | New |
|
|
EFSCE
78
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Clayton,
Missouri
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
79
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
SSW
80
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Ridgeland,
Mississippi
| $855 | – | – | – |
|
|
CCM
81
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$5.08M | -225,931 | Closed |
|
|
JAM
82
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
| – | -$3.25M | -144,510 | Closed |
|
|
83
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$1.64M | -72,825 | Closed |
|
84
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$506K | -22,500 | Closed |
|
|
PP
85
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$303K | -13,453 | Closed |
|
86
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$255K | -11,335 | Closed |
|
|
SFM
87
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
| – | -$241K | -10,710 | Closed |
|
88
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$466 | +22 | New |
|
FBMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
81 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $250M — down 10% from $279M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FBMS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 24 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Investment Counselors of Maryland, adding an estimated $2.36M. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.25M sold.
- 81 institutional investors held The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) as of Q3 2020, up from 80 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $250M of The First Bancshares, Inc. stock for Q3 2020, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new The First Bancshares, Inc. positions in Q3 2020 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. buyer in Q3 2020 was Investment Counselors of Maryland, an estimated $2.36M added.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. seller in Q3 2020 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $3.25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.