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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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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $133K | Put options by funds: $49K

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 100 (-3)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $213M (-$27.9M)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
100
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.91%
% of All Funds
2.66%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
39
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
$133K
Puts
$49K
Net Calls
+$84K
Net Calls Change
+$205K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
+$2.64M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$815K
3
YCM
Yakira Capital Management
Connecticut
+$765K
4
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$629K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$520K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$4.61M
2
PM
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
-$3.6M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.34M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$1.21M
5
CIM
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
-$653K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.5M +$393K +31,256 +38%
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.46M +$310K +24,600 +29%
HIM
28
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.4M – – –
Invesco
29
Invesco
Georgia
$1.34M -$314K -24,952 -20%
Renaissance Technologies
30
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.26M +$815K +64,800 +216%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.15M +$126K +10,000 +13%
KCP
32
Keane Capital Partners
North Carolina
$1.13M +$1.08M +85,453 New
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.1M -$4.32K -343 -0.4%
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.06M +$8.13K +646 +0.8%
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$831K +$134K +10,687 +21%
RFC
36
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$702K – – –
SKK
37
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$623K -$541K -42,985 -48%
WSCM
38
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$591K +$7.9K +628 +1%
Legal & General Group
39
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$589K +$104K +8,260 +23%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$586K +$74.1K +5,891 +15%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$502K -$14.7K -1,168 -3%
TA
42
Teachers Advisors
New York
$452K +$3.15K +250 +0.7%
Swiss National Bank
43
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$444K +$79.3K +6,300 +22%
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$434K +$315 +25 +0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$433K -$26.4K -2,100 -6%
RhumbLine Advisers
46
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$433K +$39K +3,100 +10%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
47
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$367K – – –
DnB Asset Management
48
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$366K -$8.81K -700 -2%
CMANY
49
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$351K +$1.26K +100 +0.4%
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$307K +$74.2K +5,900 +34%
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SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

100 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $213M — down 12% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SFE and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was First Manhattan, adding an estimated $2.64M. The largest seller was Loomis, Sayles & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.61M sold.

  • 100 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q1 2016, down from 103 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $213M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q1 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q1 2016 was First Manhattan, an estimated $2.64M added.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q1 2016 was Loomis, Sayles & Company, an estimated $4.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.