The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
FBMS was delisted on the 31st of March, 2025.
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $418M invested in The First Bancshares, Inc. in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
105% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 20
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $354M → $418M (+$64.2M)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 12
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 84 (-1)
1.27% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.88% → 62.61% (-1.3%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$14.2M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.09M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$6.25M |
| 4 |
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Key Largo,
Florida
|
+$5.23M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
|
-$5.57M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.7M |
| 3 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.78M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.82M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$953K |
FBMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
84 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $418M — up 18% from $354M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of FBMS and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.
The largest buyer was Investment Counselors of Maryland, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.57M.
- 84 institutional investors held The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) as of Q4 2019, down from 85 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $418M of The First Bancshares, Inc. stock for Q4 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new The First Bancshares, Inc. positions in Q4 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. buyer in Q4 2019 was Investment Counselors of Maryland, an estimated $14.2M added.
- The largest The First Bancshares, Inc. seller in Q4 2019 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $5.57M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.