The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
FBMS was delisted on the 31st of March, 2025.
102 hedge funds and large institutions have $494M invested in The First Bancshares, Inc. in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
180% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 93 → 102 (+9)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 33
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $524M → $494M (-$30.2M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$10.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.62M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.28M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.26M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.26M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$29.6M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$4.19M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$2.67M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$1.91M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.89M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
101
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$29.6M | -763,006 | Closed |
|
|
WG
102
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$506K | -13,049 | Closed |
|
|
QC
103
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$333K | -8,593 | Closed |
|
104
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$225K | -5,811 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
105
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| – | -$11K | -278 | Closed |
|
FBMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
102 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $494M — down 5.8% from $524M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FBMS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was EJF Capital, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.6M sold.
- 102 institutional investors held The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) as of Q4 2021, up from 93 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $494M of The First Bancshares, Inc. stock for Q4 2021, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new The First Bancshares, Inc. positions in Q4 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. buyer in Q4 2021 was EJF Capital, an estimated $10.8M added.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. seller in Q4 2021 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $29.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.