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SFE

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE

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SFE was delisted on the 9th of February, 2024.

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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $328M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

126% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224K | Put options by funds: $99K

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $298M → $328M (+$29.8M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 99 (-4)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 34

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
99
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.88%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
28
Reduced
34
Closed
9
Calls
$224K
Puts
$99K
Net Calls
+$125K
Net Calls Change
-$224K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$7.04M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$2.02M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.46M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$800K
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$319K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.42M
2
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
-$956K
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$823K
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$594K
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$460K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.39M -$6.88K -357 -0.3%
CAM
27
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.38M -$37.6K -1,950 -2%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.35M – – –
KCM
29
Keane Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.27M +$193K +10,000 +10%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.06M -$59.7K -3,096 -3%
BG
31
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.02M -$185K -9,610 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.49M -$3.39K -176 -0.2%
CIM
33
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$1.46M – – –
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.36M -$13.9K -721 -1%
GC
35
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.33M -$352K -18,260 -21%
FP
36
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$1.25M +$96.1K +4,985 +9%
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$801K +$12K +624 +2%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$795K -$265K -13,775 -26%
RFC
39
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$789K +$313K +16,265 +70%
WA
40
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$761K -$956K -49,592 -56%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
41
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$759K +$3.14K +163 +0.4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$679K – – –
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$646K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
44
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$637K -$2.47K -128 -0.4%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$599K +$42.3K +2,193 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
46
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$580K +$62.1K +3,225 +12%
Legal & General Group
47
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$550K +$23.9K +1,243 +5%
DnB Asset Management
48
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$483K -$5.78K -300 -1%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$472K – – –
AA
50
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$396K -$38.5K -2,000 -9%
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SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

99 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $328M — up 10% from $298M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of SFE and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $7.04M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.42M sold.

  • 99 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q4 2014, down from 103 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $328M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q4 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q4 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $7.04M added.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q4 2014 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $1.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.